fixing xmonad

.xmonad/start-xmonad.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+!#/bin/sh
+
+# Not sure if this is the correct way of doing this but
+# the standard desktop entry does not work, I've been
+# using my .xprofile up till now but that doesn't work
+# with multiple DEs.
+
+xmonad --recompile
+xmonad --restart

.xmonad/xmonad.hs

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ import XMonad.Util.SpawnOnce
 
 -- A simple way to switch between desktop and laptop related things
 isLaptop :: Bool
-isLaptop = False
+isLaptop = True
 
 
 --THEME
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ myStartupHook = do
     spawnOnce "nextcloud &"
     spawnOnce "slack &"
     spawnOnce "element-desktop --hidden &"
-    spawnOnce "protonvpn"
+    -- spawnOnce "protonvpn"
 
     -- Start trayer last
     spawnOnce "trayer --edge top --align right --widthtype request --padding 6 --SetDockType true --SetPartialStrut true --expand true --monitor 1 --transparent true --alpha 0 --tint 0x282a36  --height 20 &"

.xprofile

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# keyboard layout
+setxkbmap dvorak &
+
+# wallpaper
+nitrogen --restore &
+
+# compositor
+picom --experimental-backend &
+
+# numlock
+numlockx
+
+# cursor
+xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr
+
+# screenlayout
+/home/solomon/.screenlayout/normal.sh