startup-hook

#!/bin/bash
# 
# xmonad "startup hook" script. This gets run after xmonad is initialized,
# via the startupHook facility provided by xmonad. It's useful for 
# running any programs which you want to use within xmonad but
# which don't need to be initialized before xmonad is running. 
#
# Author: David Brewer
# Repository: https://github.com/davidbrewer/xmonad-ubuntu-conf

#
# TRAY ICON SOFTWARE
#

# Network manager, so we don't have to configure wifi at the command line.
if [ -z "$(pgrep nm-applet)" ] ; then
    nm-applet --sm-disable &
fi

# Applet for managing print jobs from the tray.
if [ -z "$(pgrep system-config-printer-applet)" ] ; then
    system-config-printer-applet &
fi

#
# APPLICATION LAUNCHER
#

# Use synapse as our app launcher. (-s: don't display until requested) 
if [ -z "$(pgrep synapse)" ] ; then
    synapse -s &
fi

# On login, we unlock the ssh keychain so we're not prompted for 
# passphrases later. We pipe /dev/null to ssh-add to make it realize 
# it's not running in a terminal. Otherwise, it won't launch the prompt.
# 
# If you don't use the ssh keychain you may not want this. Commented
# by default as it is assumed many users will not want this feature.

# export SSH_ASKPASS="/usr/bin/ssh-askpass"
# cat /dev/null | ssh-add &

# I disable the middle mouse button because otherwise I constantly 
# accidentally paste unwanted text in the middle of my code while scrolling. 
# Note that the id of the mouse device may be different depending on 
# which usb port it is plugged into! To find it, use:
# xinput list |grep 'id='
# In the following command, the id is the first argument, the rest is 
# the remapping.

# Commented by default as it is assumed many users will not want this.
# xinput set-button-map 10 1 0 3 4 5 6 7

# I disabled my touchpad because I hate those things. You can find the id
# of a device you want to disable using "xinput list"; unfortunately it can
# change depending on what devices you have plugged into USB. We extract the
# id of the device from the output of xinput, then use it to disable the
# device
TOUCHPAD_ID=`xinput | grep 'Synaptics' | cut -f 2 | cut -f 2 -d =`
xinput set-prop $TOUCHPAD_ID "Device Enabled" 0