xmonad terminal selection

I got fed up deciding which terminal I wanted and I get fed up constanly editing xmonad.hs and then I had an idea... make it a bash script and then I can hack that any old time! So, first thing to do is create a file somewhere on your path, for me this is /usr/local/bin/xmonad-terminal and put this in it ...

#xterm -bg black -fg white 
#rxvt -bg black -fg orange
#Eterm
gnome-terminal

This lets you change your mind easily, then in your xmonad configuration you set the path to it... here's mine but with everything else ripped out as it's got a lot of (stolen!) stuff in it that's not relevant here:

import XMonad
import System.Exit
 
import qualified XMonad.StackSet as W
import qualified Data.Map        as M
 
-- The preferred terminal program, which is used in a binding below and by
-- certain contrib modules.
--
myTerminal      = "/usr/local/bin/xmonad-terminal"

Easy to change my terminal now any time I want.