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1 # MyMenu
3 > A menu for Xorg, 'cause I was bored
5 ![MyMenu works!](screen.png)
7 ![MyMenu alternate layout](screen-alt.png)
9 ---
11 ## What?
13 This is a simple menu for Xorg, like `dmenu(1)`.
15 ## Why?
17 This was the perfect excuse to learn how to use Xlib.
19 ## How?
21 Check out the [manpage](mymenu.1.md) for further documentation. Check
22 out also the [template](Xexample) for the resources.
24 ---
26 ## Dependencies
28 - Xlib
29 - Xinerama *(optional)* for multi-monitor support
30 - Xft *(optional)* for TrueType font support
31 - pkg-config *(optional)* to generate `LIBS` and `CFLAGS`
32 - mandoc *(optional)* to generate the
33 [markdown version of the manpage](mymenu.1.md)
35 ## Build
37 As simple as `make` (or `make gnu` if you're using GNU libc). Keep in
38 mind that, by default, both Xft and Xinerama are enabled. So, you may
39 want to run:
41 - `make no_xft` to build without xft support;
42 - `make no_xinerama` to build without xinerama support;
43 - `make no_xft_xinerama` to build without xinerama *and* no xft support.
45 Or you can update the first lines of the `Makefile` customizing
46 `OPTIONAL` and `CDEFS` to your needs.
48 #### ignore case completion / don't have `strcasestr(3)`
50 If you want to build without the ignore case completion or on your
51 platform `strcasestr(3)` isn't available, you have to update the
52 `Makefile` and remove `-DUSE_STRCASESTR`. A simple
53 ``` shell
54 sed -i.orig 's/-DUSE_STRCASESTR//g' Makefile
55 ```
56 should be enough.
59 ## FAQ
61 - Does not run / Hangs
63 At the startup mymenu will read `stdin` for a list of item, only
64 then it'll display a window. Are you sure that you're passing
65 something on standard input?
67 - Will feature $X be added?
69 No. Or maybe yes. In fact, it depends. Open an issue and let's
70 discuss. If it's something that's trivial to achieve in combo with
71 other tool maybe is not the case to add it here.
73 - Is feature $Y present? What $Z do? How to achieve $W?
75 Everything is documented in the [man page](mymenu.1.md). To read
76 it, simply execute `man -l mymenu.1` or `mandoc mymenu.1 | less`
77 (depending on your system the `-l` option may not be present).
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81 ## TODO
83 - Improve the filtering process of the completions
85 - Opacity support
87 ## Scripts
89 I'm using this script to launch MyMenu with custom item
91 ``` shell
92 #!/bin/sh
94 cat <<EOF | /bin/sh -c "$(mymenu "$@")"
95 sct 4500
96 lock
97 connect ethernet
98 connect home
99 connect phone
100 ZZZ
101 zzz
102 ...
103 EOF
104 ```
106 You can generate a menu from the `.desktop` file with something like
107 this:
109 ``` shell
110 #!/bin/sh
112 getname() {
113 cat $1 | grep '^Name=' | sed 's/^.*=//'
116 getexec() {
117 cat $1 | grep '^Exec=' | sed 's/^.*=//'
120 desktop_files=`ls /usr/local/share/applications/*.desktop`
123 for i in $desktop_files; do
124 getname $i
125 done
126 } | mymenu "$@" | {
127 read prgname
128 for i in $desktop_files; do
129 name=`getname $i`
130 if [ "x$prgname" = "x$name" ]; then
131 exec `getexec $i`
132 fi
133 done
135 ```
137 or generate a list of executables from `$PATH` like this:
139 ``` shell
140 #!/bin/sh
142 path=`echo $PATH | sed 's/:/ /g'`
145 for i in $path; do
146 ls -F $i | grep '.*\*$' | sed 's/\*//'
147 done
148 } | sort -f | /bin/sh -c "$(mymenu "$@")"
149 ```
151 Of course you can as well use the `dmenu_path` and `dmenu_run` scripts
152 that (usually) comes with `dmenu`.