commit 630eb3682c87545cd76b3c2e069b9747019fa91d
from: Omar Polo <omar.polo@europecom.net>
date: Wed Sep 19 15:55:01 2018 UTC

update code examples + features in README added

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--- README.md
+++ README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ out also the [template](Xexample) for the resources.
 
 ---
 
+## Features
+
+- two layout: `horizontal` (a là dmenu) and `vertical` (a là rofi);
+- highly customizable (width, height, position on the screen, colors, borders, ...);
+- transparency support
+- support for both Xft and bitmap font
+
 ## Dependencies
 
  - Xlib
@@ -78,12 +85,6 @@ should be enough.
 
 ---
 
-## TODO
-
- - Improve the filtering process of the completions
-
- - Opacity support
-
 ## Scripts
 
 I'm using this script to launch MyMenu with custom item
@@ -103,42 +104,11 @@ zzz
 EOF
 ```
 
-You can generate a menu from the `.desktop` file with something like
-this:
+You can generate a list of executables from `$PATH` like this:
 
 ``` shell
 #!/bin/sh
 
-getname() {
-    cat $1 | grep '^Name=' | sed 's/^.*=//'
-}
-
-getexec() {
-    cat $1 | grep '^Exec=' | sed 's/^.*=//'
-}
-
-desktop_files=`ls /usr/local/share/applications/*.desktop`
-
-{
-    for i in $desktop_files; do
-        getname $i
-    done
-} | mymenu "$@" | {
-    read prgname
-    for i in $desktop_files; do
-        name=`getname $i`
-        if [ "x$prgname" = "x$name" ]; then
-            exec `getexec $i`
-        fi
-    done
-}
-```
-
-or generate a list of executables from `$PATH` like this:
-
-``` shell
-#!/bin/sh
-
 path=`echo $PATH | sed 's/:/ /g'`
 
 {
@@ -148,5 +118,14 @@ path=`echo $PATH | sed 's/:/ /g'`
 } | sort -f | /bin/sh -c "$(mymenu "$@")"
 ```
 
+You can, for example, select a song to play from the current queue (in mpd), with
+
+```shell
+fmt="%position% %artist% - %title%"
+if song=$(mpc playlist -f "$fmt" | mymenu -p "Song: " -A -d " "); then
+    mpc play $(echo $song | sed "s/ .*$//")
+fi
+```
+
 Of course you can as well use the `dmenu_path` and `dmenu_run` scripts
 that (usually) comes with `dmenu`.
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+++ mymenu.1
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@ EOF
 .It
 Select and play a song from the current mpd playlist
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
-fmt="%position%) %artist% - %title%"
-if song=$(mpc playlist -f "$fmt" | mymenu -p "Song: " -A -d ") "); then
-  mpc play $(echo $song | sed "s/).*$//")
+fmt="%position% %artist% - %title%"
+if song=$(mpc playlist -f "$fmt" | mymenu -p "Song: " -A -d " "); then
+    mpc play $(echo $song | sed "s/ .*$//")
 fi
 .Ed
 .El
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--- mymenu.1.md
+++ mymenu.1.md
@@ -347,9 +347,9 @@ fails.
 
 *	Select and play a song from the current mpd playlist
 
-		fmt="%position%) %artist% - %title%"
-		if song=$(mpc playlist -f "$fmt" | mymenu -p "Song: " -A -d ") "); then
-		  mpc play $(echo $song | sed "s/).*$//")
+		fmt="%position% %artist% - %title%"
+		if song=$(mpc playlist -f "$fmt" | mymenu -p "Song: " -A -d " "); then
+		    mpc play $(echo $song | sed "s/ .*$//")
 		fi
 
 # SEE ALSO
@@ -382,4 +382,4 @@ Omar Polo &lt;omar.polo@europecom.net&gt;
 	height of the window, remember to override the x and y coordinates as
 	well.
 
-OpenBSD 6.4 - September 16, 2018
+OpenBSD 6.4 - September 19, 2018