Questions tagged [dmenu]
dmenu implements an X11 popup window listing lines from stdin, and allows you to select and edit them with the keyboard. Used for minimalist interaction, for example by i3wm.
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Open reference from Zotero using rofi / dmenu
I have a number of collections in Zotero (a bibliography manager). I would like to be able to open the associated PDFs using rofi or dmenu, and have a list of entries to choose from of the following ...
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access shell alias with dmenu
I have a collection of bash commands (one liners) that I use on a regular basis to open new shells or start programs with a given set of arguments. As I use dmenu, I'd like to be able to use those ...
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Rofi leaves unresponsive terminals after run-shell-command | `Q` or `Ctrl-C` don't work
I'm trying to switch from using dmenu to rofi on my system, on which
I use i3wm. I have the following keybinding:
bindsym $mod+Ctrl+d exec --no-startup-id rofi -combi-modi
window#drun#run -show combi -...
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Piping continuous output into rofi
I'm trying to write a bash script to pipe strings into rofi. These strings are continuously generated by a function gen_x.
The function gen_x sometimes (only when a condition is met) outputs new ...
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Sway's dmenu not finding $PATH
I recently installed EndeavourOS, followed by Sway
I've added ~/scripts/screenshot.sh however dmenu is not finding it, so tried adding ~/scripts to my path environment however none of my approaches ...
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How to add a substring to a string as a column
The title may not be the best at describing the issue, but this was the best I could come up with, moving on to describe what I'm trying to do, I use artix runit as my os, and it is tedious to create ...
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Ubuntu / i3wm: rename AppImage in dmenu entry
I downloaded an AppImage (LogSeq to be precise) and wanted to add it to the dmenu.
With the help of a friend i did the following:
move AppImage to a appropriate directory (not required, but appears ...
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dmenu auto execute command if only one option is left
is there a way of having dmenu automatically exectue a given command, if there is only one option left?
What I mean is this:
Say I have a set of options:
Execute A
Execute B
Execute C
etc. When I ...
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Why do some fonts appear zoomed in after system update?
Since the last system update, for various applications the font size has increased. Even one application for which I can be sure, that it has not been replaced, because I have a custom version and ...
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How to run scripts from Awesome Window Manager
I would like to run scripts with a shortcut the same way I can run apps like firefox.
I have a Dmenu script (called dmconf) that list all my configuration files, I've already make it executable and is ...
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How to use high priority patch in dmenu
I am trying to use this patch in dmenu
https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/highpriority/
I have the patch installed but I can not figure out how to set hp (the list of items to be considered high ...
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Why does dmenu block SIGINT propagation?
When running Jetbrains IDEs (such as PyCharm and Android Studio) through dmenu, I get the following warning:
The IDE ignores SIGINT: the "Stop" button in run configurations may not work.
It then ...
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Certain programs launched by Dmenu immediately close after opening
I'm writing this question because I'm trying to launch a web browser called vimb using dmenu, but by first running it through a program called tabbed. For context, vimb is a minimal browser I've taken ...
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Manjaro i3 fresh install; dmenu not working
dmenu not working in a fresh i3 setup
This is the second time this is happening for me. (I reinstalled it)
The error I get is,
warning: no locale support
warning: no locale modifiers support
My ...
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Kerberos with i3-dmenu-desktop
I use Kerberos authentication in Thunderbird, Firefox and for ssh and it works just fine if I use the programs from the shell. But when I use i3-dmenu-desktop to start Thunderbird and Firefox, the ...
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