Re: [dev] what program to create custom menus

Although more bloated than dmenu, ratmen is better in one way: it
doesn't brake keyboard focus, but exits when it's unfocused, rather
than stealing the keyboard (and giving it back only upon exit).

On 1/28/11, Sean Howard <silver_AT_callysto.com> wrote:
> That was what I was looking for!
>
> ratmen is pretty good at this. Likely more visual than dmenu, although
> basically the same thing.
>
> http://www.update.uu.se/~zrajm/programs/
>
> --Sean
>
> On 28 January 2011 11:24, Julien Jehannet <julien_AT_smaf.org> wrote:
>>> * Michael <mlmichael70_AT_gmail.com> [28-janv.-2011 16:26]:
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> What program do you recommend to create a pop-up menu with a list of
>>> my favorite applications in wmii?
>>>
>>> I mean: I hit MOD1+SHIFT+P and menu pops up with a list of categories
>>> like: multimedia, internet. When I choose (with arrow keys) internet
>>> then sub menu pops up with a list of applications like: firefox,
>>> thunderbird. When I choose one of them (with enter key) then it gets
>>> executed.
>>
>> Have you tried dzen2 ?
>> http://dzen.geekmode.org/dwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=dzen:dzen_menu_shot.png
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>> I found a tutorial here:
>> https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=390680
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>> Nevertheless, I'm not sure you can easily navigate from keyboard easily.
>> But give it a try and let us know :-)
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>> N e  h u m a n u s  c r e d e
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