Re: [dev] [dmenu] doesnt open apps

From: Hadrien Lacour <hadrien.lacour_AT_posteo.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 18:25:35 +0100

On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 10:37:37AM -0600, Jorge Ga wrote:
> the commands i used:
> ~ dmenu
> (search for any app)
> - hit enter
> - nothing happens
>
> Same result for hit i3 dmenu shortcut (mod+d), dwm shortcut and execute dmenu:
>
> dmenu /usr/bin/dmenu_run
>
> 2017-12-20 10:28 GMT-06:00 Hadrien Lacour <hadrien.lacour_AT_posteo.net>:
> > On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 10:19:48AM -0600, Jorge Ga wrote:
> >> OS: Debian 9 WM: i3
> >> When i open dmenu (mod+d on i3) i can search any app, but when i try
> >> to open, it just don't open.
> >> I try to debug the commands using i3 debug mode but i'm kinda lost,
> >> also i find on some arch linux post that maybe the fonts can be an
> >> issue (i have custom fonts on debian) but i don't know if thats the
> >> problem.
> >> I have the same version of i3 and suckless tools on an Ubuntu machine
> >> and works great.
> >> I hope you can help me, i dont want to reinstall another distro.
> >>
> >
> > The first thing to do, in this case, is to run it in a terminal emulator. Is
> > there no output at all? Anyway, I doubt this is a dmenu bug.
> >
>

Have you tried dmenu_run or dmenu_path?
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