Re: [dwm] I like Dmenu a little simpler

> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 16:40:22 +0100
> From: Joerg van den Hoff <j.van_den_hoff_AT_fzd.de>
> Subject: Re: [dwm] I like Dmenu a little simpler
> To: dynamic window manager <dwm_AT_suckless.org>
> Message-ID: <20080307154022.GC28274_AT_marco.fz-rossendorf.de>
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> On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 01:11:33PM +0100, Szabolcs Nagy wrote:
> > On 3/7/08, Joerg van den Hoff <j.van_den_hoff_AT_fzd.de> wrote:
> > > I was expecting that the selected entry is fed to `exec' or
> > > whatever. simple question: what is supposed to happen and
> > > how do I use `dmenu' sensibly?
> >
> > have you edited dmenu_run? how do you call dmenu_run in dwm config.h?
> >
>
> I'm mostly using 4.7 right now and there (contrary to what's
> in the repository) is no `dmenu_run'. rather, `mod1-p' has
> it's default binding, namely essentially (deleting the color
> settings stuff):
>
> "exe=`dmenu_path | dmenu` && exec $exe"
>
> I confess guilty of not having looked at the source code
> before posting, but it seems that the above actually should
> do what I expected: (attempt to) execute the selection.
> but, e.g., selecting `gv' and hitting return has no visible
> consequences. using the above binding in a shell yields
> correct behaviour, though.
>
> so I repeat my question: might the problem have to do with
> the BUGS section of the `dwm' manpage (I seee this 'EOF'
> at the r.h.s. of the statusbar)?
>
>
> joerg
>
>

Hi!

I had the same problem with dwm 4.7 in Solaris.

This solution works for me and is not so complex:

        { MODKEY, XK_p, spawn,
                "$SHELL -c `dmenu_path | dmenu -fn '"FONT"' -nb '"NORMBGCOLOR"' -nf '"NORMFGCOLOR"'"
                " -sb '"SELBGCOLOR"' -sf '"SELFGCOLOR"'`" },

(Should work as good with zsh, bash and dash.)

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Henrik Holst