Re: [dwm] dmenu - how to autoconfirm selection in case of exact match?

yes, download/extract the source and run:

  patch < autorun.diff
  make
  make install

PS. stupid != ignorant. you're obviously not stupid, you asked a
question in the first place. sorry for being brusque.

Jeremy

On Mon 16 Feb 2009 - 06:29PM, michael_der gulliUser wrote:
> Hi Jeremy,
>
> thank you very much for the fast answer.
>
> >>>Did you even try to look at the code?
> I do not have any programming experience at all. I am merely a stupid end
> user. Until now the most advanced stuff I've done is to compile and install
> software from source. I even had to search wikipedia for diff and patch.
>
> So, would it be sufficient to download dmenu.c and run
>
> patch < autorun.diff ?
>
>
> 2009/2/16 Jeremy Jay <dinkumator_AT_gmail.com>
>
> > Did you even try to look at the code? I bet it took you longer to write
> > up the email that it took to add the 3 lines of code in the patch attached.
> > could easily be made into a command line argument.
> >
> > Jeremy
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon 16 Feb 2009 - 05:39PM, michael_der gulliUser wrote:
> > > Hi everybody,
> > >
> > > I've already read the manpage and the archives of this mailing list.
> > > However, unfortunately I could not find a patch / a way to tell dmenu to
> > > automatically confirm a selection and execute the command, if a menu item
> > > and the text I've entered match exactly. But it seems to me as if the
> > > members of this mailing list are all quite knowledgeable and helpful. So
> > > here I go:
> > >
> > > I would very much like to feed dmenu a list of menu items, each of which
> > > consists only of one letter (e.g. f as an alias for firefox). In this
> > > particular case, it would be terrific if dmenu automatically launches
> > > firefox without the need to confirm by pressing enter.
> > >
> > > My longterm goal is to use dmenu as a vehicle to easily select and
> > execute
> > > previously recorded keyboard macros in order to alleviate my RSI.
> > >
> > > Is this possible at all?
> > >
> > > Any help / suggestions on how to accomplish this is very much
> > appreciated!!!
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > Michael
> >
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