On 5 April 2017 at 05:40, David Kennedy <dave-kennedy_AT_outlook.com> wrote:
> One thing I miss with dwm is shortcut icons on my desktop. Is anyone aware of
> a patch that would add those or a really simple desktop app? I found one here
> but it's really old and doesn't build:
> http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/programming-scripting/198382-really-basic-desktop-icon-manager-dwm-fans.html
>
> Failing that, I'm considering making something. I started reading up on xcb,
> which I guess has replaced xlib, but I couldn't figure out how to get a window
> mapped beneath all the others. Have a look here if you like: http://ix.io/pFd.
> It can be built with the -lxcb option (assuming you have libxcb).
First, you should rather use dev_AT_ for such kind of
questions/discussions. hackers_AT_ is supposed to be on topic for
suckless tools.
Second, what you want can be achieved by using dmenu properly, you
could start your imagination with
ls $HOME/Desktop | dmenu
Best regards,
Anselm
Received on Wed Apr 05 2017 - 20:21:50 CEST