I downloaded linux and dmenu a while ago, and i would like to get deeper into dmenu. Does anyone know detailed instructions? I don't kinda understand how it works and i don't know how to run my own scripts in it.
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It reads arbitrary text from stdin, and creates a menu with one item for each line.
The user can then select an item, through the arrow keys or typing a part of the name, and the line is printed to stdout.
dmenu_run is a wrapper that ships with the dmenu distribution that allows its use as an application launcher.
You might want to take a look at the Archwiki for some examples.
To change the font when using it:
$ dmenu_run -fn 'Droid Sans Mono-9'
As an application launcher, have it display a prompt, type to search, with customised font, background/foreground colors:
dmenu_run -nf '#BBBBBB' -nb '#222222' -sb '#251A10' -sf '#EEEEEE' -fn 'monospace-10' -p 'dmenu prompt >'
You can also consult the manual page online or from your linux distribution:
man dmenu
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