Comments on: Using dmenu in Pekwm and Openbox http://urukrama.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/using-dmenu-in-pekwm-and-openbox/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:48:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: JD http://urukrama.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/using-dmenu-in-pekwm-and-openbox/#comment-662 JD Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:37:19 +0000 http://urukrama.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-662 Very nice blog; interesting read. Thank you, keep up the great work. JD Very nice blog; interesting read.

Thank you, keep up the great work.
JD

]]> By: dwindle http://urukrama.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/using-dmenu-in-pekwm-and-openbox/#comment-638 dwindle Tue, 26 May 2009 18:24:28 +0000 http://urukrama.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-638 Oh, nevermind. I have to use the command dmenu_run instead of just dmenu. =\ Oh, nevermind. I have to use the command dmenu_run instead of just dmenu. =\

]]> By: dwindle http://urukrama.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/using-dmenu-in-pekwm-and-openbox/#comment-635 dwindle Mon, 25 May 2009 20:53:13 +0000 http://urukrama.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-635 Hello, urukrama. =D I've been trying to use dmenu in xfce for a while but I can't get it to execute commands. It only seems to "type" the command but not execute (when I run it from a terminal the program I selected is typed on a newline in the terminal but isn't executed). Would you know why? Hello, urukrama. =D I’ve been trying to use dmenu in xfce for a while but I can’t get it to execute commands. It only seems to “type” the command but not execute (when I run it from a terminal the program I selected is typed on a newline in the terminal but isn’t executed). Would you know why?

]]> By: Run Adobe Air App from the Command Line on Linux | listen to... http://urukrama.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/using-dmenu-in-pekwm-and-openbox/#comment-587 Run Adobe Air App from the Command Line on Linux | listen to... Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:13:06 +0000 http://urukrama.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-587 [...] I wanted something a little more shortcut friendly, and something that would show up in dmenu, so I created a link to it [...] [...] I wanted something a little more shortcut friendly, and something that would show up in dmenu, so I created a link to it [...]

]]> By: urukrama http://urukrama.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/using-dmenu-in-pekwm-and-openbox/#comment-307 urukrama Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:33:24 +0000 http://urukrama.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-307 It is a modification of "<a href="http://customize.org/wallpapers/49291" rel="nofollow">Sparkling green</a>" created by *tumb. It is a modification of “Sparkling green” created by *tumb.

]]> By: Cody http://urukrama.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/using-dmenu-in-pekwm-and-openbox/#comment-290 Cody Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:21:24 +0000 http://urukrama.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-290 Do you remember the wallpaper you were using in that screenshot? Do you remember the wallpaper you were using in that screenshot?

]]> By: HT http://urukrama.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/using-dmenu-in-pekwm-and-openbox/#comment-136 HT Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:09:35 +0000 http://urukrama.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-136 Thx for the tips, I use wmii alot and dig the dmenu but have now found a clone of dwm you should check out called : awesome !! and that is what it is check there web site : http://awesome.naquadah.org/ and it is pretty easy to and dmenu as a menu bar. just edit the ~/.awesomerc file , ex. attach it to a key stroke : key { modkey = {"Mod4"} key = "x" command = "spawn" arg = "exec $(dmenu_path | dmenu -b -nb '#000000' -nf '#FFFFFF' -sb '#a6b38d' -sf '#070806')" } in the keys{...} keep it nice peace HT Thx for the tips, I use wmii alot and dig the dmenu but have now found a clone of dwm you should check out called : awesome !! and that is what it is check there web site :
http://awesome.naquadah.org/
and it is pretty easy to and dmenu as a menu bar.
just edit the ~/.awesomerc file , ex. attach it to a key stroke :
key
{
modkey = {“Mod4″}
key = “x”
command = “spawn”
arg = “exec $(dmenu_path | dmenu -b -nb ‘#000000′ -nf ‘#FFFFFF’ -sb ‘#a6b38d’ -sf ‘#070806′)”
}

in the keys{…}

keep it nice

peace
HT

]]> By: Mikachu http://urukrama.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/using-dmenu-in-pekwm-and-openbox/#comment-125 Mikachu Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:09:10 +0000 http://urukrama.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-125 damn, i even wrote && in the comment box, trying double quoting it now :) damn, i even wrote &amp;&amp; in the comment box, trying double quoting it now :)

]]> By: Mikachu http://urukrama.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/using-dmenu-in-pekwm-and-openbox/#comment-124 Mikachu Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:08:44 +0000 http://urukrama.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-124 Openbox doesn't run commands through /bin/sh, so if you want to use shell code, you have to say you want to use a shell, for example by writing sh -c 'lala && dmenu -foo $(blabla)' Openbox doesn’t run commands through /bin/sh, so if you want to use shell code, you have to say you want to use a shell, for example by writing
sh -c ‘lala && dmenu -foo $(blabla)’

]]> By: urukrama http://urukrama.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/using-dmenu-in-pekwm-and-openbox/#comment-113 urukrama Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:44:32 +0000 http://urukrama.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-113 Thanks, tami. That does indeed solve the problem. :-) Thanks, tami. That does indeed solve the problem. :-)

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