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XMenu |
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# XMenu |
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XMenu is a menu utility for X. |
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XMenu receives a menu specification in stdin, shows a menu for the user |
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to select one of the options, and outputs the option selected to stdout. |
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XMenu can be controlled both via mouse and via keyboard. The menu is a |
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pop-up menu (that is, after selecting an option, the menu disappears). |
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Check out my other project, xclickroot[0] for an application that can |
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Check out my other project, [xclickroot](https://github.com/phillbush/xclickroot) for an application that can |
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spawn xmenu by right clicking on the root window (i.e. on the desktop). |
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[0]: https://github.com/phillbush/xclickroot |
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§ Features |
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## Features |
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XMenu comes with the following features: |
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• XMenu reads something in and prints something out, the UNIX way. |
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• Submenus (some menu entries can spawn another menu). |
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• Separators (menu entries can be separated by a line). |
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• Icons (menu entries can be preceded by an icon image). |
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* XMenu reads something in and prints something out, the UNIX way. |
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* Submenus (some menu entries can spawn another menu). |
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* Separators (menu entries can be separated by a line). |
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* Icons (menu entries can be preceded by an icon image). |
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§ Files |
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## Files |
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The files are: |
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• ./README: This file. |
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• ./Makefile: The makefile. |
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• ./config.h: The hardcoded default configuration for XMenu. |
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• ./config.mk: The setup for the makefile. |
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• ./demo.gif: A gif demonstrating how XMenu works. |
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• ./xmenu.1: The manual file (man page) for XMenu. |
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• ./xmenu.c: The source code of XMenu. |
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• ./xmenu.sh: A sample script illustrating how to use XMenu. |
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• ./icons/: Icons for the sample script |
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* `./README`: This file. |
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* `./Makefile`: The makefile. |
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* `./config.h`: The hardcoded default configuration for XMenu. |
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* `./config.mk`: The setup for the makefile. |
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* `./demo.gif`: A gif demonstrating how XMenu works. |
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* `./xmenu.1`: The manual file (man page) for XMenu. |
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* `./xmenu.c`: The source code of XMenu. |
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* `./xmenu.sh`: A sample script illustrating how to use XMenu. |
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* `./icons/`: Icons for the sample script |
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§ Installation |
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## Installation |
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First, edit ./config.mk to match your local setup. |
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First, edit `./config.mk` to match your local setup. |
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In order to build XMenu you need the Imlib2, Xlib and Xft header files. |
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The default configuration for XMenu is specified in the file config.h, |
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In order to build XMenu you need the `Imlib2`, `Xlib` and `Xft` header files. |
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The default configuration for XMenu is specified in the file `config.h`, |
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you can edit it, but most configuration can be changed at runtime via |
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X resources. Enter the following command to build XMenu. This command |
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creates the binary file ./xmenu. |
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creates the binary file `./xmenu`. |
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make |
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By default, XMenu is installed into the /usr/local prefix. Enter the |
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By default, XMenu is installed into the `/usr/local` prefix. Enter the |
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following command to install XMenu (if necessary as root). This command |
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installs the binary file ./xmenu into the ${PREFIX}/bin/ directory, and |
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the manual file ./xmenu.1 into ${MANPREFIX}/man1/ directory. |
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installs the binary file `./xmenu` into the `${PREFIX}/bin/` directory, and |
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the manual file `./xmenu.1` into `${MANPREFIX}/man1/` directory. |
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make install |
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§ Running XMenu |
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## Running XMenu |
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XMenu receives as input a menu specification where each line is a menu |
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entry. Each line can be indented with tabs to represent nested menus. |
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Each line is made out of a label and a command separated by any number |
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of tabs. Lines without labels are menu separators. |
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See the script ./xmenu.sh for an example of how to use XMenu to draw a |
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simple menu with submenus and separators. The file ./demo.gif shows how |
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See the script `./xmenu.sh` for an example of how to use XMenu to draw a |
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simple menu with submenus and separators. The file `./demo.gif` shows how |
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the menu generated by that script looks like. |
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Read the manual for more information on running XMenu. |
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§ License |
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## License |
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MIT/X Consortium License |
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