Thanks Prashanth, I didn't know that method, and as freedsktop seems broken in archlinux this might be a good replacement... I'll try that
On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 6:27 AM, Prashanth <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Mr.Magne, > You could possibly follow the instructions at https://wiki.archlinux.org/* > *index.php/Xdg-menu#Awesome<https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xdg-menu#Awesome>. > I don't know what distro you are on, and what other packages you have > installed, so you might have to adapt your steps accordingly. > > To generate the menu, run: > xdg_menu --format awesome --root-menu /etc/xdg/menus/lxde-**applications.menu > >.config/awesome/lxdemenu.lua > > To make it work for Awesome 3.5, you must replace: > require("menu") > with > local xdg_menu = require("lxdemenu") > > Keep in mind that the awesome-freedesktop software would refresh the menus > each time you login. With the xdg_menu method, you'll have to refresh it > manually whenever you add or remove software. > > > > > On 01/01/13 15:21, Mr.Magne wrote: > >> Hello awesomers, >> >> Is there a way to get a "classical" menu out of menubar (like the one we >> could have with freedesktop). The menubar seems quite powerful, but on a >> shared computer I would also like to have a simpler menu so that everyone >> can start its favorite app simply. >> >> On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Alexander Yakushev <[email protected]<mailto: >> [email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Hello Andreas, >> >> There's currently no way to scroll the entries in the menu since I >> don't know if awful.common.list supports it. For now you can >> filter large menus by typing a few symbols from the desired >> application's name. >> >> Kind regards. >> >> >> On 12/31/2012 01:40 PM, Andreas Radke wrote: >> >> I like the new Mod4+"p" menu and removed the former >> freedesktop menu >> add-on. >> >> I have difficulties to access large menus with many entries >> that don't >> fit into screen. Since the menu doesn't scroll how to get a >> certain >> menu entry start that is outside the right border? >> >> -Andy >> ArchLinux >> >> -- Alexander Yakushev >> >> "If or if-not. There is no try..catch-based flow control in Clojure." >> -- Master Joda >> >> >> >> -- To unsubscribe, send mail to awesome-unsubscribe@naquadah.** >> org <[email protected]> >> >> <mailto:awesome-unsubscribe@**naquadah.org<[email protected]> >> >. >> >> >> > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to > awesome-unsubscribe@naquadah.**org<[email protected]> > . >
