fREW, you can also try the dmenu.lua module I wrote, which provides a dmenu functionality with more native feel for awesome. https://github.com/naturalist/awesome-dmenu
Stefan G. On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 6:34 AM, fREW Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: > I use dmenu, like I'm sure many of you do as well. When I run dmenu > from the console it starts immediately. When I run it from awesome > there is a brief (maybe 50-75ms?) that means I can't just start > typing, the first key I press tends to get lost. > > My rc.lua is here, the bind is linked: > > > https://github.com/frioux/dotfiles/blob/e4e1d36b4d9df29dad828d51635b3e0c73972752/awesome/rc.lua#L468 > > The dmenu script is here: > > > https://github.com/frioux/dotfiles/blob/e4e1d36b4d9df29dad828d51635b3e0c73972752/bin/showdm > > I started on trying to make my dmenu script more lightweight but > nothing seems to matter, the delay exists no matter what. > > I'm using awesome 3.4.13 since that's what comes with ubuntu. > -- > fREW Schmidt > http://blog.afoolishmanifesto.com >
