On 05-Dec-2001 Jamin W. Collins wrote:
> On Wed, 2001-12-05 at 15:55, Scott Moynes wrote:
>> This can be done any number of ways without trying to embed a
>> scripting language into the menu parser. This is either the job of
>> your shell, or can be done easily using X resources.
>>
>> [exec] (Edit BB Menu) {rxvt -name editbbmenu -title "Edit BB Menu" -e
su -c
>> "$EDITOR /usr/share/Blackbox/menu"}
>>
>> is just as effective with the appropriate resources set in you
>> .Xdefaults file.
>
> Problem with the .Xdefaults option is IIRC, that they are global
> settings. This leaves the shell option, which I guess should work.
>
> It was just a thought.
>
> Jamin W. Collins
Yes, they are global to all rxvt's you launch. Why not just make a editmenu
shell script which does the work?
Supporting this in the parser is decidedly non-trivial. Would take a good deal
more convincing.
