yes, download/extract the source and run: patch < autorun.diff make make install
PS. stupid != ignorant. you're obviously not stupid, you asked a question in the first place. sorry for being brusque. Jeremy On Mon 16 Feb 2009 - 06:29PM, michael_der gulliUser wrote: > Hi Jeremy, > > thank you very much for the fast answer. > > >>>Did you even try to look at the code? > I do not have any programming experience at all. I am merely a stupid end > user. Until now the most advanced stuff I've done is to compile and install > software from source. I even had to search wikipedia for diff and patch. > > So, would it be sufficient to download dmenu.c and run > > patch < autorun.diff ? > > > 2009/2/16 Jeremy Jay <dinkuma...@gmail.com> > > > Did you even try to look at the code? I bet it took you longer to write > > up the email that it took to add the 3 lines of code in the patch attached. > > could easily be made into a command line argument. > > > > Jeremy > > > > > > > > On Mon 16 Feb 2009 - 05:39PM, michael_der gulliUser wrote: > > > Hi everybody, > > > > > > I've already read the manpage and the archives of this mailing list. > > > However, unfortunately I could not find a patch / a way to tell dmenu to > > > automatically confirm a selection and execute the command, if a menu item > > > and the text I've entered match exactly. But it seems to me as if the > > > members of this mailing list are all quite knowledgeable and helpful. So > > > here I go: > > > > > > I would very much like to feed dmenu a list of menu items, each of which > > > consists only of one letter (e.g. f as an alias for firefox). In this > > > particular case, it would be terrific if dmenu automatically launches > > > firefox without the need to confirm by pressing enter. > > > > > > My longterm goal is to use dmenu as a vehicle to easily select and > > execute > > > previously recorded keyboard macros in order to alleviate my RSI. > > > > > > Is this possible at all? > > > > > > Any help / suggestions on how to accomplish this is very much > > appreciated!!! > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > > Michael > >