With the -fw option, the dmenu window pops in the middle of the screen,
giving a UI alternative to top or bottom menus.
---
config.def.h | 2 ++
dmenu.1 | 4 ++++
dmenu.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 1edb647..d7fd009 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -21,3 +21,5 @@ static unsigned int lines = 0;
* for example: " /?\"&[]"
*/
static const char worddelimiters[] = " ";
+
+static int floating_window = 0;
diff --git a/dmenu.1 b/dmenu.1
index 323f93c..c1cb38d 100644
--- a/dmenu.1
+++ b/dmenu.1
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ dmenu \- dynamic menu
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dmenu
.RB [ \-bfiv ]
+.RB [ \-fw ]
.RB [ \-l
.IR lines ]
.RB [ \-m
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ is faster, but will lock up X until stdin reaches
end\-of\-file.
.B \-i
dmenu matches menu items case insensitively.
.TP
+.B \-fw
+dmenu appears as a floating window.
+.TP
.BI \-l " lines"
dmenu lists items vertically, with the given number of lines.
.TP
diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index 86dbe16..31d6a0f 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -649,6 +649,12 @@ setup(void)
x = info[i].x_org;
y = info[i].y_org + (topbar ? 0 : info[i].height - mh);
mw = info[i].width;
+ if (floating_window)
+ {
+ x += info[i].width / 3;
+ y = info[i].height / 4;
+ mw -= 2 * info[i].width / 3;
+ }
XFree(info);
} else
#endif
@@ -659,6 +665,12 @@ setup(void)
x = 0;
y = topbar ? 0 : wa.height - mh;
mw = wa.width;
+ if (floating_window)
+ {
+ x = wa.width / 3;
+ y = wa.height / 4;
+ mw -= 2 * wa.width / 3;
+ }
}
promptw = (prompt && *prompt) ? TEXTW(prompt) - lrpad / 4 : 0;
inputw = MIN(inputw, mw/3);
@@ -698,7 +710,7 @@ setup(void)
static void
usage(void)
{
- fputs("usage: dmenu [-bfiv] [-l lines] [-p prompt] [-fn font] [-m
monitor]\n"
+ fputs("usage: dmenu [-bfiv] [-fw] [-l lines] [-p prompt] [-fn font] [-m
monitor]\n"
" [-nb color] [-nf color] [-sb color] [-sf color] [-w
windowid]\n", stderr);
exit(1);
}
@@ -721,7 +733,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-i")) { /* case-insensitive item
matching */
fstrncmp = strncasecmp;
fstrstr = cistrstr;
- } else if (i + 1 == argc)
+ } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-fw")) /* floating window */
+ floating_window = 1;
+ else if (i + 1 == argc)
usage();
/* these options take one argument */
else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-l")) /* number of lines in
vertical list */
--
2.29.2
