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                                 XMenu

XMenu is a menu utility for X.
XMenu receives a menu specification in stdin, shows a menu for the user
to select one of the options, and outputs the option selected to stdout.
XMenu can be controlled both via mouse and via keyboard.  The menu is a
pop-up menu (that is, after selecting an option, the menu disappears).

NOTE:
The -w (windowed) option was removed from the master branch.  It was too
buggy in tiled window managers and required more code to be maintained.


§ Files

The files are:
• ./README:     This file.
• ./Makefile:   The makefile.
• ./config.h:   The hardcoded default configuration for XMenu.
• ./config.mk:  The setup for the makefile.
• ./demo.gif:   A gif demonstrating how XMenu works.
• ./xmenu.1:    The manual file (man page) for XMenu.
• ./xmenu.c:    The source code of XMenu.
• ./xmenu.sh:   A sample script illustrating how to use XMenu.


§ Installation

First, edit ./config.mk to match your local setup.

In order to build XMenu you need the Xlib and the Xft header files.
The default configuration for XMenu is specified in the file config.h,
you can edit it, but most configuration can be changed at runtime via
X resources.  Enter the following command to build XMenu.  This command
creates the binary file ./xmenu.

	make

By default, XMenu is installed into the /usr/local prefix.  Enter the
following command to install XMenu (if necessary as root).  This command
installs the binary file ./xmenu into the ${PREFIX}/bin/ directory, and
the manual file ./xmenu.1 into ${MANPREFIX}/man1/ directory.

	make install


§ Running XMenu

XMenu receives as input a menu specification where each line is a menu
entry.  Each line can be indented with tabs to represent nested menus.
Each line is made out of a label and a command separated by any number
of tabs.  Lines without labels are menu separators.

See the script ./xmenu.sh for an example of how to use XMenu to draw a
simple menu with submenus and separators.  The file ./demo.gif shows how
the menu generated by that script looks like.

Read the manual for more information on running XMenu.


§ License

This software is in public domain and is provided AS IS, with NO WARRANTY.
Commit	Line	Data
571d99e1	1	XMenu
a7732690	2
571d99e1	3	XMenu is a menu utility for X.
571d99e1	4	XMenu receives a menu specification in stdin, shows a menu for the user
a7732690	5	to select one of the options, and outputs the option selected to stdout.
571d99e1	6	XMenu can be controlled both via mouse and via keyboard. The menu is a
	7	pop-up menu (that is, after selecting an option, the menu disappears).
	8
	9	NOTE:
	10	The -w (windowed) option was removed from the master branch. It was too
	11	buggy in tiled window managers and required more code to be maintained.
	12
	13
	14	§ Files
	15
	16	The files are:
	17	• ./README: This file.
	18	• ./Makefile: The makefile.
	19	• ./config.h: The hardcoded default configuration for XMenu.
	20	• ./config.mk: The setup for the makefile.
ddeb6e1e	21	• ./demo.gif: A gif demonstrating how XMenu works.
571d99e1	22	• ./xmenu.1: The manual file (man page) for XMenu.
	23	• ./xmenu.c: The source code of XMenu.
	24	• ./xmenu.sh: A sample script illustrating how to use XMenu.
a7732690	25
27443900	26
a7732690	27	§ Installation
a7732690	28
571d99e1	29	First, edit ./config.mk to match your local setup.
	30
	31	In order to build XMenu you need the Xlib and the Xft header files.
	32	The default configuration for XMenu is specified in the file config.h,
	33	you can edit it, but most configuration can be changed at runtime via
	34	X resources. Enter the following command to build XMenu. This command
	35	creates the binary file ./xmenu.
a7732690	36
571d99e1	37	make
a7732690	38
571d99e1	39	By default, XMenu is installed into the /usr/local prefix. Enter the
	40	following command to install XMenu (if necessary as root). This command
	41	installs the binary file ./xmenu into the ${PREFIX}/bin/ directory, and
	42	the manual file ./xmenu.1 into ${MANPREFIX}/man1/ directory.
a7732690	43
571d99e1	44	make install
a7732690	45
a7732690	46
571d99e1	47	§ Running XMenu
	48
	49	XMenu receives as input a menu specification where each line is a menu
a7732690	50	entry. Each line can be indented with tabs to represent nested menus.
a7732690	51	Each line is made out of a label and a command separated by any number
7fbd1c5e	52	of tabs. Lines without labels are menu separators.
a7732690	53
4f898cc3	54	See the script ./xmenu.sh for an example of how to use XMenu to draw a
	55	simple menu with submenus and separators. The file ./demo.gif shows how
	56	the menu generated by that script looks like.
571d99e1	57
	58	Read the manual for more information on running XMenu.
	59
	60
	61	§ License
08f16589	62
571d99e1	63	This software is in public domain and is provided AS IS, with NO WARRANTY.