XMonad.Util.Dmenu

A convenient binding to dmenu.

Requires the process-1.0 package

Usage

You can use this module with the following in your Config.hs file:

 import XMonad.Util.Dmenu

dmenu :: [String] -> X String

Run dmenu to select an option from a list.

dmenuXinerama :: [String] -> X String

Starts dmenu on the current screen. Requires this patch to dmenu: http://www.jcreigh.com/dmenu/dmenu-3.2-xinerama.patch

dmenuMap :: Map String a -> X (Maybe a)

Run dmenu to select an entry from a map based on the key.

menu :: String -> [String] -> X String

like dmenu but also takes the command to run.

menuArgs :: String -> [String] -> [String] -> X String

Like menu but also takes a list of command line arguments.

menuMap :: String -> Map String a -> X (Maybe a)

Like dmenuMap but also takes the command to run.

menuMapArgs :: String -> [String] -> Map String a -> X (Maybe a)

Like menuMap but also takes a list of command line arguments.