Re: FVWM: fvwm-menu-directory sample

From: Jules Alberts <jules.alberts_at_arbodienst-limburg.nl>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 12:20:36 +0200

Op 21 Aug 2003 (12:47), schreef Mikhael Goikhman <migo_at_homemail.com>:
> On 21 Aug 2003 10:01:23 +0200, Jules Alberts wrote:
> > The tree-like look of menu-submenu-submenu allows me to allways see
> > where I'm coming from. A submenu title is in this case redundant. And
> > it also costs time. I call the menu with a keyboard shortcut. When I
> > [arrow] into the submenu of my choice, I have to do an extra [down-
> > arrow] to get onto something useful. That's ons keystroke extra for
> > each time I enter a submenu. And when I press enter by mistake on a
> > submenu name, I get an xterm in the dir of that submenu.
> >
> > No, I would really like to get rid of the titles :-)
>
> Ok, in the next versions (2.4.17 and 2.5.8) two things will be added. If
> you specify --command-title "" then the title item is not choosable like
> any normal menu Title; and if you specify --title "" then the title is
> removed completely. Any of these should solve your keyboard navigation.

Wow, I don't know what to say... Thanks!! I think more people will like
this option.

> > If I use your piperead as-is, all my menu-entries (which are softlinks
> > to programs) are opened with vim. Also, sub-sub-menus (since
> > FvwmMenuDirectory works recursively -which is really nice-) still get
> > a title.
>
> It should work, I can't say why it does not work for you without seeing
> the exact configuration. Try to run this PipeRead command from the
> shell.

OK, I will experiment with it, see what it does.
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Received on Thu Aug 21 2003 - 05:23:00 BST

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