LARSMENU(1x)LARSMENU(1x)NAMElarsmenu - create a menu to run commands
SYNOPSISlarsmenu [ -bg background-color ] [ -display displayname ] [ -file name
] [ -fg foreground-color ] [ -font fname ] [ -geometry geom ] [ -iconic
] [ -label name ] [ -path ] [ -popdown ] [ -popup ] [ -shell prog ] [
-teleport ] [ -version ] [ -warp ] menuitem[:command] ...
DESCRIPTIONlarsmenu is a simple program that accepts a list of menu item and com‐
mand pairs on the command line. It creates a window that consists of
nothing but a menu. When a particular item is selected, the corre‐
sponding command is executed.
Any mouse button may be used to select an item. Alternatively, the UP-
ARROW and DOWN-ARROW cursor keys may be used to highlight different
items, with ENTER used to select the highlighted item. ESCAPE exits the
menu without selecting an entry.
Menu items and commands are separated by a colon. The colon and com‐
mand are optional. If they are missing, then the menu item is assumed
to be a command that can be executed directly.
A menu item consisting of the word exit causes larsmenu to exit when it
is selected. Otherwise, to stop larsmenu, delete it using the window
manager. If a command is supplied along with the exit item, that com‐
mand is executed before larsmenu exits.
If a command starts with the word exec, larsmenu ceases operating after
launching it.
larsmenu accepts the following command line options, listed alphabeti‐
cally:
-bg background-color
Set the background color to background-color. By
default, the background color is white.
-display displayname
Use the X display displayname, instead of the default
display.
-file filename
Read items to display from filename, in addition to any
other command line arguments. This is intended for use
with #! in scripts.
-fg foreground-color
Set the foreground color to foreground-color. By
default, the foreground color is black.
-font fname
Use the font fname, instead of fixed.
-geometry geom
Use geom (a geometry in standard X format) as the geome‐
try of the menu. This is most useful for specifying the
initial location of the menu. Note that larsmenu over‐
rides the size part of the geometry specification. The
window is always just large enough to hold the menu.
-iconic
Start up in the iconified state.
-label name
Change both the window and icon labels of the window to
name.
-path Append the current directory to the command search path.
-popdown
Once an item is selected, the menu window automatically
iconifies itself.
-popup Act like a pop-up menu. Once a menu item is selected,
larsmenu exits. This option overrides -popdown.
-shell prog
Use prog as the shell to run commands, instead of
/bin/sh. If the shell cannot be executed, larsmenu then
silently falls back to using /bin/sh.
-teleport
Move the menu to where the mouse is when the menu is uni‐
conified. This option is particularly useful when com‐
bined with -popdown.
-version
This option prints the version of larsmenu on the stan‐
dard output, and then exits with an exit value of zero.
-warp Warp the mouse to the menu when the menu is uniconified.
After the selection is made, restore the mouse to where
it was. This option is particularly useful when combined
with -popdown.
EXAMPLElarsmenu-popup "XTerm:xterm" "Calculator:xcalc"
LICENSE
This is a modified version of 9menu, which has this license:
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9menu is free software, and is Copyright (c) 1994 by David Hogan and
Arnold Robbins. Permission is granted to all sentient beings to use
this software, to make copies of it, and to distribute those copies,
provided that:
(1) the copyright and licence notices are left intact
(2) the recipients are aware that it is free software
(3) any unapproved changes in functionality are either
(i) only distributed as patches
or (ii) distributed as a new program which is not called 9menu and
whose documentation gives credit where it is due
(4) the authors are not held responsible for any defects
or shortcomings in the software, or damages caused by it.
There is no warranty for this software. Have a nice day.
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Please consider my code to be under the same type of license as 9menu,
inserting my name where appropriate.
SEE ALSOlarsclock(1x), larsremote(1x), larswm(1x)AUTHORSlarsmenu was created by Lars Bernhardsson <lab@fnurt.net> by building
on 9menu by David Hogan and Arnold Robbins.
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