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#1 2010-01-05 21:11:03
- Knute
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xmonad and dmenu options
I've been using xmonad for a while now, and just started playing with Xmonad.Actions.WindowBringer.
It uses dmenu for the menu, and I can't for the life of me figure out where to put the options that I want to use for dmenu. Things like different, and bigger font, different colors, etc....
I looked at the windowbringer.hs file, and found something about dmenu opts = menu dmenu opts or something like that. So I thought that if I could modify that in my ~/.xmonad.hs file, I would be good, but on recompile, I kept getting an error message about that line, so was I on the right track or is there an easier way to do it? 
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#2 2010-01-05 22:58:42
- ataraxia
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Re: xmonad and dmenu options
One way to do it, would be to not change xmonad at all for this, but to change it in dmenu instead. If you build dmenu from source it has a config.h that lets you change the default font and colors.
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#3 2010-01-06 01:09:48
- Knute
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Re: xmonad and dmenu options
I did not know that, but then again, I only tried dwm (which dmenu came from, if I remember right) for a little while, as I got tired or recompiling it all the time. 
I'll give it a shot, though, when it's updated thru pacman.... but I'll try it. Thanks.
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#4 2010-01-06 17:40:00
- drot
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#5 2010-01-06 21:42:29
- yvonney
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Re: xmonad and dmenu options
Those screenshots are outrageous and the feature appears VERY useful, thanks drot.
Now, to figure out how to incorporate it. I wonder if it's going to be a drop in thing to the .hs file.
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