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lastchancetosee

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From: Berlin

Registered: 2009-02-19

Posts: 131

Display DMenu in the middle of the screen?

Hi, I'm using DMenu as an additional launcher in OpenBox, and would like it to appear in the middle of the screen instead of the top/bottom. I know that that used to be the default, but now it displays at the top by default with a switch to make it appear at the bottom.

Does anyone know if there's a way to get back to the "old" style?

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eol

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Registered: 2009-05-30

Posts: 23

Re: Display DMenu in the middle of the screen?

Check the wiki, there is a patch for dmenu there,
you can just take what you need from the patch,
I mean what is relative to the -y option.

lastchancetosee

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From: Berlin

Registered: 2009-02-19

Posts: 131

Re: Display DMenu in the middle of the screen?

Couldn't find it in the wiki (http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dmenu), but the vertical patch from AUR should do the trick. I'll try that.

Thanks anyway

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juego

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Registered: 2015-04-13

Posts: 41

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Re: Display DMenu in the middle of the screen?

I know this is an old thread. But looking for the same thing.
How to  center vertically Dmenu?
I can't seem to find a patch or the right option if that still exists?

Edit: The solution is to install dmenu-xyw-mouse-msel from AUR and use the flags like this:

dmenu_run -y <half your screen height>

Last edited by juego (2018-09-09 17:34:40)

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 20,701

Re: Display DMenu in the middle of the screen?

The original poster on this thread has not been on the forums for over a year.  I am going to close this thread now.
Juego, As you point out, this is a 7 year old thread.  Go ahead and start a new thread that you will own.  Feel free to link back to this thread as you see fit.

Thanks.

Edit: Re-opened by request.

Last edited by ewaller (2018-09-09 15:57:59)

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juego

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Registered: 2015-04-13

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Re: Display DMenu in the middle of the screen?

Edit: Re-opened by request.

Thx @ewaller, you can now close this thread and/or mark it solved.