XdgMenu

A ncurses application menu. The missing stone of my i3 setup.

Description

A simple and lightweight alternative to Desktop Environment's application menu. To be used when you do not remember the name of this new pdf reader you just installed yesterday night...

Dependencies:

• PyXdg: python's freedesktop bindings, used in order to generate the menu.
• Urwid: a framework build on top of ncurses.

Keybindings (case insensitive):

• j,k,l,m or arrow: Navigate between menu entries.
• c: Cycle through submenu.
• e: on an application entry, launch it without exiting.
• b: on a submenu to go back to the parent menu.

Installation

Pip:

pip install xdgmenu

setuptools:

python setup.py install

Configuration

Since i am using i3, a quick how-to integrate it in nicely. Add to your .i3/config:

set $term <your terminall emulator>

bindsym <keybinding> $term -e 'xgmenu' --title xdgmenu
for window [title="xdgmenu"] floating enable

Roadmap

• Implement entry description on 'd' keypress (a simple text widget displaying the programm help).
• Implement a search mode.
• Find how to correctly handle logging with urwid application.
• Separate the urwid logic from the application one.
• Package and upload to pypi.

Tests

No test yet but contribution are welcomed ;)