xdgmenu 0.0.0

A simple freedesktop based Applications menu using ncurses

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 ;)