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George Vlahavas 9 years ago
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@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ The menu entries that are generated by xdgmenumaker are localised
according to the running user locale settings.
xdgmenumaker currently supports generating menus for **blackbox**,
**fluxbox**, **icewm**, **jwm**, **pekwm** and **windowmaker**.
**compizboxmenu**, **fluxbox**, **icewm**, **jwm**, **pekwm** and
**windowmaker**.
pyxdg and pygtk are required by xdgmenumaker, in addition to python 2.
@ -219,31 +220,37 @@ Dynamic Menus
Edit your `~/.config/compiz/boxmenu/menu.xml` file with your favorite text
editor and add a block of code like this inside the root `<menu>` element:
~~~
<item type="launcher">
<command mode2="pipe">xdgmenumaker -nif compizboxmenu</command>
<icon>applications</icon>
<name>Applications</name>
</item>
~~~
<item type="launcher">
<command mode2="pipe">xdgmenumaker -nif compizboxmenu</command>
<icon>applications</icon>
<name>Applications</name>
</item>
Alternatively, you can also run `compiz-boxmenu-editor` and click the
dropdown for new menu files or menu items. Select launcher to create a
new launcher. Set the name of the launcher to whatever you want. This will
be the display name for the pipe menu. Then enter in
`xdgmenumaker -nif compizboxmenu` for the command entry. Click the combobox
next to the command text box and switch that to "Pipe".
be the display name for the pipe menu. Then enter in:
xdgmenumaker -nif compizboxmenu
for the command entry. Click the combobox next to the command text box
and switch that to "Pipe".
Static Menus
------------
Edit your `~/.config/compiz/boxmenu/menu.xml` file with your favorite text
editor and paste the output of `xdgmenumaker -if compizboxmenu` into
`~/.config/compiz/boxmenu/menu.xml`.
editor and paste the output of:
xdgmenumaker -if compizboxmenu
into `~/.config/compiz/boxmenu/menu.xml`.
Alternatively, you can also run `compiz-boxmenu-editor` and click the
button that says `Generate menu entries from a pipemenu script`. In the dialog
box that pops up, type in `xdgmenumaker -if compizboxmenu` or
`xdgmenumaker -nif compizboxmenu` to append the statically generated
menu to any menu file you want.
button that says "Generate menu entries from a pipemenu script". In the dialog
box that pops up, type in:
xdgmenumaker -if compizboxmenu
to append the statically generated menu to any menu file you want.

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