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ABOUT
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xdgmenumaker is a command line tool, written in python, that generates
application menus using xdg information, by scanning *.desktop files
in all $XDG_DATA_DIRS/applications directories. All applications are
sorted according to the main categories as specified by freedesktop.org
at:
http://standards.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/latest/apa.html
**xdgmenumaker** is a command line tool, written in python, that generates
application menus using xdg information, by scanning `*.desktop` files
in all `$XDG_DATA_DIRS/applications` directories. All applications are
sorted according to the main categories as specified by
[freedesktop.org](http://standards.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/latest/apa.html).
The menu entries that are generated by xdgmenumaker are localised
according to the running user locale settings.
xdgmenumaker currently supports generating menus for fluxbox, icewm,
jwm, pekwm and windowmaker.
xdgmenumaker currently supports generating menus for **fluxbox**,
**icewm**, **jwm**, **pekwm** and **windowmaker**.
pyxdg and pygtk are required by xdgmenumaker, in addition to python 2.
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Fluxbox
=======
To generate an application menu for fluxbox, run xdgmenumaker like this:
$ xdgmenumaker -f fluxbox > ~/.fluxbox/xdg_menu
$ xdgmenumaker -f fluxbox > ~/.fluxbox/xdg_menu
and then change your main fluxbox menu to include this file as a
submenu. For example, add this somewhere in your ~/.fluxbox/menu file:
[include] (~/.fluxbox/xdg_menu)
[include] (~/.fluxbox/xdg_menu)
You can add the xdgmenumaker command as another item in your menu, if
you want to update it, without having to run the command manually again:
[exec] (Update Fluxbox Menu) (xdgmenumaker -f fluxbox > ~/.fluxbox/xdg_menu)
[exec] (Update Fluxbox Menu) (xdgmenumaker -f fluxbox > ~/.fluxbox/xdg_menu)
=====
IceWM
=====
To generate an application menu for icewm, run xdgmenumaker like this:
$ xdgmenumaker -f icewm > ~/.icewm/appmenu
$ xdgmenumaker -f icewm > ~/.icewm/appmenu
or if you want icons in your menu:
$ xdgmenumaker -i -f icewm > ~/.icewm/appmenu
$ xdgmenumaker -i -f icewm > ~/.icewm/appmenu
and you can then edit your ~/.icewm/menu file and add this line
somewhere:
include appmenu
include appmenu
You can add the xdgmenumaker command as another item in your menu, if
you want to update it, without having to run the command manually again:
prog "Update Menu" _none_ xdgmenumaker -i -f icewm > ~/.icewm/appmenu
prog "Update Menu" _none_ xdgmenumaker -i -f icewm > ~/.icewm/appmenu
NOTE: If you don't request icons in the menu, or if an icon is not found
for a certain app, the icon name in the menu for that app is set to
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actually have an icewm icon named "_none_", that one will be used
instead.
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JWM
===
You can edit your ~/.jwmrc file and add a line that generates the
applications menu, like this:
<Include>exec: xdgmenumaker -n -i -f jwm</Include>
<Include>exec: xdgmenumaker -n -i -f jwm</Include>
You need to put that line somewhere in the //RootMenu// section of the
~/.jwmrc file.
You can update the menu with:
$ jwm -reload
$ jwm -reload
Or you can restart JWM and the updated menu should appear. The menu will be
recreated every time JWM is started, restarted, or when the menu is
reloaded with the above command. You can even add a menu item that will
refresh the menu, like this:
<Program label="Refresh Menu">jwm -reload</Program>
<Program label="Refresh Menu">jwm -reload</Program>
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pekwm
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a like like the following one in the location that you want the
dynamically generated menu to appear:
Entry = "" { Actions = "Dynamic /usr/bin/xdgmenumaker -n -i -f pekwm --pekwm-dynamic" }
Entry = "" { Actions = "Dynamic /usr/bin/xdgmenumaker -n -i -f pekwm --pekwm-dynamic" }
Restart pekwm and the generated menu should appear. The menu will be
automatically generated every time you access it, so it will always be
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Run:
$ xdgmenumaker -n -i -f pekwm > ~/.pekwm/appsmenu
$ xdgmenumaker -n -i -f pekwm > ~/.pekwm/appsmenu
to create a file with the menu contents. Then edit your
~/.pekwm/menu file to include that menu, by adding a line like the
following, in the location that you want the menu to appear:
INCLUDE = "/home/your_user_name/.pekwm/appsmenu"
INCLUDE = "/home/your_user_name/.pekwm/appsmenu"
Restart pekwm and the generated menu should appear. The menu is static
and if you add/remove any applications, you will have to run the
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advantage is that there will be no delay in displaying the menu.
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Window Maker
============
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in. Click on the menu item you just dragged in and in the preferences
window, in Command, add:
xdgmenumaker -f windowmaker
xdgmenumaker -f windowmaker
Save and close the preferences window.
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Method 2
--------
Run
Run:
$ xdgmenumaker -f windowmaker > ~/GNUstep/Defaults/xdg_menu
$ xdgmenumaker -f windowmaker > ~/GNUstep/Defaults/xdg_menu
Then open the WindowMaker preferences tool and in the Application Menu
Definition section, add an External Submenu by dragging it in your menu.
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window, in Path for Menu, add the location of the menu file you just
created:
~/GNUstep/Defaults/xdg_menu
~/GNUstep/Defaults/xdg_menu
You can add the xdgmenumaker command as another item in your menu, if

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