Ubuntu Manpage: larsmenu - create a menu to run commands

NAME

       larsmenu - create a menu to run commands

SYNOPSIS

       larsmenu  [  -bg  background-color  ]  [ -display displayname ] [ -file name ] [ -fg foreground-color ] [
       -font fname ] [ -geometry geom ] [ -iconic ] [ -label name ] [ -path ] [ -popdown ] [ -popup ]  [  -shell
       prog ] [ -teleport ] [ -version ] [ -warp ] menuitem[:command] ...

DESCRIPTION

larsmenu is a simple program that accepts a list of menu item and command pairs on the command line. It
creates a window that consists of nothing but a menu. When a particular item is selected, the
corresponding command is executed.

Any mouse button may be used to select an item. Alternatively, the UP-ARROW and DOWN-ARROW cursor keys
may be used to highlight different items, with ENTER used to select the highlighted item. ESCAPE exits
the menu without selecting an entry.

Menu items and commands are separated by a colon. The colon and command are optional. If they are
missing, then the menu item is assumed to be a command that can be executed directly.

A menu item consisting of the word exit causes larsmenu to exit when it is selected. Otherwise, to stop
larsmenu, delete it using the window manager. If a command is supplied along with the exit item, that
command is executed before larsmenu exits.

If a command starts with the word exec, larsmenu ceases operating after launching it.

larsmenu accepts the following command line options, listed alphabetically:

-bg background-color
Set the background color to background-color. By default, the background color is white.

-display displayname
Use the X display displayname, instead of the default display.

-file filename
Read items to display from filename, in addition to any other command line arguments. This
is intended for use with #! in scripts.

-fg foreground-color
Set the foreground color to foreground-color. By default, the foreground color is black.

-font fname
Use the font fname, instead of fixed.

-geometry geom
Use geom (a geometry in standard X format) as the geometry of the menu. This is most
useful for specifying the initial location of the menu. Note that larsmenu overrides the
size part of the geometry specification. The window is always just large enough to hold
the menu.

-iconic
Start up in the iconified state.

-label name
Change both the window and icon labels of the window to name.

-path Append the current directory to the command search path.

-popdown
Once an item is selected, the menu window automatically iconifies itself.

-popup Act like a pop-up menu. Once a menu item is selected, larsmenu exits. This option
overrides -popdown.

-shell prog
Use prog as the shell to run commands, instead of /bin/sh. If the shell cannot be
executed, larsmenu then silently falls back to using /bin/sh.

-teleport
Move the menu to where the mouse is when the menu is uniconified. This option is
particularly useful when combined with -popdown.

-version
This option prints the version of larsmenu on the standard output, and then exits with an
exit value of zero.

-warp Warp the mouse to the menu when the menu is uniconified. After the selection is made,
restore the mouse to where it was. This option is particularly useful when combined with
-popdown.

EXAMPLE

       larsmenu -popup "XTerm:xterm" "Calculator:xcalc"

LICENSE

       This is a modified version of 9menu, which has this license:

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       9menu  is  free  software,  and  is  Copyright  (c) 1994 by David Hogan and Arnold Robbins. Permission is
       granted to all sentient beings to use this software, to make  copies  of  it,  and  to  distribute  those
       copies, provided that:

       (1) the copyright and licence notices are left intact

       (2) the recipients are aware that it is free software

       (3) any unapproved changes in functionality are either

       (i) only distributed as patches

       or (ii) distributed as a new program which is not called 9menu and whose documentation gives credit where
       it is due

       (4) the authors are not held responsible for any defects

       or shortcomings in the software, or damages caused by it.

       There is no warranty for this software.  Have a nice day.

       ---

       Please  consider  my  code  to  be  under  the  same  type  of  license as 9menu, inserting my name where
       appropriate.

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