Dmenu disappears on any keyboard entry

pablo66 · 2018-05-10 06:29:26

Hi All,
I was excited to try the dmenu so I launched using the default keybind, but when I started to type the dmenu instantly disappeared off the screen.

Si I'd launch and launch again, with the same resulting behavior

Have any users hear encountered this behaviour?

Has anyone a solution to this, as I'd love to get this menu working for me.

Thanks in advance

titan · 2018-05-10 07:09:31

Don't know if it is related but dmenu now seems to now be case sensitive so for example if you have Dolphin as the only app beginning with D and type d then dmenu disappears as there are no apps it can see.

pablo66 · 2018-05-10 17:22:12

Thanks for the reply.

The Dmenu actually disappears on any keystroke and no programs are launched.

It seems any keyboard input kills it.

ohnonot · 2018-05-10 19:31:14

this on Helium (stretch-based), or the old release (jessie-based)?

i just tried on helium, and it works as expected:
'Alt-F3', start typing, e.g. 'g' - galculator is highlighted - press 'Enter', galculator is launched.

how are you doing it?

you could also try launching ~/.config/dmenu/dmenu-bind from a terminal and see if you get any meaningful messages.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2018-05-10 19:54:21

Is there anything relevant in ~/.xsession-errors?

EDIT: or pass `dmenu_run` from a terminal and watch for error messages.

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2018-05-10 19:55:12)

malm · 2018-05-10 22:27:55

Have you got a ~/.cache/dmenu_run file?

Is it empty/corrupted? If yes, delete it and run dmenu_run again.

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