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#1 2018-05-10 06:29:26

pablo66
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Registered: 2018-05-10
Posts: 2

Dmenu disappears on any keyboard entry

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

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#2 2018-05-10 07:09:31

titan
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Registered: 2015-10-02
Posts: 60

Re: Dmenu disappears on any keyboard entry

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.

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#3 2018-05-10 17:22:12

pablo66
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Registered: 2018-05-10
Posts: 2

Re: Dmenu disappears on any keyboard entry

Thanks for the reply.

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

It seems any keyboard input kills it.

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#4 2018-05-10 19:31:14

ohnonot
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Registered: 2015-09-29
Posts: 5,592

Re: Dmenu disappears on any keyboard entry

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.

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#5 2018-05-10 19:54:21

Head_on_a_Stick
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From: London
Registered: 2015-09-29
Posts: 9,068
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Re: Dmenu disappears on any keyboard entry

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)

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#6 2018-05-10 22:27:55

malm
jgmenu developer
Registered: 2016-10-13
Posts: 735
Website

Re: Dmenu disappears on any keyboard entry

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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