Please disregard my previous email and the attached patch. The patch was not ready for review yet; I was still deciding and adjusting what should be included in the cwmrc(5) manual page.
On Fri, Oct 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > > --- /tmp/opencode/cwm-7.9-original/cwm-7.9/cwmrc.5 2026-05-19 > 11:19:08.000000000 -0300 > +++ /tmp/cwm-7.9/cwmrc.5 2026-10-16 15:48:16.601341953 -0300 > @@ -154,6 +154,17 @@ > is executed with > .Xr execvp 3 . > .Pp > +The application menu is opened with the > +.Ic menu-cmd > +bind function and can be filtered by typing part of an entry name. > +Only entries defined with > +.Ic command > +are shown in this menu, except for the special > +.Nm term > +and > +.Nm lock > +entries. > +.Pp > The > .Ar name > entries > @@ -254,13 +265,23 @@ > .It menu-window-hidden > Launch hidden window search menu. > .It menu-cmd > -Launch application search menu. > +Launch the application search menu. > +The menu contains entries defined with > +.Ic command > +and filters them as input is typed. > .It menu-group > Launch group search menu. > .It menu-exec > Launch > .Dq exec program > menu. > +The menu initially lists executable regular files and symbolic links found > +in the directories in > +.Ev PATH . > +Typing filters this list; if there is no matching entry, the input may still > +be used as a program and its arguments. > +The selected input is executed using > +.Xr execvp 3 . > .It menu-exec-wm > Launch > .Dq exec WindowManager > @@ -467,11 +488,15 @@ > # Turn on sticky-group mode > sticky yes > > -# Any entry here is shown in the application menu > +# Entries declared with `command' are shown by menu-cmd > command firefox firefox > command xmms xmms > command top "xterm -e top" > > +# menu-exec searches PATH and can also run a program entered directly > +bind-key 4-space menu-cmd > +bind-key 4-p menu-exec > + > # Autogroup definitions > autogroup 3 "aterm,XTerm" > autogroup 3 "xterm,XTerm"
