> > Let's suppose there is a setup where windows are unable to be > > centered, would we want to exclude those people from using a > > dmenu-replacement? > > There was nothing in my original post about centering. dmenu by default > is not centered either. If you want to have it centered, it should be > easy to patch that into st.
Sorry, I wasn't clear. What I am trying to say is that dmenu is consistent across desktop environments. Your idea could *potentially* reduce this consistency by adhering to the DE/WM not just *always* showing up on the top. I suppose in some peoples' eyes it would increase the consistency because it would conform to whatever DE/WM they are running. Hmmmm, now you've got me thinking... > I think many X > tools could be replaced by TUIs running in st. What other X tools are you thinking of? Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Friday, March 13, 2020 8:02 PM, Tobias Bengfort <tobias.bengf...@posteo.de> wrote: > On 13/03/2020 13.55, Tait Hoyem wrote: > > > Let's suppose there is a setup where windows are unable to be > > centered, would we want to exclude those people from using a > > dmenu-replacement? > > There was nothing in my original post about centering. dmenu by default > is not centered either. If you want to have it centered, it should be > easy to patch that into st. > > > On top of that, it stops me from using different colors and > > transparency for my dmenu than I use for my terminal. > > I personally see this consistency as a benefit. But of course you can > have more than one st installed, or patch in options to change colors at > runtime. > > The things you are listing as issues are exactly the kind of challenges > I see for a generic shell for TUIs. The question is whether it is worth > the effort to tackle these challenges in st or not. > > tobias </tobias.bengf...@posteo.de>
