Add sorting switch: Issue: #298

Changelog

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         - Dmenu can read from file instead of stdin.
         - Regex matching (#113)
         - Take Screenshot of rofi using keybinding.
+        - Hotkey for sorting: (#298)
     Improvements:
 		- Fix return code of multi-select.
         - Update manpage (#289, #291)

README.md

@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ Type `Shift-Right` to switch from Window list mode to Run mode and back.
 |`Ctrl-space`                 | Set selected item as input text. |
 |`Shift-Del`                  | Delete entry from history. |
 |`grave`                      | Toggle case sensitivity. |
+|`Alt-grave`                  | Toggle levenshtein  sort. |
 |`Alt-Shift-S`                | Take a screenshot and store this in the Pictures directory. |
 
 

doc/rofi-manpage.markdown

@@ -779,6 +779,7 @@ The first two fields specify the alpha level. This determines the amount of tran
   * `Ctrl-space`: Set selected item as input text.
   * `Shift-Del`: Delete entry from history.
   * `grave`: Toggle case sensitivity.
+  * `Alt-grave`: Toggle levenshtein sorting.
   * `Alt-Shift-S`: Take a screenshot and store this in the Pictures directory.
 
 To get a full list of keybindings, see `rofi -dump-xresources | grep kb-`.

doc/rofi.1

@@ -1300,6 +1300,9 @@ The first two fields specify the alpha level\. This determines the amount of tra
 \fBgrave\fR: Toggle case sensitivity\.
 .
 .IP "\(bu" 4
+\fBAlt\-grave\fR: Toggle levenshtein sorting\.
+.
+.IP "\(bu" 4
 \fBAlt\-Shift\-S\fR: Take a screenshot and store this in the Pictures directory\.
 .
 .IP "" 0

include/keyb.h

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ typedef enum _KeyBindingAction
     CUSTOM_18,
     CUSTOM_19,
     SCREENSHOT,
+    TOGGLE_SORT,
     NUM_ABE
 } KeyBindingAction;
 

source/keyb.c

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ DefaultBinding bindings[NUM_ABE] =
     { .id = CUSTOM_17,               .name = "kb-custom-17",               .keybinding = "Alt+Shift+7"                          },
     { .id = CUSTOM_19,               .name = "kb-custom-19",               .keybinding = "Alt+Shift+9"                          },
     { .id = SCREENSHOT,              .name = "kb-screenshot",              .keybinding = "Alt+Shift+S"                          },
+    { .id = TOGGLE_SORT,             .name = "kb-toggle-sort",             .keybinding = "Alt+grave"                            },
 };
 
 void setup_abe ( void )

source/rofi.c

@@ -1390,9 +1390,7 @@ MenuReturn menu ( Mode *sw, char **input, char *prompt, unsigned int *selected_l
     scrollbar_set_max_value ( state.scrollbar, state.num_lines );
     // filtered list
     state.line_map = g_malloc0_n ( state.num_lines, sizeof ( unsigned int ) );
-    if ( config.levenshtein_sort ) {
     state.distance = (int *) g_malloc0_n ( state.num_lines, sizeof ( int ) );
-    }
 
     // resize window vertically to suit
     // Subtract the margin of the last row.
@@ -1565,6 +1563,12 @@ MenuReturn menu ( Mode *sw, char **input, char *prompt, unsigned int *selected_l
                         menu_capture_screenshot ( );
                         break;
                     }
+                    if ( abe_test_action ( TOGGLE_SORT, ev.xkey.state, key ) ) {
+                        config.levenshtein_sort = !config.levenshtein_sort;
+                        state.refilter = TRUE;
+                        state.update   = TRUE;
+                        break;
+                    }
                     else if ( abe_test_action ( MODE_PREVIOUS, ev.xkey.state, key ) ) {
                         state.retv               = MENU_PREVIOUS;
                         *( state.selected_line ) = 0;