From c985544e35b26fa68133eb777358991c3eda0173 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rasmus Steinke Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2016 16:03:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] update README --- README.md | 21 +++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 26cca015..b37296c2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ The window switcher shows the following informations in columns (can be customiz ![run mode](https://davedavenport.github.io/rofi/images/rofi/run-dialog.png) -The run mode allows the user to quickly search and launch a program. -It offers the following features: +The run mode allows users to quickly search and launch a program. +Run mode features: - Shift-Return to run the selected program in a terminal. - Favorites list, frequently used programs are sorted on top. @@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ It offers the following features: ## DRun mode -The desktop run mode allows the user to quickly search and launch an application from the *freedesktop.org* Desktop -Entries. E.g. what is used by Desktop Environment to fill their launcher. It offers the following features: +The desktop run mode allows users to quickly search and launch an application from the *freedesktop.org* Desktop +Entries. These are used by most common Desktop Environments to populate launchers and menus. +Drun mode features: - Favorites list, frequently used programs are sorted on top. - Auto starting terminal applications in a terminal. @@ -103,7 +104,8 @@ Drop in dmenu replacement. (Screenshot shows rofi used by **Rofi** features several improvements over dmenu to improve usability. There is the option to add an extra message bar (`-mesg`), pre-entering of text (`-filter`) or selecting entries based on a pattern (`-select`). Also highlighting (`-u` and `-a`) options and modi to force user to select one -provided option (`-only-match`). +provided option (`-only-match`). In addition to this rofi's dmenu mode can select multiple lines and +write them to stdout. # Usage @@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ In both cases, rofi will output the user's selection to STDOUT. ## Switching Between Modi -Type `Shift-Right` to switch from Window list mode to Run mode and back. +Type `Shift-/Left/Right` to switch between active modi. ## Keybindings @@ -182,15 +184,14 @@ There are currently three methods of setting configuration options: * Local configuration. Normally, depending on XDG, in `~/.local/rofi/config`. This uses the Xresources format. * Xresources: A method of storing key values in the Xserver. See [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_resources) for more information. - This is the recommended way of configuring **Rofi**. Remember to load your changes with `xrdb -load ~/.Xresources` * Commandline options: Arguments passed to **Rofi**. -The Xresources options and the commandline options are aliased. So to set option X you would set: +The Xresources options and the commandline options are aliased. To define option X set: rofi.X: value -In the Xresources file, and to (override) this via the commandline you would pass the same key -prefixed with a '-': +In the Xresources file. To set/override this from commandline pass the same key +prefixed with '-': rofi -X value