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QC cd4888a5cf Fix #65, Fix #63 Allow user to select list of modi's
* Add script_dialog, so user can add dialogs using a script.
    * Add a way to disable modi's
    * Add -show <modi> option.
2014-07-21 21:39:24 +02:00

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.TH ROFI 1 rofi
.SH NAME
.PP
rofi \- A window switcher, run dialog and dmenu replacement
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fB\fCrofi\fR [ \-width \fIpct_scr\fP ] [ \-lines \fIlines\fP ] [ \-columns \fIcolumns\fP ] [ \-font \fIxftfont\fP ] [ \-fg \fIcolor\fP ]
[ \-bg \fIcolor\fP ] [ \-hlfg \fIcolor\fP ] [ \-hlbg \fIcolor\fP ] [ \-key \fIcombo\fP ] [ \-dkey \fIcomdo\fP ] [ \-rkey \fIcomdo\fP ]
[ \-terminal \fIterminal\fP ] [ \-loc \fIposition\fP ] [ \-hmode ] [ \-fixed\-num\-lines ] [ \-padding \fIpadding\fP ]
[ \-opacity \fIopacity%\fP ] [ \-display \fIdisplay\fP ] [ \-bc \fIcolor\fP ] [ \-bw \fIwidth\fP ] [ \-dmenu [ \-p \fIprompt\fP ] ]
[ \-ssh\-set\-title \fItrue|false\fP ] [ \-now ] [ \-rnow ] [ \-snow ] [ \-version ] [ \-help] [ \-dump\-xresources ]
[ \-disable\-history ] [ \-levenshtein\-sort ] [ \-show \fImode\fP ] [ \-switcher \fImode1,mode2\fP ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\fB\fCrofi\fR is an X11 popup window switcher. A list is displayed center\-screen showing open window titles, WM_CLASS, and desktop number.
The user may filter the list by typing, navigate with Up/Down or Tab keys, and select a window with Return (Enter). Escape cancels.
.SH License
.PP
MIT/X11
.SH USAGE
.PP
\fB\fCrofi\fR can be used in two ways, single\-shot; executes once and directly exits when done or as
daemon listening to specific key\-combinations.
.PP
The default key combinations are:
.RS
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCF12\fR
.RE
.PP
Show all windows on all desktops.
.RS
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCmod1\-F2\fR
.RE
.PP
Show run\-dialog.
.RS
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCmod1\-F3\fR
.RE
.PP
Show run\-dialog.
.SH OPTIONS
.PP
\fB\fC\-key\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Change the key combination to display all windows (default: F12).
rofi \-key F12
rofi \-key control+shift+s
rofi \-key mod1+Tab
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-rkey\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Change the key combination to display the run dialog (default: mod1\-F2).
rofi \-rkey F11
rofi \-rkey control+shift+d
rofi \-rkey mod1+grave (grave=backtick)
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-skey\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Change the key combination to display the ssh dialog (default: Alt\-F3).
rofi \-skey F10
rofi \-skey control+shift+s
rofi \-skey mod1+grave (grave=backtick)
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-now\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Run rofi in all\-windows mode once then exit. Does not bind any keys.
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-rnow\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Run rofi in run\-dialog mode once then exit. Does not bind any keys.
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-snow\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Run rofi in ssh mode once then exit. Does not bind any keys.
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-bg\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Set the background text color (X11 named color or hex #rrggbb) for the menu (default: #222222).
rofi \-fg "#222222"
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-bc\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Set the border color (X11 named color or hex #rrggbb) for the menu (default: #000000).
rofi \-bc black
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-bw\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Set the border width in pixels (default: 1).
rofi \-bw 1
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-fg\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Set the foreground text color (X11 named color or hex #rrggbb) for the menu (default: #cccccc).
rofi \-fg "#cccccc"
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-font\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Xft font name for use by the menu (default: mono\-14).
rofi \-font monospace\-14:medium
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-hlbg\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Set the background text color (X11 named color or hex #rrggbb) for the highlighted item in the
menu (default: #005577).
rofi \-fg "#005577"
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-hlfg\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Set the foreground text color (X11 named color or hex #rrggbb) for the highlighted item in the
menu (default: #ffffff).
rofi \-fg "#ffffff"
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-opacity\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Set the window opacity (0\-100).
rofi \-opacity "75"
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-lines\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Maximum number of lines the menu may show before scrolling (default: 25).
rofi \-lines 25
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-columns\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
The number of columns the menu may show before scrolling (default: 25).
rofi \-columns 2
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-width\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Set the width of the menu as a percentage of the screen width (default: 60).
rofi \-width 60
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-terminal\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Specify what terminal to start (default x\-terminal\-emulator)
rofi \-terminal xterm
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-loc\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Specify where the window should be located. The numbers map to the following location on the
monitor:
1 2 3
8 0 4
7 6 5
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-hmode\fR
.IP
Switch to horizontal mode (ala dmenu). The number of elements is the number of \fB\fClines\fR times the
number of \fB\fCcolumns\fR\&.
.PP
\fB\fC\-fixed\-num\-lines\fR
.PP
Keep a fixed number of visible lines (See the \fB\fC\-lines\fR option.)
.PP
\fB\fC\-padding\fR
.PP
.RS
.nf
Define the inner margin of the window. Default is 5 pixels.
To make rofi look like dmenu:
rofi \-hmode \-padding 0
.fi
.RE
.PP
\fB\fC\-dmenu\fR
.IP
Run rofi in dmenu mode. Allowing it to be used for user interaction in scripts.
.PP
\fB\fC\-dump\-xresources\fR
.IP
Dump the current active configuration in xresources format to the command\-line.
.PP
\fB\fC\-ssh\-set\-title\fR \fItrue|false\fP
.IP
SSH dialogs tries to set 'ssh hostname' of the spawned terminal.
Not all terminals support this.
Default value is true.
.PP
\fB\fC\-disable\-history\fR
.IP
Disable history
.PP
\fB\fC\-levenshtein\-sort\fR
.IP
When searching sort the result based on levenshtein distance.
.PP
\fB\fC\-show\fR \fImode\fP
.IP
Open rofi in a certain mode.
.IP
For example to show the run\-dialog:
.PP
.RS
.nf
rofi \-show run
.fi
.RE
.IP
This function deprecates \-rnow,\-snow and \-now
.PP
\fB\fC\-switchers\fR \fImode1,mode1\fP
.IP
Give a comma separated list of modes to enable, in what order.
.IP
For example to only show the run and ssh dialog (in that order):
.PP
.RS
.nf
rofi \-switchers "run,ssh" \-show run
.fi
.RE
.IP
Custom modes can be added using the internal 'script' mode. Each mode has two parameters:
.PP
.RS
.nf
<name>:<script>
.fi
.RE
.IP
So to have a mode 'Workspaces' using the \fB\fCi3_switch_workspace.sh\fR script type:
.PP
.RS
.nf
rofi \-switchers "window,run,ssh,Workspaces:i3_switch_workspaces.sh" \-show Workspaces
.fi
.RE
.SH Switch between modi
.PP
Type '?' \fIenter\fP to switch between window list, run and ssh mode. The list can be customized with
the \fB\fC\-switchers\fR argument.
.SH WEBSITE
.PP
\fB\fCrofi\fR website can be found at here
.UR https://davedavenport.github.io/rofi/
.UE
.SH AUTHOR
.PP
Qball Cow
.MT qball@gmpclient.org
.ME
.PP
Original code based on work by: Sean Pringle
.MT sean.pringle@gmail.com
.ME