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| author | Dave Davenport <qball@blame.services> | 2021-12-14 20:42:21 +0100 |
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| committer | Dave Davenport <qball@blame.services> | 2021-12-14 20:42:21 +0100 |
| commit | 555f9be1f7e52cf736455d06cdc1f475c889c709 (patch) | |
| tree | 36a6272d662db98825951687b6f2abd6102ed527 /doc/rofi.1 | |
| parent | f0500a5a0eeee9aad6ead78714ccfa4121578853 (diff) | |
[Doc] Update manpage with clarification.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/rofi.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/rofi.1 | 51 |
1 files changed, 33 insertions, 18 deletions
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ -.nh .TH ROFI 1 rofi .SH NAME .PP @@ -19,9 +18,9 @@ filter, tokenized search and more. \fBrofi\fP\&'s main functionality is to assist in your workflow, allowing you to quickly switch between windows, start applications or log into a remote machine via \fB\fCssh\fR\&. There are different \fImodi\fP for different types of actions. - -.PP -\fBrofi\fP can also function as (drop\-in) replacement for \fBdmenu(1)\fP\&. +\fBrofi\fP is a standalone application and should not be integrated into scripts. +For integration into scripts it has a special mode that functions as a +(drop\-in) replacement for \fBdmenu(1)\fP\&. See emulating dmenu below. .SS Running rofi .PP @@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ The website for \fB\fCdmenu\fR can be found here .PP \fBrofi\fP does not aim to be 100% compatible with \fB\fCdmenu\fR\&. There are simply too many flavors of \fB\fCdmenu\fR\&. -The idea is that the basic usage command\-\&line flags are obeyed, theme\-\&related flags are not. +The idea is that the basic usage command\-line flags are obeyed, theme\-related flags are not. Besides, \fBrofi\fP offers some extended features (like multi\-select, highlighting, message bar, extra key bindings). .SS Display Error message @@ -181,7 +180,11 @@ Specify the number of threads \fBrofi\fP should use: .IP \(bu 2 1: Disable threading .IP \(bu 2 -2..n: Specify the maximum number of threads to use in the thread pool.Default: Autodetect + +.PP +2..n: Specify the maximum number of threads to use in the thread pool. +.PP +Default: Autodetect .RE @@ -461,7 +464,11 @@ The different fields are: .IP \(bu 2 \fBcomment\fP: the application comment .IP \(bu 2 -\fBall\fP: all the aboveDefault: \fIname,generic,exec,categories,keywords\fP + +.PP +\fBall\fP: all the above +.PP +Default: \fIname,generic,exec,categories,keywords\fP .RE @@ -534,7 +541,11 @@ The different fields are: .IP \(bu 2 \fBdesktop\fP: window's current desktop .IP \(bu 2 -\fBall\fP: all the aboveDefault: \fIall\fP + +.PP +\fBall\fP: all the above +.PP +Default: \fIall\fP .RE @@ -667,7 +678,11 @@ behavior.) .IP \(bu 2 \fB\-4\fP: the monitor with the focused window. .IP \(bu 2 -\fB\-5\fP: the monitor that shows the mouse pointer.Default: \fI\-5\fP + +.PP +\fB\-5\fP: the monitor that shows the mouse pointer. +.PP +Default: \fI\-5\fP .RE @@ -1165,7 +1180,7 @@ Set ellipsize mode to start. So, the end of the string is visible. .PP Pops up a message dialog (used internally for showing errors) with \fImessage\fP\&. -Message can be multi\-\&line. +Message can be multi\-line. .SS File browser settings .PP @@ -1784,21 +1799,21 @@ first. .SH AUTHOR .RS .IP \(bu 2 -Qball Cow qball@blame.services -\[la]mailto:qball@blame.services\[ra] +Qball Cow +\[la]qball@blame.services\[ra] .IP \(bu 2 -Rasmus Steinke rasi@xssn.at -\[la]mailto:rasi@xssn.at\[ra] +Rasmus Steinke +\[la]rasi@xssn.at\[ra] .IP \(bu 2 -Quentin Glidic sardemff7+rofi@sardemff7.net -\[la]mailto:sardemff7+rofi@sardemff7.net\[ra] +Quentin Glidic +\[la]sardemff7+rofi@sardemff7.net\[ra] .RE .PP Original code based on work by: Sean Pringle -\[la]https://github.com/seanpringle/simpleswitcher\[ra] sean.pringle@gmail.com -\[la]mailto:sean.pringle@gmail.com\[ra] +\[la]https://github.com/seanpringle/simpleswitcher\[ra] +\[la]sean.pringle@gmail.com\[ra] .PP For a full list of authors, check the \fB\fCAUTHORS\fR file. |