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@@ -19,15 +19,11 @@ preferred.
.SH Comments
.PP
C and C++ file comments are supported.
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
Anything after \fB\fC//\fR and before a newline is considered a comment.
.IP \(bu 2
Everything between \fB\fC/*\fR and \fB\fC*/\fR is a comment.
-.RE
-
.PP
Comments can be nested and the C comments can be inline.
@@ -246,8 +242,6 @@ When used, values with the wrong type that cannot be converted are ignored.
.PP
The current theme format supports different types:
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
a string
.IP \(bu 2
@@ -281,18 +275,12 @@ an environment variable
.IP \(bu 2
Inherit
-.RE
-
.PP
Some of these types are a combination of other types.
-.SH String
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SH String.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC"[:print:]+"\fR
-.RE
-
.PP
A string is always surrounded by double quotes (\fB\fC"\fR). Between the quotes there can be any printable character.
@@ -311,13 +299,9 @@ font: "Awasome 12";
.PP
The string must be valid UTF\-8.
-.SH Integer
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SH Integer.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC[\-+]?[:digit:]+\fR
-.RE
-
.PP
An integer may contain any number.
@@ -333,13 +317,9 @@ lines: 12;
.fi
.RE
-.SH Real
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SH Real.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC[\-+]?[:digit:]+(\\.[:digit:]+)?\fR
-.RE
-
.PP
A real is an integer with an optional fraction.
@@ -358,13 +338,9 @@ real: 3.4;
.PP
The following is not valid: \fB\fC\&.3\fR, \fB\fC3.\fR or scientific notation: \fB\fC3.4e\-3\fR\&.
-.SH Boolean
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SH Boolean.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC(true|false)\fR
-.RE
-
.PP
Boolean value is either \fB\fCtrue\fR or \fB\fCfalse\fR\&. This is case\-\&sensitive.
@@ -383,8 +359,6 @@ dynamic: false;
.SH Color
.PP
\fBrofi\fP supports the color formats as specified in the CSS standard (1,2,3 and some of CSS 4)
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC#{HEX}{3}\fR (rgb)
.IP \(bu 2
@@ -406,15 +380,11 @@ Format: \fB\fCcmyk( {PERCENTAGE}, {PERCENTAGE}, {PERCENTAGE}, {PERCENTAGE} [, {P
.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC{named\-color} [ / {PERCENTAGE} ]\fR
-.RE
-
.PP
The white\-space format proposed in CSS4 is also supported.
.PP
The different values are:
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fC{HEX}\fR is a hexadecimal number ('0\-9a\-f' case insensitive).
.IP \(bu 2
@@ -443,8 +413,6 @@ PapayaWhip, PeachPuff, Peru, Pink, Plum, PowderBlue, Purple, RebeccaPurple, Red,
Salmon, SandyBrown, SeaGreen, SeaShell, Sienna, Silver, SkyBlue, SlateBlue, SlateGray, SlateGrey, Snow, SpringGreen,
SteelBlue, Tan, Teal, Thistle, Tomato, Turquoise, Violet, Wheat, White, WhiteSmoke, Yellow, YellowGreen,transparent
-.RE
-
.PP
For example:
@@ -472,18 +440,12 @@ text\-color: Black;
.fi
.RE
-.SH Text style
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SH Text style.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC(bold|italic|underline|strikethrough|none)\fR
-.RE
-
.PP
Text style indicates how the highlighted text is emphasized. \fB\fCNone\fR indicates that no emphasis
should be applied.
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCbold\fR: make the text thicker then the surrounding text.
.IP \(bu 2
@@ -495,8 +457,6 @@ should be applied.
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCsmall caps\fR: emphasise the text using capitalization.
-.RE
-
.PP
.RS
@@ -504,22 +464,16 @@ should be applied.
For some reason \fB\fCsmall caps\fR does not work on some systems.
.RE
-.SH Line style
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SH Line style.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC(dash|solid)\fR
-.RE
-
.PP
Indicates how a line should be drawn.
It currently supports:
* \fB\fCdash\fR: a dashed line, where the gap is the same width as the dash
* \fB\fCsolid\fR: a solid line
-.SH Distance
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SH Distance.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC{Integer}px\fR
.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC{Real}em\fR
@@ -528,12 +482,8 @@ Format: \fB\fC{Real}ch\fR
.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC{Real}%\fR
-.RE
-
.PP
A distance can be specified in 3 different units:
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCpx\fR: Screen pixels.
.IP \(bu 2
@@ -543,8 +493,6 @@ A distance can be specified in 3 different units:
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fC%\fR: Percentage of the \fBmonitor\fP size.
-.RE
-
.PP
Distances used in the horizontal direction use the monitor width. Distances in
the vertical direction use the monitor height.
@@ -563,9 +511,36 @@ For example:
On a full\-HD (1920x1080) monitor, it defines a padding of 192 pixels on the left
and right side and 108 pixels on the top and bottom.
-.SH Padding
+.SS Calculating sizes
+.PP
+Rofi supports some maths in calculating sizes. For this it uses the CSS syntax:
+
+.PP
.RS
+
+.nf
+width: calc( 100% \- 37px );
+
+.fi
+.RE
+
+.PP
+It supports the following operations:
+.IP \(bu 2
+\fB\fC+\fR: Add
+.IP \(bu 2
+\fB\fC\-\fR: Subtract
+.IP \(bu 2
+\fB\fC/\fR: Divide
.IP \(bu 2
+\fB\fC*\fR: Multiply
+.IP \(bu 2
+\fB\fC%\fR: Multiply
+
+.PP
+It uses the C precedence ordering.
+
+.SH Padding.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC{Integer}\fR
.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC{Distance}\fR
@@ -576,15 +551,11 @@ Format: \fB\fC{Distance} {Distance} {Distance}\fR
.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC{Distance} {Distance} {Distance} {Distance}\fR
-.RE
-
.PP
If no unit is specified, pixels are assumed.
.PP
The different number of fields in the formats are parsed like:
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
1 field: \fB\fCall\fR
.IP \(bu 2
@@ -594,11 +565,7 @@ The different number of fields in the formats are parsed like:
.IP \(bu 2
4 fields: \fB\fCtop\fR, \fB\fCright\fR, \fB\fCbottom\fR, \fB\fCleft\fR
-.RE
-
-.SH Border
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SH Border.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC{Integer}\fR
.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC{Distance}\fR
@@ -617,8 +584,6 @@ Format: \fB\fC{Distance} {Line style} {Distance} {Line style} {Distance} {Line s
.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC{Distance} {Line style} {Distance} {Line style} {Distance} {Line style} {Distance} {Line style}\fR
-.RE
-
.PP
Borders are identical to padding, except that each distance field has a line
style property.
@@ -633,12 +598,9 @@ When no unit is specified, pixels are assumed.
.SH Position
.PP
Indicate a place on the window/monitor.
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
-
-.PP
Format: \fB\fC(center|east|north|west|south|north east|north west|south west|south east)\fR
+
.PP
.RS
@@ -646,15 +608,13 @@ Format: \fB\fC(center|east|north|west|south|north east|north west|south west|sou
north west | north | north east
\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-|\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-|\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-
- west | center | east
+ west | center | east
\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-|\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-|\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-
south west | south | south east
.fi
.RE
-.RE
-
.SH Visibility
.PP
It is possible to hide widgets:
@@ -664,13 +624,9 @@ inputbar {
enabled: false;
}
-.SH Reference
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SH Reference.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC@{PROPERTY NAME}\fR
-.RE
-
.PP
A reference can point to another reference. Currently, the maximum number of redirects is 20.
A property always refers to another property. It cannot be used for a subpart of the property.
@@ -703,34 +659,22 @@ window {
.fi
.RE
-.SH Orientation
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SH Orientation.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC(horizontal|vertical)\fR
-.RE
-
.PP
Specify the orientation of the widget.
-.SH List of keywords
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SH List of keywords.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC[ keyword, keyword ]\fR
-.RE
-
.PP
A list starts with a '[' and ends with a ']'. The entries in the list are comma\-separated.
The \fB\fCkeyword\fR in the list refers to an widget name.
-.SH Environment variable
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SH Environment variable.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fC${:alnum:}\fR
-.RE
-
.PP
This will parse the environment variable as the property value. (that then can be any of the above types).
The environment variable should be an alphanumeric string without white\-space.
@@ -746,13 +690,9 @@ The environment variable should be an alphanumeric string without white\-space.
.fi
.RE
-.SH Inherit
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SH Inherit.IP \(bu 2
Format: \fB\fCinherit\fR
-.RE
-
.PP
Inherits the property from its parent widget.
@@ -809,20 +749,14 @@ element selected {
.SH Name
.PP
The current widgets available in \fBrofi\fP:
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCwindow\fR
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCoverlay\fR: the overlay widget.
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCmainbox\fR: The mainbox box.
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCinputbar\fR: The input bar box.
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCbox\fR: the horizontal @box packing the widgets
.IP \(bu 2
@@ -835,49 +769,27 @@ The current widgets available in \fBrofi\fP:
\fB\fCnum\-rows\fR: Shows the total number of rows.
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCnum\-filtered\-rows\fR: Shows the total number of rows after filtering.
-
-.RE
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fClistview\fR: The listview.
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCscrollbar\fR: the listview scrollbar
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCelement\fR: a box in the listview holding the entries
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCelement\-icon\fR: the widget in the listview's entry showing the (optional) icon
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCelement\-index\fR: the widget in the listview's entry keybindable index (1,2,3..0)
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCelement\-text\fR: the widget in the listview's entry showing the text.
-
-.RE
-
-.RE
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCmode\-switcher\fR: the main horizontal @box packing the buttons.
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCbutton\fR: the buttons @textbox for each mode
-
-.RE
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCmessage\fR: The container holding the textbox.
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCtextbox\fR: the message textbox
-.RE
-
-.RE
-
-.RE
-
.PP
Note that these path names match the default theme. Themes that provide a custom layout will have different
elements, and structure.
@@ -949,9 +861,7 @@ This allows the colors used for drawing the handle to be set independently.
.PP
The following properties are currently supported:
-.SS all widgets:
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SS all widgets:.IP \(bu 2
\fBenabled\fP: enable/disable the widget
.IP \(bu 2
\fBpadding\fP: padding
@@ -972,11 +882,7 @@ Background color
\fBborder\-color\fP: color
Color of the border
-.RE
-
-.SS window:
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SS window:.IP \(bu 2
.PP
\fBfont\fP: string
@@ -1020,11 +926,7 @@ The width of the window
\fBy\-offset\fP: distance
The offset of the window to the anchor point, allowing you to push the window left/right/up/down
-.RE
-
-.SS scrollbar:
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SS scrollbar:.IP \(bu 2
\fBbackground\-color\fP: color
.IP \(bu 2
\fBhandle\-width\fP: distance
@@ -1033,22 +935,14 @@ The offset of the window to the anchor point, allowing you to push the window le
.IP \(bu 2
\fBborder\-color\fP: color
-.RE
-
-.SS box:
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SS box:.IP \(bu 2
\fBorientation\fP: orientation
Set the direction the elements are packed.
.IP \(bu 2
\fBspacing\fP: distance
Distance between the packed elements.
-.RE
-
-.SS textbox:
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SS textbox:.IP \(bu 2
\fBbackground\-color\fP: color
.IP \(bu 2
\fBborder\-color\fP: the color used for the border around the widget.
@@ -1076,11 +970,7 @@ color is optional, multiple highlight styles can be added like: bold underline i
.IP \(bu 2
\fBblink\fP: Enable/Disable blinking on an input textbox (Boolean).
-.RE
-
-.SS listview:
-.RS
-.IP \(bu 2
+.SS listview:.IP \(bu 2
\fBcolumns\fP: integer
Number of columns to show (at least 1)
.IP \(bu 2
@@ -1114,8 +1004,6 @@ Reverse the ordering (top down to bottom up).
\fBfixed\-columns\fP: boolean
Do not reduce the number of columns shown when number of visible elements is not enough to fill them all.
-.RE
-
.PP
Each element is a \fB\fCbox\fR called \fB\fCelement\fR\&. Each \fB\fCelement\fR can contain an \fB\fCelement\-icon\fR and \fB\fCelement\-text\fR\&.
@@ -1207,8 +1095,6 @@ The layout of \fBrofi\fP can be tweaked by packing the 'fixed' widgets in a cust
.PP
The following widgets are fixed, as they provide core \fBrofi\fP functionality:
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
prompt
.IP \(bu 2
@@ -1228,13 +1114,9 @@ num\-rows
.IP \(bu 2
num\-filtered\-rows
-.RE
-
.PP
The following keywords are defined and can be used to automatically pack a subset of the widgets.
These are used in the default theme as depicted in the figure above.
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
mainbox
Packs: \fB\fCinputbar, message, listview, mode\-switcher\fR
@@ -1242,15 +1124,11 @@ Packs: \fB\fCinputbar, message, listview, mode\-switcher\fR
inputbar
Packs: \fB\fCprompt,entry,case\-indicator\fR
-.RE
-
.PP
Any widget name starting with \fB\fCtextbox\fR is a textbox widget, others are box widgets and can pack other widgets.
.PP
There are several special widgets that can be used by prefixing the name of the widget:
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCtextbox\fR:
This is a textbox widget. The displayed string can be set with \fB\fCstr\fR\&.
@@ -1266,8 +1144,6 @@ The \fB\fCaction\fR can be set to:
\fB\fCok|alternate\fR: accept entry and launch alternate action (for run launch in terminal).
\fB\fCcustom|alternate\fR: accept custom input and launch alternate action.
-.RE
-
.PP
To specify children, set the \fB\fCchildren\fR
property (this always happens on the \fB\fCbox\fR child, see example below):
@@ -1358,8 +1234,6 @@ Just like CSS, \fBrofi\fP uses the box model for each widget.
.PP
Explanation of the different parts:
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
Content \- The content of the widget.
.IP \(bu 2
@@ -1372,8 +1246,6 @@ The border use the border\-color of the widget.
Margin \- Clears an area outside the border.
The margin is transparent.
-.RE
-
.PP
The box model allows us to add a border around elements, and to define space between elements.
@@ -1498,8 +1370,6 @@ Parts of the theme can be conditionally loaded, like the CSS \fB\fC@media\fR opt
.PP
It supports the following keys as constraint:
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCmin\-width\fR: load when width is bigger then value.
.IP \(bu 2
@@ -1515,21 +1385,15 @@ It supports the following keys as constraint:
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fCmonitor\-id\fR: The monitor id, see rofi \-help for id's.
-.RE
-
.SH Multiple file handling
.PP
The rasi file format offers two methods of including other files.
This can be used to modify existing themes, or have multiple variations on a theme.
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
import: Import and parse a second file.
.IP \(bu 2
theme: Discard theme, and load file as a fresh theme.
-.RE
-
.PP
Syntax:
@@ -1548,8 +1412,6 @@ The specified file can either by \fIname\fP, \fIfilename\fP,\fIfull path\fP\&.
.PP
If a filename is provided, it will try to resolve it in the following order:
-
-.RS
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fC${XDG\_CONFIG\_HOME}/rofi/themes/\fR
.IP \(bu 2
@@ -1559,8 +1421,6 @@ If a filename is provided, it will try to resolve it in the following order:
.IP \(bu 2
\fB\fC${INSTALL PREFIX}/share/rofi/themes/\fR
-.RE
-
.PP
A name is resolved as a filename by appending the \fB\fC\&.rasi\fR extension.