I wrote this:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pilona/Utils/master/dmenu-desktop.py
If anybody:
- is in need of a program launcher
- is already using dmenu_run (hopefully)
- wants to see desktop entries instead (so no ls or other non-X programs):
* only the stuff you'd see in your menus , such as "mpv Media
Player" rather than the name of the binary (“mpv”), or whatever
your distro packages it as
For you francophones, it transparently supports your locale… if the
desktop entries have a translation.
Anyone interested?
Regards,
Alex Pilon