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require("awful") | |
default_search_modes = { | |
i = {prompt="IMDB", search="https://imdb.com/"}, | |
w = {prompt="Wikipedia", search="https://wikipedia.com/"}, | |
g = {prompt="Google", search="https://google.com/"}, | |
} | |
local function create_wbox() | |
wbox = awful.wibox({ position = "bottom", ontop = true, screen = mouse.screen }) | |
p = awful.widget.prompt({ layout = awful.widget.layout.horizontal.leftright }) | |
wbox.widgets = {p} | |
end | |
local function destroy_wbox() | |
wbox = nil | |
end | |
local function local_search_table(st) | |
for k, v in pairs(st) do default_search_modes[k] = v end | |
return default_search_modes | |
end | |
local function get_prompt_text(search_item) | |
sip = search_item["prompt"] or search_item["search"] | |
return "Search " .. sip .. ":" | |
end | |
local function grab_search_item(search_table) | |
return function (m, k, e) | |
-- wait ~1.5 sec | |
if k then | |
create_wbox() | |
awful.prompt.run({ prompt = get_prompt_text(search_table[k]) }, | |
p.widget, | |
function () awful.util.spawn(browser) end, | |
nil) | |
-- nothing pressed then exit | |
end | |
end | |
end | |
local function grab_search(lsearch) | |
return function (m, k, e) | |
if event == "release" then | |
keygrabber.run(grab_search_item(lsearch)) | |
end | |
end | |
end | |
local function raise_search_if(search_table) | |
lsearch = local_search_table(search_table) | |
keygrabber.run(grab_search(lsearch)) | |
end | |
modal_search = {raise_search = raise_search_if} | |
return modal_search |
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require("awful") | |
default_search_modes = { | |
i = {prompt="IMDB", search="https://imdb.com/"}, | |
w = {prompt="Wikipedia", search="https://wikipedia.com/"}, | |
g = {prompt="Google", search="https://google.com/"}, | |
} | |
local function local_search_table(st) | |
for k, v in pairs(st) do default_search_modes[k] = v end | |
return default_search_modes | |
end | |
local function get_prompt_text(search_item) | |
sip = search_item["prompt"] or search_item["search"] | |
return "Search " .. sip .. ":" | |
end | |
local function grab_search_item(k, lsearch) | |
wbox = awful.wibox({ position = "bottom", ontop = true, screen = mouse.screen }) | |
p = awful.widget.prompt({ layout = awful.widget.layout.horizontal.leftright }) | |
wbox.widgets = {p} | |
awful.prompt.run({ prompt = get_prompt_text(lsearch[k]) }, | |
p.widget, | |
function () awful.util.spawn(browser) end, | |
nil) | |
end | |
local function grab_search(lsearch) | |
return function (m, k, e) | |
grab_search_item(k, lsearch) | |
return true | |
end | |
end | |
local function raise_search(search_table) | |
lsearch = local_search_table(search_table) | |
keygrabber.run(grab_search(lsearch)) | |
end | |
modal_search = {raise_search = raise_search} | |
return modal_search |
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-- in your variable defs | |
search_mode = { | |
a = {prompt="a_search_engine", search="https://a_search_engine.com/?="} | |
} | |
-- in your keybinds table | |
awful.key({ modkey }, "s", function () modal_search.raise_search(search_mode) end), |
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