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(HTM) Author: z3bra <willy@mailoo.org>
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 11:51:05 +0100
Added two more tools to the toolbox
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(DIR) diff --git a/2014/03/toolbox.html b/2014/03/toolbox.html
t@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
That being said, we can move on. I'll keep this article updated in
time, because it's <em>more</em> than an article. It's a list. A
list of the tools I use (or have used maybe) daily, and that I think
- are worth mentionning. You'll find tools written by me, or by other.
+ are worth mentioning. You'll find tools written by me, or by other.
Shell scripts, or compiled program. Everything that I find 'nice'.
</p>
t@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
<p>
Let's start with my current setup ! Every tool in this list is
installed on my main computer (a desktop one). I'll avoid
- mentionning server administration tools, because that's too
+ mentioning server administration tools, because that's too
specific.
</p>
</article>
t@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
<article>
<ul>
<li><a href="#2bwm">2bwm</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#9menu">9menu</a></li>
<li><a href="#bar">bar</a></li>
<li><a href="#dtach">dtach</a></li>
<li><a href="#fcount">fcount</a></li>
t@@ -81,15 +82,10 @@
<li><a href="#prout">prout</a></li>
<li><a href="#prtmk">prtmk</a></li>
<li><a href="#ptii">ptii</a></li>
- <li><a href="#uplay">uplay</a></li>
- <li><a href="#vim">vim</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#thingmenu">thingmenu</a></li>
<li><a href="#wendy">wendy</a></li>
</ul>
- <p>
- <strong>TLDR;</strong> dumbass, don't lurk on blogs if you can't
- read!
- </p>
</article>
<h3 id="2bwm">2bwm</h3>
t@@ -126,6 +122,33 @@
</p>
</article>
+ <h3 id="9menu">9menu</h3>
+ <article>
+ <p>
+ <a href="ftp://freefriends.org/arnold/Source/">LINK</a> —
+ <a href="/img/2014-03-17-menus.jpg">SHOT</a>
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Here is a simple, yet powerfull menu application. 9menu allows you
+ to create static menus to launch your favorite applications. Users
+ of the *box WM, or FVWM will relate to this.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ The advantages of 9menu over other applications like
+ <a href='#thingmenu'>thingmenu</a> is that you can leave it running
+ in the background, iconify it, bring it back, and teleport it.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Another good advantage (but you can totally live without it), is the
+ ability of 9menu to act as an interpreter, so that you can write
+ your menu using the shebang: <code>#!/usr/bin/9menu</code>
+ </p>
+ </article>
+
+
<h3 id="bar">bar</h3>
<article>
<p>
t@@ -180,7 +203,7 @@
<p>
The problem here, is that screen AND tmux are terminal MULTIPLEXER.
- Their main job is to give access to multiple terminal within on
+ Their main job is to give access to multiple terminals within a
PHYSICAL terminal. The possibility to detach and reattach them is
just a feature.
</p>
t@@ -405,6 +428,31 @@ irc/
</p>
</article>
+ <h3 id="thingmenu">thingmenu</h3>
+ <article>
+ <p>
+ <a href="http://git.r-36.net/thingmenu/">LINK</a> —
+ <a href="/img/2014-03-17-menus.jpg">SHOT</a>
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Thingmenu is one of those app you've never heard of, but you use
+ (or have used) daily, because it was part of a WM.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ It is a simple tool that help you associate some strings with
+ commands, and stack them up in a menu. It comes with a nice script
+ that is able to deal with submenus and "back" buttons, that you can
+ easily improve to fit your own needs.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>
+ Also, feel free to browse the whole git repo, it's full of good
+ stuff !
+ </p>
+ </article>
+
<h3 id="wendy">wendy</h3>
<article>
<p>
(DIR) diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
t@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@
<a href='/2014/03/toolbox.html'>Toolbox</a>
</h1>
<h2>
- — 13 March, 2014
+ — 12 March, 2014
</h2>
<article>
<p>
- Yeah, yet another list of unix tools. Feel free to avoid it, but you
- probably miss some nice tools you've probable never heard of!<br/>
+ Yeah, yet another list of unix tools. Feel free to avoid it, but you'll
+ probably miss some nice tools you've probably never heard of!<br/>
I'll keep this list updated, so don't forget to check it from time
to time.
</p>