I3wm/dmenu: Better sorting of the menu

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I was annoyed by the default order of dmenu items in i3 WM, so I’ve adjusted it:

  • Layouts (items ending with (layout) are the very first.
  • DVM is above its template.
  • Qube Settings is below all items, as I more frequently start the apps.
  • Start qube is above all items – when I add this item to the menu, it is the most frequently used one.

The wrapper is there: dmenu-wrapper.s · GitHub

Ideas for further improvement:

  • Prefer Fedora templates to Debian ones
  • More recent DVM versions should be on top
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Currently, the script is rather meant as inspiration, i.e., you might want to adjust the script to your needs.
If there is demand (e.g. Qubes team would want to provide a package), I can rewrite it to Rust and make it configurable.

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