dotfiles/awesome/main/menu.lua

--- awesome stdlib
local awful         = require("awful")
local hotkeys_popup = require("awful.hotkeys_popup").widget
--- theme lib
local beautiful     = require("beautiful") --- for awesome.icon

local M  = {}
local _M = {}
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--- import preferred programs
local terminal     = RC.vars.terminal
local file_manager = RC.vars.file_manager

--- import editor variable from OS environment
local editor     = os.getenv("EDITOR") or "nano"
local editor_cmd = terminal .. " -e " .. editor

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--- make it harder to quit awesome accidentally
M.quitmenu =
  {{ "i mean it!",
      function() awesome.quit() end }}

--- "awesome" menu
M.awesome = {
  { "hotkeys",
      function()
        hotkeys_popup.show_help(nil,awful.screen.focused())
      end },

  { "manual",
      terminal .. " -e man awesome" },

  { "edit config",
      editor_cmd .. " " .. awesome.conffile  },

  { "terminal",  terminal },

  { "restart",  awesome.restart },

  { "quit",  M.quitmenu }
}

--- stuff that doesn't show up in rofi
M.misc = {
  { "youtube",
      "/usr/lib64/chromium-browser/chromium-browser.sh\
          --profile-directory=Default\
          --app-id=agimnkijcaahngcdmfeangaknmldooml" },
}

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function _M.get()

--- main menu
local menu_items = {
  { "awesome",
      M.awesome, beautiful.awesome_subicon   },
  { "terminal",  terminal                    },
  { "files"   ,  file_manager                },
  { "search"  ,  "catfish"                   },
  { "wally"   ,  "wally"                     },
  { "misc"    , M.misc                       }
}
  return menu_items
end
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return setmetatable({}, { __call = function(_, ...) return _M.get(...) end })