Adding caret patch ref. #23

README.md

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ Browsing patches? There is a [map of patches](https://coggle.it/diagram/YjT2DD6j
 
 ### Changelog:
 
+2023-06-15 - Added the caret width patch
+
 2022-09-05 - Removed the json patch due to maintenance and compatibility reasons, added the
              separator patch
 
@@ -78,6 +80,9 @@ Browsing patches? There is a [map of patches](https://coggle.it/diagram/YjT2DD6j
    - [border](http://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/border/)
       - adds a border around the dmenu window
 
+   - [caret-width](https://github.com/DarkSamus669/dmenu-patches/blob/main/dmenu-caretwidth-5.2.diff)
+      - makes the caret width configurable and overridable via a command line option
+
    - [case-insensitive](http://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/case-insensitive/)
       - makes dmenu case-insensitive by default, replacing the case-insensitive `-i` option with a
         case sensitive `-s` option

config.def.h

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ static int topbar = 1;                      /* -b  option; if 0, dmenu appears a
 #if ALPHA_PATCH
 static int opacity = 1;                     /* -o  option; if 0, then alpha is disabled */
 #endif // ALPHA_PATCH
+#if CARET_WIDTH_PATCH
+static int caret_width = 2;                 /* -cw option; set default caret width */
+#endif // CARET_WIDTH_PATCH
 #if FUZZYMATCH_PATCH
 static int fuzzy = 1;                       /* -F  option; if 0, dmenu doesn't use fuzzy matching */
 #endif // FUZZYMATCH_PATCH

dmenu.c

@@ -585,7 +585,11 @@ drawmenu(void)
 	curpos = TEXTW(text) - TEXTW(&text[cursor]);
 	if ((curpos += lrpad / 2 - 1) < w) {
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
-		#if LINE_HEIGHT_PATCH
+		#if CARET_WIDTH_PATCH && LINE_HEIGHT_PATCH
+		drw_rect(drw, x + curpos, 2 + (bh-fh)/2, caret_width, fh - 4, 1, 0);
+		#elif CARET_WIDTH_PATCH
+		drw_rect(drw, x + curpos, 2, caret_width, bh - 4, 1, 0);
+		#elif LINE_HEIGHT_PATCH
 		drw_rect(drw, x + curpos, 2 + (bh-fh)/2, 2, fh - 4, 1, 0);
 		#else
 		drw_rect(drw, x + curpos, 2, 2, bh - 4, 1, 0);
@@ -1846,6 +1850,9 @@ usage(void)
 		"1"
 		#endif // RESTRICT_RETURN_PATCH
 		"] "
+		#if CARET_WIDTH_PATCH
+		"[-cw caret_width] "
+		#endif // CARET_WIDTH_PATCH
 		#if MANAGED_PATCH
 		"[-wm] "
 		#endif // MANAGED_PATCH
@@ -2084,6 +2091,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-shf")) /* selected hi foreground color */
 			colors[SchemeSelHighlight][ColFg] = argv[++i];
 		#endif // HIGHLIGHT_PATCH | FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
+		#if CARET_WIDTH_PATCH
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-cw"))  /* sets caret witdth */
+			caret_width = atoi(argv[++i]);
+		#endif // CARET_WIDTH_PATCH
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-w"))   /* embedding window id */
 			embed = argv[++i];
 		#if SEPARATOR_PATCH

patches.def.h

@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
  */
 #define BORDER_PATCH 0
 
+/* By default the caret in dmenu has a width of 2 pixels. This patch makes that configurable
+ * as well as overridable via a command line option.
+ * https://github.com/DarkSamus669/dmenu-patches/blob/main/dmenu-caretwidth-5.2.diff
+ */
+#define CARET_WIDTH_PATCH 0
+
 /* This patch makes dmenu case-insensitive by default, replacing the
  * case-insensitive -i option with a case sensitive -s option.
  * http://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/case-insensitive/