Adding morecolor patch

README.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Refer to [https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/)
 
 ### Changelog:
 
-2020-08-08 - Added the symbols, managed and preselect patches
+2020-08-08 - Added the symbols, managed, morecolor and preselect patches
 
 2020-08-05 - Added the grid, highlight, highpriority, dynamic options and numbers patches
 
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ Refer to [https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/)
       - adds a `-wm` flag which sets override_redirect to false; thus letting your window manager manage the dmenu window
       - this may be helpful in contexts where you don't want to exclusively bind dmenu or want to treat dmenu more as a "window" rather than as an overlay
 
+   - [morecolor](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/morecolor/)
+      - adds an additional color scheme for highlighting entries adjacent to the current selection
+
    - [mouse-support](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/mouse-support/)
       - adds basic mouse support for dmenu
 
@@ -119,7 +122,6 @@ Refer to [https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/)
 
    - [preselect](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/preselect/)
       - adds an option `-ps` to preselect an item by providing the index that should be pre-selected
- *
 
    - [printinputtext](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/printinputtext/)
       - this patch adds a flag (-t) which makes Return key ignore selection and print the input text to stdout

config.def.h

@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ static const char *colors[][2] =
 	[SchemeNorm] = { "#bbbbbb", "#222222" },
 	[SchemeSel]  = { "#eeeeee", "#005577" },
 	[SchemeOut]  = { "#000000", "#00ffff" },
+	#if MORECOLOR_PATCH
+	[SchemeMid]  = { "#eeeeee", "#770000" },
+	#endif // MORECOLOR_PATCH
 	#if HIGHLIGHT_PATCH || FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
 	[SchemeSelHighlight]  = { "#ffc978", "#005577" },
 	[SchemeNormHighlight] = { "#ffc978", "#222222" },

dmenu.c

@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ enum {
 	SchemeNorm,
 	SchemeSel,
 	SchemeOut,
+	#if MORECOLOR_PATCH
+	SchemeMid,
+	#endif // MORECOLOR_PATCH
 	#if HIGHLIGHT_PATCH || FUZZYHIGHLIGHT_PATCH
 	SchemeNormHighlight,
 	SchemeSelHighlight,
@@ -237,6 +240,10 @@ drawitem(struct item *item, int x, int y, int w)
 	else if (item->hp)
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeHp]);
 	#endif // HIGHPRIORITY_PATCH
+	#if MORECOLOR_PATCH
+	else if (item->left == sel || item->right == sel)
+		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeMid]);
+	#endif // MORECOLOR_PATCH
 	else if (item->out)
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeOut]);
 	else

patches.def.h

@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@
  */
 #define MANAGED_PATCH 0
 
+/* This patch adds an additional color scheme for highlighting entries adjacent to the current
+ * selection.
+ * https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/morecolor/
+ */
+#define MORECOLOR_PATCH 0
+
 /* This patch adds basic mouse support for dmenu.
  * https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/mouse-support/
  */