Adding launcher patch

README.md

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ Browsing patches? There is a [map of patches](https://coggle.it/diagram/X9IiSSM6
 
 ### Changelog:
 
+2024-07-11 - Added variant of the launcher patch
+
 2024-01-31 - Added the placedir patch
 
 2023-12-22 - Added the do-not-die-on-color-allocation-failure patch
@@ -522,6 +524,9 @@ Browsing patches? There is a [map of patches](https://coggle.it/diagram/X9IiSSM6
    - [killunsel](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/killunsel/)
       - kills all visible clients that are not selected (only the selected client will remain)
 
+   - [launcher](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/launcher/)
+      - adds buttons to the bar that can be used to launch applications
+
    - [~leftlayout~](http://dwm.suckless.org/patches/leftlayout/)
       - ~moves the layout symbol in the status bar to the left hand side~
 

config.def.h

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 /* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
 
+/* Helper macros for spawning commands */
+#define SHCMD(cmd) { .v = (const char*[]){ "/bin/sh", "-c", cmd, NULL } }
+#define CMD(...)   { .v = (const char*[]){ __VA_ARGS__, NULL } }
+
 /* appearance */
 #if ROUNDED_CORNERS_PATCH
 static const unsigned int borderpx       = 0;   /* border pixel of windows */
@@ -399,6 +403,13 @@ static char *statuscolors[][ColCount] = {
 static const char *layoutmenu_cmd = "layoutmenu.sh";
 #endif
 
+#if BAR_LAUNCHER_PATCH
+static const Launcher launchers[] = {
+	/* icon to display      command        */
+	{ "surf",               CMD("surf", "duckduckgo.com") },
+};
+#endif // BAR_LAUNCHER_PATCH
+
 #if COOL_AUTOSTART_PATCH
 static const char *const autostart[] = {
 	"st", NULL,
@@ -548,6 +559,9 @@ static const BarRule barrules[] = {
 	#if BAR_STATUSBUTTON_PATCH
 	{ -1,        0,     BAR_ALIGN_LEFT,   width_stbutton,           draw_stbutton,          click_stbutton,          NULL,                    "statusbutton" },
 	#endif // BAR_STATUSBUTTON_PATCH
+	#if BAR_LAUNCHER_PATCH
+	{ -1,        0,     BAR_ALIGN_LEFT,   width_launcher,           draw_launcher,          click_launcher,          NULL,                    "launcher" },
+	#endif // BAR_LAUNCHER_PATCH
 	#if BAR_POWERLINE_TAGS_PATCH
 	{  0,        0,     BAR_ALIGN_LEFT,   width_pwrl_tags,          draw_pwrl_tags,         click_pwrl_tags,         hover_pwrl_tags,         "powerline_tags" },
 	#endif // BAR_POWERLINE_TAGS_PATCH
@@ -847,9 +861,6 @@ static const char *xkb_layouts[]  = {
 #define HOLDKEY 0 // replace 0 with the keysym to activate holdbar
 #endif // BAR_HOLDBAR_PATCH
 
-/* helper for spawning shell commands in the pre dwm-5.0 fashion */
-#define SHCMD(cmd) { .v = (const char*[]){ "/bin/sh", "-c", cmd, NULL } }
-
 /* commands */
 #if !NODMENU_PATCH
 static char dmenumon[2] = "0"; /* component of dmenucmd, manipulated in spawn() */

dwm.c

@@ -4102,6 +4102,7 @@ spawn(const Arg *arg)
 	if (arg->v == dmenucmd)
 		dmenumon[0] = '0' + selmon->num;
 	#endif // NODMENU_PATCH
+fprintf(stderr, "spawn running cmd:\n");
 
 	#if RIODRAW_PATCH
 	if ((pid = fork()) == 0)

patch/bar_launcher.c

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#if BAR_STATUS2D_PATCH
+int
+width_launcher(Bar *bar, BarArg *a)
+{
+	int i, x = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(launchers); i++) {
+		x += status2dtextlength(launchers[i].name) + lrpad / 2;
+	}
+	return x ? x + lrpad / 2 : 0;
+}
+
+int
+draw_launcher(Bar *bar, BarArg *a)
+{
+	int i, w = 0;;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(launchers); i++) {
+		w = status2dtextlength(launchers[i].name);
+		drawstatusbar(a, launchers[i].name);
+		a->x += w + lrpad / 2;
+	}
+
+	return a->x ;
+}
+
+int
+click_launcher(Bar *bar, Arg *arg, BarArg *a)
+{
+	int i, x = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(launchers); i++) {
+		x += status2dtextlength(launchers[i].name) + lrpad / 2;
+		if (a->x < x) {
+		    spawn(&launchers[i].command);
+		    break;
+		}
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+#else
+int
+width_launcher(Bar *bar, BarArg *a)
+{
+	int i, x = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(launchers); i++) {
+		x += TEXTW(launchers[i].name);
+	}
+	return x;
+}
+
+int
+draw_launcher(Bar *bar, BarArg *a)
+{
+	int i, x = 0, w = 0;;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(launchers); i++) {
+		w = TEXTW(launchers[i].name);
+		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, launchers[i].name, 0, True);
+		x += w;
+	}
+
+	return x;
+}
+
+int
+click_launcher(Bar *bar, Arg *arg, BarArg *a)
+{
+	int i, x = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(launchers); i++) {
+		x += TEXTW(launchers[i].name);
+		if (a->x < x) {
+		    spawn(&launchers[i].command);
+		    break;
+		}
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+#endif // BAR_STATUS2D_PATCH

patch/bar_launcher.h

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+typedef struct {
+	char* name;
+	const Arg command;
+} Launcher;
+
+static int width_launcher(Bar *bar, BarArg *a);
+static int draw_launcher(Bar *bar, BarArg *a);
+static int click_launcher(Bar *bar, Arg *arg, BarArg *a);

patch/bar_ltsymbol.c

@@ -15,4 +15,3 @@ click_ltsymbol(Bar *bar, Arg *arg, BarArg *a)
 {
 	return ClkLtSymbol;
 }
-

patch/bar_ltsymbol.h

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 static int width_ltsymbol(Bar *bar, BarArg *a);
 static int draw_ltsymbol(Bar *bar, BarArg *a);
 static int click_ltsymbol(Bar *bar, Arg *arg, BarArg *a);
-

patch/include.c

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 #if COMBO_PATCH
 #include "combo.c"
 #endif
+#if BAR_LAUNCHER_PATCH
+#include "bar_launcher.c"
+#endif
 #if BAR_LTSYMBOL_PATCH
 #include "bar_ltsymbol.c"
 #endif

patch/include.h

@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 #if BAR_HOLDBAR_PATCH
 #include "bar_holdbar.h"
 #endif
+#if BAR_LAUNCHER_PATCH
+#include "bar_launcher.h"
+#endif
 #if BAR_LTSYMBOL_PATCH
 #include "bar_ltsymbol.h"
 #endif

patches.def.h

@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@
  */
 #define BAR_FLEXWINTITLE_PATCH 0
 
+/* Adds buttons to the bar that can be used to launch applications.
+ * https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/launcher/
+ */
+#define BAR_LAUNCHER_PATCH 0
+
 /* This patch adds a context menu for layout switching.
  *   - xmenu needs to be installed.
  *   - Edit layoutmenu.sh with the installed layouts and with correct indexes.