dmenu ipc for spotlight

[pxeemo]

Feature Description

It would be very nice to have a dmenu mode with an ipc command like how standalone launchers like rofi/wofi/fuzzel do.

Use Case

This really helps when you have a lot of scripts and want to bind it in a wm shortcut and you want to be able to choose an option for it or even used to get a text user input without options.

Compositor

Is this feature specific to one compositor?

• All compositors
• niri
• Hyprland
• dwl (MangoWC)
• sway

Proposed Solution

example command:

printf '%s\n' 'option1' 'option2' 'option3' | dms ipc dmenu

It can have these options:

• choose a different separator than '\n'
• only-prompt mode (get input without options)
• change the default input placeholder

Alternatives/Existing Solutions

using other standalone launchers with dmenu mode or using dmenu itself