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DIR commit ed95f7dc844ed633a531c69562fcade6c86aa30b
DIR parent 31265cd6b3bd1e5a075f837848f7285c09162659
HTML Author: Daniel Guihot <daniel@guihot.net>
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2026 03:48:14 +1000
Patch for a floating dmenu bar with padding/height/border (extension of floatingstatus for dwm)
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DIR diff --git a/tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/floatingbar/bar.png b/tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/floatingbar/bar.png
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DIR diff --git a/tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/floatingbar/dmenu-floatingbar-5.4.diff b/tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/floatingbar/dmenu-floatingbar-5.4.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+From: Daniel Guihot <daniel@guihot.net>
+Subject: [dmenu][patch] floatingmenu v1.0 - floating dmenu bar with padding/height/border (extension of floatingstatus for dwm)
+
+NOTE: Added extra flag, '-bo', which allows you to specify the colour of the border explicitly.
+By default, the background just inherits the '-sb' flag, to cooperate with default dwm behaviour.
+
+This is my first time patching suckless software. Please feel free to email me if you encounter any issues.
+
+See also: https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/floatingstatus/
+
+diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
+--- a/config.def.h
++++ b/config.def.h
+@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
+ /* Default settings; can be overriden by command line. */
+
+ static int topbar = 1; /* -b option; if 0, dmenu appears at bottom */
++
++static unsigned int barpadh = 200;
++static unsigned int barpadv = 10;
++static unsigned int barheight = 2;
++static unsigned int barborder = 2;
++
+ /* -fn option overrides fonts[0]; default X11 font or font set */
+ static const char *fonts[] = {
+ "monospace:size=10"
+@@ -12,6 +18,7 @@
+ [SchemeNorm] = { "#bbbbbb", "#222222" },
+ [SchemeSel] = { "#eeeeee", "#005577" },
+ [SchemeOut] = { "#000000", "#00ffff" },
++ [SchemeBorder] = { "#005577", "#005577" },
+ };
+ /* -l option; if nonzero, dmenu uses vertical list with given number of lines */
+ static unsigned int lines = 0;
+diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
+--- a/dmenu.c
++++ b/dmenu.c
+@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
+ #define TEXTW(X) (drw_fontset_getwidth(drw, (X)) + lrpad)
+
+ /* enums */
+-enum { SchemeNorm, SchemeSel, SchemeOut, SchemeLast }; /* color schemes */
++enum { SchemeNorm, SchemeSel, SchemeOut, SchemeBorder, SchemeLast }; /* color schemes */
+
+ struct item {
+ char *text;
+@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@
+ utf8 = XInternAtom(dpy, "UTF8_STRING", False);
+
+ /* calculate menu geometry */
+- bh = drw->fonts->h + 2;
++ bh = drw->fonts->h + 2 + 2 * barheight;
+ lines = MAX(lines, 0);
+ mh = (lines + 1) * bh;
+ #ifdef XINERAMA
+@@ -662,9 +662,9 @@
+ if (INTERSECT(x, y, 1, 1, info[i]) != 0)
+ break;
+
+- x = info[i].x_org;
+- y = info[i].y_org + (topbar ? 0 : info[i].height - mh);
+- mw = info[i].width;
++ x = info[i].x_org + barpadh;
++ y = info[i].y_org + (topbar ? barpadv : info[i].height - mh - barpadv);
++ mw = info[i].width - 2 * barpadh;
+ XFree(info);
+ } else
+ #endif
+@@ -672,9 +672,9 @@
+ if (!XGetWindowAttributes(dpy, parentwin, &wa))
+ die("could not get embedding window attributes: 0x%lx",
+ parentwin);
+- x = 0;
+- y = topbar ? 0 : wa.height - mh;
+- mw = wa.width;
++ x = barpadh;
++ y = topbar ? barpadv : wa.height - mh - barpadv;
++ mw = wa.width - 2 * barpadh;
+ }
+ promptw = (prompt && *prompt) ? TEXTW(prompt) - lrpad / 4 : 0;
+ inputw = mw / 3; /* input width: ~33% of monitor width */
+@@ -684,9 +684,11 @@
+ swa.override_redirect = True;
+ swa.background_pixel = scheme[SchemeNorm][ColBg].pixel;
+ swa.event_mask = ExposureMask | KeyPressMask | VisibilityChangeMask;
+- win = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, x, y, mw, mh, 0,
++ win = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, x, y, mw, mh, barborder,
+ CopyFromParent, CopyFromParent, CopyFromParent,
+ CWOverrideRedirect | CWBackPixel | CWEventMask, &swa);
++ if (barborder)
++ XSetWindowBorder(dpy, win, scheme[SchemeBorder][ColFg].pixel);
+ XSetClassHint(dpy, win, &ch);
+
+ /* input methods */
+@@ -751,10 +753,14 @@
+ colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+ else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nf")) /* normal foreground color */
+ colors[SchemeNorm][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+- else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sb")) /* selected background color */
++ else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sb")) { /* selected background color */
+ colors[SchemeSel][ColBg] = argv[++i];
++ colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = colors[SchemeSel][ColBg];
++ }
+ else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sf")) /* selected foreground color */
+ colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = argv[++i];
++ else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-bo")) /* border colour */
++ colors[SchemeBorder][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+ else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-ob")) /* outline background color */
+ colors[SchemeOut][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+ else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-of")) /* outline foreground color */
DIR diff --git a/tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/floatingbar/dmenu.png b/tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/floatingbar/dmenu.png
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DIR diff --git a/tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/floatingbar/index.md b/tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/floatingbar/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Description
+This patch allows you to transform the dmenu into a floating bar, with customizable height, as well as vertical and horizontal padding. This is an extension of [floatingstatus](https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/floatingstatus/) for dwm.
+
+NOTE: Added an extra flag, '-bo', which allows you to specify the colour of the border explicitly.
+By default, the background just inherits the '-sb' flag, to cooperate with default dwm behaviour.
+
+This is my first time patching suckless software. Please feel free to email me if you encounter any issues.
+
+See also: https://dwm.suckless.org/patches/floatingstatus/
+
+<div style="text-align: center;">
+ <img src="bar.png" alt="dwm bar" width="1200">
+</div>
+
+<div style="text-align: center;">
+ <img src="dmenu.png" alt="dmenu with patch" width="1200">
+</div>
+
+## Config
+
+Everything is in ``config.def.h``
+
+ barpadh - [int] Vertical padding: how far the bar is from the top.
+ barpadv - [int] Horizontal padding: how far the bar is from each side.
+ barheight - [int] Bar height: How long the bar is vertically.
+ barborder - [int] Bar border: How thick the border is.
+
+## Download
+
+[dmenu-floatingbar-5.4.diff](https://github.com/danskullz/dmenu-floatingbar/raw/refs/heads/main/dmenu-floatingbar-5.4.diff)
+
+## Authors
+
+ Daniel Guihot - daniel@guihot.net