commit 64a5259593a4f4f084dd73149e051f20c8889f2c
parent f96cc5f2500b102b3f9bb09f23a52daa45479a0e
Author: Bakar Chargeishvili <bakar@bcharge.de>
Date:   Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:15:30 +0200

Select unicode chars using dmenu

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dmenuunicode
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1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/dmenuunicode b/dmenuunicode
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# The famous "get a menu of emojis to copy" script.
+
+# Get user selection via dmenu from emoji file.
+chosen=$(cut -d ';' -f1 ~/.local/share/chars/* | dmenu -i -l 30 | sed "s/ .*//")
+
+# Exit if none chosen.
+[ -z "$chosen" ] && exit
+
+# If you run this command with an argument, it will automatically insert the
+# character. Otherwise, show a message that the emoji has been copied.
+if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+	xdotool type "$chosen"
+else
+	printf "%s" "$chosen" | xclip -selection clipboard
+	notify-send "'$chosen' copied to clipboard." &
+fi