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2.1. Global variables

Lucas Vieira edited this page Sep 2, 2018 · 1 revision

Global variables

These are variables of interest which you may want to change at will.

*browser-command*

Specifies a string containing the path to the browser’s binary. Must be an absolute path. Defaults to /usr/bin/firefox.

*browser-incognito-flag*

Default string flag to append to browser for navigation on incognito mode. Defaults to --private-window.

*notify-command*

Specifies a string containing the path to the notification tool. Must be an absolute path. Defaults to /usr/bin/notify-send.

*launcher-command*

Specifies a string containing the path to the launcher. Must be an absolute path. Defaults to /usr/bin/dmenu.

*launcher-prompt*

Default prompt for the launcher. Defaults to "Powerlisp".

*launcher-on-bottom*

Specifies whether you want the launcher to be on bottom of screen. Defaults to t.

*launcher-rofi-emulate-dmenu*

Determines whether the launcher is rofi, emulating dmenu. You should turn this flag to t whenever you are using rofi instead of dmenu. Defaults to nil.

*launcher-font*

Specifies a XFT or xfontsel string to be used on the launcher as typeface. Currently only makes a difference on dmenu.

*launcher-bg*

String containing hex code of launcher’s background. Currently only makes a difference on dmenu.

*launcher-fg*

Same as *launcher-bg*, but for the color of the typeface.

*launcher-sel-bg*

String containing hex code of launcher selection’s background. Currently only makes a difference on dmenu.

*launcher-sel-fg*

Same as *launcher-sel-bg*, but for the color of the typeface.

*default-search-engine*

An atom specifying the default search engine which should be used. Can also be changed to the atom of any search engines you may add. Defaults to 'duckduckgo.

*rerun-main-menu*

Determines whether, after executing the current command, the main menu should be shown again once. You should only need to change this when you are performing actions which lead to other input (e.g. changing the search engine for the current run). Defaults to nil.

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