dz9menu

This script uses the “menuprint_noparse” action, so you need the latest SVN dzen for it to work:

svn checkout http://dzen.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ dzen

NOTE:
If you are using any dzen formating commands in the description field of the menu file you must supply an application to launch!

Script:

#!/bin/sh
#
# (c) 2008 Robert Manea
#
# creates dzen menus from 9menu input files
#
# * additionaly accepts any dzen formating
#   commands in the description field
#
# * replaces /^.--*/ sequences with graphical 
#   separator lines
#
# Syntax: dz9menu <menufile>

#Position
X=20
Y=0
WIDTH=110
#Font
FONT='-*-fixed-medium-*-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-*'
# Width of the graphical separator (default 80% of window's width)
SEPARATOR_WIDTH=`expr $WIDTH - \( $WIDTH / 100 \) \* 20`

[ -f "$1" ] && MENUFILE="$1" || exit

# number of visible menu entries (access the others through scrolling up/down)
LINES=`wc -l "$MENUFILE"|sed -e 's/ .*//'`
[ $LINES -gt 20 ] && LINES=20

execute () {
        read PROG

        while read LINE; do 
                LBL=;APP=
                LBL=$(echo $LINE|sed -e 's/:.*$//' -e 's/^[ \t]*//' -e 's/[ \t]*$//')
                APP=$(echo $LINE|sed -e 's/^.*://' -e 's/^[ \t]*//' -e 's/[ \t]*$//')
             
                if [ x"$APP" = x"exit" ]; then
                        exit
                elif [ x"$LBL" = x"$PROG" ]; then
                       if [ x"$APP" = x"" ]; then
                          $LBL&
                       else
                          $APP&
                       fi
                       exit
                fi
        done < "$MENUFILE"
}


(
echo "^bg(grey40)^fg(black)   $0   "   
sed -e 's/:.*$//' \
    -e 's/^.--*/^r('${SEPARATOR_WIDTH}'x1)/' "$MENUFILE" 
) | \
dzen2 -l $LINES -w $WIDTH -x $X -y $Y -fn $FONT -p -m -sa c -e 'onstart=uncollapse,scrollhome;button1=menuprint_noparse,exit;button3=exit;button4=scrollup;button5=scrolldown' | execute

Input file:

Basically an input file must be in this format

description1:application1 to launch
description2:application2 to launch
description3
.
.
.
descriptionN:applicationN to launch

Example input file:

Internet:firefox
^fg(khaki)Term^fg(green)inal:urxvt
Files   :mc
^i(~/dzen_bitmaps/music.xbm)^fg(red)Music   :mocp
Text    :vim
----------
Logout  :some command
Shutdown:dito
----------
Close   :exit