first draft of AWMTK2 and a test widget (dismal)

libs/awmtk2.lua

@@ -6,36 +6,64 @@ local beautiful = require("beautiful")
 local awmtk = {}
 
 -- {{{ Utils
-awmtk.create_class = function(name,overrides,style,parent_class) 
+awmtk.create_delta = function(name,instance_delta,class_delta,parent_delta) 
-    return setmetatable(overrides,{
+    -- To save memory, we create proxies for lower layers called "deltas"
+    -- This function creates that proxy layer using metatables
+    return setmetatable(instance_delta,{
         __index = function(self,k)
-            -- Per-widget overrides are top priority
+            -- Per-instance overrides are top priority
             if rawget(self,k) then
                 return rawget(self,k)
-            -- Style overrides are second in priority
+            -- Class-wide overrides are second in priority
-            elseif type(style[name]) == "table" and rawget(style[name],k) then
+            elseif type(class_delta[name]) == "table" 
-                return rawget(style[name],k)
+                and rawget(class_delta[name],k) then
-            -- Parent class is fallback
+                return rawget(class_delta[name],k)
-            elseif parent_class[k] then
+            -- Parent is fallback
-                return parent_class[k]
+            elseif parent_delta[k] then
+                return parent_delta[k]
             end
         end
     })
 end
 
-awmtk.create_style = function(style_name,parent,overrides)
+awmtk.create_style = function(name,parent,overrides)
+    -- A style is essentially a layer of deltas upon the previous (parent) style
     local new_style = {}
     for name,parent_class in pairs(parent) do 
-        new_style[name] = awmtk.create_class(
+        new_style[name] = awmtk.create_delta(
             name,
             (overrides and overrides[name]) or {},
-            (beautiful[style_name] or {}),
+            (beautiful.widgets and beautiful.widgets[style_name]) or {},
             parent_class
         )
     end
     return new_style
 end 
 
+awmtk.create_template_lib = function(name,parent,overrides)
+    -- same thing but beautiful.templates 
+    return awmtk.create_delta(
+        name,
+        overrides or {},
+        beautiful.templates or {},
+        parent
+    )
+end
+
+awmtk.build_templates = function(templates,style)
+    local new_templates = {}
+    for name,template in pairs(awmtk.templates) do
+        new_templates[name] = templates[name](style)
+    end
+    return new_templates
+end
+
+awmtk.merge = function(base,overrides)
+    for k,v in pairs(overrides) do
+        base[k] = v
+    end
+    return base
+end
 -- }}}
 
 
@@ -54,26 +82,185 @@ awmtk.default = {
         shape_border_color = beautiful.shape_border_color or beautiful.bg_normal,
         -- }
         -- { Shapes
-        inner_margin = beautiful.inner_margin or 5,
+        margins = 5,
-        rounding = beautiful.rounding or 0,
+        spacing = 5,
+        shape = function(cr, width, height)
+            return require("gears").shape.rounded_rect(cr,width,height,5)
+        end,
         -- }
     },{__index = beautiful})
 }
 
--- Container subclass
+-- Subclasses
-awmtk.default.container = awmtk.create_class("container",{
+awmtk.default.container = awmtk.create_delta("container",{
 },awmtk.default,awmtk.default.base)
 
--- Button subclass
+awmtk.default.button = awmtk.create_delta("button",{
-awmtk.default.button = awmtk.create_class("button",{
+    margins = 3
-    inner_margin = 1
 },awmtk.default,awmtk.default.base)
 
--- Icon subclass
+awmtk.default.icon = awmtk.create_delta("icon",{
-awmtk.default.icon = awmtk.create_class("icon",{
+    margins = 1
-    inner_margin = 1
 },awmtk.default,awmtk.default.base)
 
+awmtk.default.textbox = awmtk.create_delta("textbox",{
+    font = beautiful.font or "sans 8"
+}, awmtk.default,awmtk.default.base)
+
+awmtk.default.separator = awmtk.create_delta("separator",{
+    thickness = 1,
+    color = beautiful.bg_focus,
+    border_width = 0
+}, awmtk.default,awmtk.default.base)
+
+awmtk.default.article = awmtk.create_delta("article", {
+    icon_size = 16,
+    small_font = beautiful.font or "sans 8",
+    font_align = "left",
+    small_font_align = "left"
+}, awmtk.default,awmtk.default.base)
+
+awmtk.default.popup = awmtk.create_delta("popup", {
+}, awmtk.default,awmtk.default.base)
 -- }}}
 
+-- {{{ Generic templates 
+awmtk.templates = {
+    -- Templates are built first using the given style, then applied to contents
+    -- through returned function
+    container = function(style)
+        return function(layout,options)
+            return awmtk.merge({
+                {
+                    layout,
+                    margins = (options and options.margins) or style.container.margins,
+                    widget = wibox.container.margin
+                },
+                bg = style.container.bg_normal,
+                shape = style.container.shape,
+                widget = wibox.container.background
+            },options or {})
+        end
+    end,
+   
+    button = function(style)
+        return function(layout,options)
+            return awmtk.merge({
+                {
+                    layout,
+                    margins = (options and options.margins) or style.button.margins,
+                    widget = wibox.container.margin
+                },
+                bg = style.button.bg_normal,
+                shape = style.button.shape,
+                widget = wibox.container.background
+            },options or {})
+        end
+    end,
+
+
+    textbox = function(style)
+        return function(options)
+            return awmtk.merge({
+                font = style.textbox.font,
+                widget = wibox.widget.textbox
+            },options or {})
+        end
+    end,
+
+    hseparator = function(style)
+        return function(options)
+            awmtk.merge({
+                widget = wibox.widget.separator,
+                orientation = "horizontal",
+                thickness = style.separator.thickness,
+                color = style.separator.color,
+                border_width = style.separator.border_width
+            },options or {})
+        end
+    end,
+    
+    vseparator = function(style)
+        return function(options)
+            awmtk.merge({
+                widget = wibox.widget.separator,
+                orientation = "vertical",
+                thickness = style.separator.thickness,
+                color = style.separator.color,
+                border_width = style.separator.border_width
+            },options or {})
+        end
+    end,
+
+    -- Article is a template that contains an icon, a headline and a 
+    -- short description, side by side. Useful for menus and notifications.
+    article = function(style)
+        return function(options)
+            return awmtk.merge({
+                (options.icon and {
+                    {
+                        {
+                            image = options.icon,
+                            resize = options.resize,
+                            widget = wibox.widget.imagebox
+                        },
+                        strategy = "exact",
+                        height = options.icon_size or
+                            style.article.icon_size,
+                        width = options.icon_size or 
+                            style.article.icon_size,
+                        widget = wibox.container.constraint 
+                    },
+                    widget = wibox.container.place,
+                    valign = "center",
+                    halign = "center"
+                }),
+                {
+                    {
+                        markup = options.title or "",
+                        widget = wibox.widget.textbox,
+                        font = options.font or style.article.font,
+                        align = options.font_align or
+                            style.article.font_align,
+                        valign = "center"
+                    },
+                    (options.description and {
+                        markup = options.description,
+                        widget = wibox.widget.textbox,
+                        font = options.small_font or style.article.small_font,
+                        align = options.small_font_align or
+                            style.article.small_font_align,
+                        valign = "center"
+                    }),
+                    spacing = style.article.spacing,
+                    layout = wibox.layout.flex.vertical
+                },
+                spacing = style.article.spacing,
+                layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal,
+                bg = style.article.bg_normal,
+                widget = wibox.container.background
+            }, options or {})
+        end
+    end,
+
+    popup = function(style)
+        return function(widget,options)
+            return awmtk.merge({
+                widget = {
+                    {
+                        widget,
+                        margins = (options and options.margins) or style.popup.margins,
+                        widget = wibox.container.margin
+                    },
+                    bg = style.popup.bg_normal,
+                    widget = wibox.container.background
+                },
+                shape = style.popup.shape,
+                visible = false,
+                ontop = true
+            },options or {})
+        end
+    end
+}
+-- }}}
 return awmtk

modules/autostart.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+-- XFCE style autostart system
+local awful = require("awful")
+local gears = require("gears")
+local gfs = gears.filesystem
+local menu_utils = require("menubar.utils")
+local stdir = "/tmp/.awesome_startup/"
+gfs.make_directories(stdir)
+awful.spawn.with_line_callback("find "..gfs.get_xdg_config_home().."autostart/ -name *.desktop",{
+    stdout = function(line)
+        local data = menu_utils.parse_desktop_file(line)
+        if (data.RunHook == "0") or (data.RunHook == nil) then
+            if not gfs.file_readable(stdir..line:match("[^/]*$")) then
+                io.open(stdir..line:match("[^/]*$"),"w"):close()
+                awful.spawn(data.Exec)
+            end
+        end
+    end
+})

modules/base.lua

@@ -3,7 +3,16 @@
 local awful = require("awful")
 local beautiful = require("beautiful")
 local gears = require("gears")
+
+-- Global settings
 global = {}
+global.terminal = "xfce4-terminal" --Mod+Enter (spawn terminal)
+global.browser = "prime-run librewolf" --Mod+Shift+Enter (spawn browser)
+global.modkey = "Mod4" -- Default modifier key
+global.theme = "default"
+global.shell = "zsh"
+
+awful.util.shell = global.shell
 --error handling
 if awesome.startup_errors then
     print("Error during startup: "..awesome.startup_errors)
@@ -18,14 +27,14 @@ do
     end)
 end
 
---theme
-beautiful.init(gears.filesystem.get_themes_dir().."default/theme.lua")
-
 --screen setup
 awful.screen.connect_for_each_screen(function(s)
+    gears.wallpaper.maximized(root_path.."/background.jpg")
     awful.tag({ "1" }, s, awful.layout.suit.floating)
 end)
 
+--theme initialization
+beautiful.init(root_path.."/themes/"..global.theme.."/theme.lua")
 
 --client mouse bindings
 clientbuttons = gears.table.join(
@@ -44,6 +53,8 @@ awful.rules.rules = {
             keys = clientkeys,
             buttons = clientbuttons,
             screen = awful.screen.preferred,
+            border_width = beautiful.border_width,
+            border_color = beautiful.border_normal,
             placement = awful.placement.no_overlap+awful.placement.no_offscreen
         }
     }
@@ -61,6 +72,13 @@ client.connect_signal("manage", function(c)
     end
 end)
 
+client.connect_signal("focus", function(c)
+    c.border_color = beautiful.border_focus
+end)
+
+client.connect_signal("unfocus", function(c)
+    c.border_color = beautiful.border_normal
+end)
 --screen setup
 awful.screen.connect_for_each_screen(function(s)
     awful.tag({ "1", "2", "3", "4" }, s, awful.layout.suit.floating)

modules/errorlog.lua

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 -- Error logging module
 local loghandler = io.open(os.getenv("HOME").."/.awesome_errors","w")
+local naughty = require("naughty")
 if awesome.startup_errors then
     loghandler:write("[STARTUP] "..tostring(awesome.startup_errors).."\n")
+    naughty.notify({title = "ERROR", text = tostring(awesome.startup_errors)})
 end
 do 
     local in_error = false
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@ do
         if in_error then return end
         in_error = true
         loghandler:write("[RUNTIME] "..tostring(err).."\n")
+        naughty.notify({title = "ERROR", text = tostring(err)})
         in_error = false
     end)
 end

modules/global.lua

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
--- Global settings
-global = {}
-global.terminal = "xfce4-terminal" --Mod+Enter (spawn terminal)
-global.browser = "librewolf" --Mod+Shift+Enter (spawn browser)
-global.modkey = "Mod4" -- Default modifier key

modules/menu_test.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+local menu = require("widgets.dismal")({})
+local gears = require("gears")
+local awful = require("awful")
+root.buttons(gears.table.join(
+    awful.button({}, 3, function() end),
+    awful.button({}, 4, awful.tag.viewnext),
+    awful.button({}, 5, awful.tag.viewprev)
+))

modules/temp_crutches.lua

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-local awful = require("awful")
-local gears = require("gears")
--- Wallpaper applied from homedir
-awful.screen.connect_for_each_screen(function(s)
-    gears.wallpaper.maximized(root_path.."/background.jpg")
-end)
-
-awful.rules.rules[1].properties.border_width = 2
-awful.rules.rules[1].properties.border_color = "#787B80"
-client.connect_signal("focus", function(c)
-    c.border_color = "#3584E4"
-end)
-
-client.connect_signal("unfocus", function(c)
-    c.border_color = "#787B80"
-end)

modules/xdg_data.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+-- Asynchronous XDG data aggregator
+local menu_utils = require("menubar.utils")
+local menu_gen = require("menubar.menu_gen")
+local awful = require("awful")
+local gears = require("gears")
+menu_utils.wm_name = ""
+
+-- Directories to scan for .desktop files
+local desktop_dirs = {}
+local desktop_dirs_complete = 0
+local icon_dirs = {}
+(os.getenv("XDG_DATA_DIRS")..":/home/yessiest/.local/share"):gsub("[^:]*",function(path)
+    if gears.filesystem.dir_readable(path.."/applications") then
+        table.insert(desktop_dirs, path.."/applications")
+    end
+    if gears.filesystem.dir_readable(path.."/icons") then
+        table.insert(icon_dirs, path.."/icons")
+    end
+end)
+
+
+-- Global xdg data cache 
+xdg = {
+    apps = {},
+    categories = {
+        Other = {
+            icon = "applications-other",
+            apps = {}
+        },
+        Wine = {
+            icon = "wine",
+            apps = {}
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+for k,v in pairs(menu_gen.all_categories) do
+    xdg.categories[v.app_type] = {
+        name = v.name,
+        icon = v.icon_name,
+        apps = {}
+    }
+end
+
+-- Asynchronous scanning process
+for k,v in pairs(desktop_dirs) do
+    awful.spawn.with_line_callback("find "..tostring(v).." -name *.desktop",{
+        stdout = function(line)
+            local data = menu_utils.parse_desktop_file(line)
+            if data.NoDisplay then
+                return
+            end
+            local appdata = {
+                name = data.Name,
+                category = "Other",
+                exec = data.Exec,
+                icon = (data.Icon and menu_utils.lookup_icon(data.Icon)),
+                description = data.Comment
+            }
+            -- Match first available cateogry for sorting
+            for k,v in pairs(data.Categories or {"Other"}) do
+                if xdg.categories[v] then
+                    appdata.category = v
+                    break
+                end
+                -- Oh how do I love those Wine applications and their categories
+                if v:match("^Wine") then
+                    appdata.category = "Wine"
+                    break
+                end
+            end
+            -- Open terminal apps in the terminal (duh)
+            if data.Terminal then
+                appdata.exec = global.terminal.." -e "..appdata.exec
+            end
+            -- Just for you, Wine - special case because you're being a shit
+            if (exec and exec:find("%W?wine ")) then
+                appdata.category = "Wine"
+            end
+            table.insert(xdg.apps,appdata)
+            table.insert(xdg.categories[appdata.category].apps,appdata)
+        end,
+        output_done = function()
+            -- Call a global signal 
+            awesome.emit_signal("xdg::dir_finished",v)
+            desktop_dirs_complete = desktop_dirs_complete + 1
+        end
+    })
+end
+awesome.connect_signal("xdg::dir_finished",function(dir)
+    if desktop_dirs_complete == #desktop_dirs then
+        awesome.emit_signal("xdg::all_finished")
+        -- Clean up empty categories
+        for k,v in pairs(xdg.categories) do
+            if #v.apps == 0 then
+                xdg.categories[k] = nil
+            end
+        end
+    end
+end)

rc.lua

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ package.cpath = package.cpath
 -- Modules list
 require("modules.errorlog")
 require("modules.base")
-require("modules.global")
 require("modules.binds")
-require("modules.temp_crutches")
+require("modules.xdg_data")
+require("modules.autostart")
 require("modules.static_tags")
+require("modules.menu_test")

themes/default/README

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Background images:
+    Mikael Eriksson <mikael_eriksson@miffe.org>
+    Licensed under CC-BY-SA-3.0

themes/default/theme.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+---------------------------
+-- Default awesome theme --
+---------------------------
+
+local theme_assets = require("beautiful.theme_assets")
+local xresources = require("beautiful.xresources")
+local dpi = xresources.apply_dpi
+
+local gfs = require("gears.filesystem")
+local themes_path = gfs.get_themes_dir()
+
+local theme = {}
+
+theme.font          = "sans 8"
+
+theme.bg_normal     = "#222222"
+theme.bg_focus      = "#535d6c"
+theme.bg_urgent     = "#ff0000"
+theme.bg_minimize   = "#444444"
+theme.bg_systray    = theme.bg_normal
+
+theme.fg_normal     = "#aaaaaa"
+theme.fg_focus      = "#ffffff"
+theme.fg_urgent     = "#ffffff"
+theme.fg_minimize   = "#ffffff"
+
+theme.useless_gap   = dpi(0)
+theme.border_width  = dpi(1)
+theme.border_normal = "#000000"
+theme.border_focus  = "#535d6c"
+theme.border_marked = "#91231c"
+
+-- There are other variable sets
+-- overriding the default one when
+-- defined, the sets are:
+-- taglist_[bg|fg]_[focus|urgent|occupied|empty|volatile]
+-- tasklist_[bg|fg]_[focus|urgent]
+-- titlebar_[bg|fg]_[normal|focus]
+-- tooltip_[font|opacity|fg_color|bg_color|border_width|border_color]
+-- mouse_finder_[color|timeout|animate_timeout|radius|factor]
+-- prompt_[fg|bg|fg_cursor|bg_cursor|font]
+-- hotkeys_[bg|fg|border_width|border_color|shape|opacity|modifiers_fg|label_bg|label_fg|group_margin|font|description_font]
+-- Example:
+--theme.taglist_bg_focus = "#ff0000"
+
+-- Generate taglist squares:
+local taglist_square_size = dpi(4)
+theme.taglist_squares_sel = theme_assets.taglist_squares_sel(
+    taglist_square_size, theme.fg_normal
+)
+theme.taglist_squares_unsel = theme_assets.taglist_squares_unsel(
+    taglist_square_size, theme.fg_normal
+)
+
+-- Variables set for theming notifications:
+-- notification_font
+-- notification_[bg|fg]
+-- notification_[width|height|margin]
+-- notification_[border_color|border_width|shape|opacity]
+
+-- Variables set for theming the menu:
+-- menu_[bg|fg]_[normal|focus]
+-- menu_[border_color|border_width]
+theme.menu_submenu_icon = themes_path.."default/submenu.png"
+theme.menu_height = dpi(15)
+theme.menu_width  = dpi(100)
+
+-- You can add as many variables as
+-- you wish and access them by using
+-- beautiful.variable in your rc.lua
+--theme.bg_widget = "#cc0000"
+
+-- Define the image to load
+theme.titlebar_close_button_normal = themes_path.."default/titlebar/close_normal.png"
+theme.titlebar_close_button_focus  = themes_path.."default/titlebar/close_focus.png"
+
+theme.titlebar_minimize_button_normal = themes_path.."default/titlebar/minimize_normal.png"
+theme.titlebar_minimize_button_focus  = themes_path.."default/titlebar/minimize_focus.png"
+
+theme.titlebar_ontop_button_normal_inactive = themes_path.."default/titlebar/ontop_normal_inactive.png"
+theme.titlebar_ontop_button_focus_inactive  = themes_path.."default/titlebar/ontop_focus_inactive.png"
+theme.titlebar_ontop_button_normal_active = themes_path.."default/titlebar/ontop_normal_active.png"
+theme.titlebar_ontop_button_focus_active  = themes_path.."default/titlebar/ontop_focus_active.png"
+
+theme.titlebar_sticky_button_normal_inactive = themes_path.."default/titlebar/sticky_normal_inactive.png"
+theme.titlebar_sticky_button_focus_inactive  = themes_path.."default/titlebar/sticky_focus_inactive.png"
+theme.titlebar_sticky_button_normal_active = themes_path.."default/titlebar/sticky_normal_active.png"
+theme.titlebar_sticky_button_focus_active  = themes_path.."default/titlebar/sticky_focus_active.png"
+
+theme.titlebar_floating_button_normal_inactive = themes_path.."default/titlebar/floating_normal_inactive.png"
+theme.titlebar_floating_button_focus_inactive  = themes_path.."default/titlebar/floating_focus_inactive.png"
+theme.titlebar_floating_button_normal_active = themes_path.."default/titlebar/floating_normal_active.png"
+theme.titlebar_floating_button_focus_active  = themes_path.."default/titlebar/floating_focus_active.png"
+
+theme.titlebar_maximized_button_normal_inactive = themes_path.."default/titlebar/maximized_normal_inactive.png"
+theme.titlebar_maximized_button_focus_inactive  = themes_path.."default/titlebar/maximized_focus_inactive.png"
+theme.titlebar_maximized_button_normal_active = themes_path.."default/titlebar/maximized_normal_active.png"
+theme.titlebar_maximized_button_focus_active  = themes_path.."default/titlebar/maximized_focus_active.png"
+
+theme.wallpaper = themes_path.."default/background.png"
+
+-- You can use your own layout icons like this:
+theme.layout_fairh = themes_path.."default/layouts/fairhw.png"
+theme.layout_fairv = themes_path.."default/layouts/fairvw.png"
+theme.layout_floating  = themes_path.."default/layouts/floatingw.png"
+theme.layout_magnifier = themes_path.."default/layouts/magnifierw.png"
+theme.layout_max = themes_path.."default/layouts/maxw.png"
+theme.layout_fullscreen = themes_path.."default/layouts/fullscreenw.png"
+theme.layout_tilebottom = themes_path.."default/layouts/tilebottomw.png"
+theme.layout_tileleft   = themes_path.."default/layouts/tileleftw.png"
+theme.layout_tile = themes_path.."default/layouts/tilew.png"
+theme.layout_tiletop = themes_path.."default/layouts/tiletopw.png"
+theme.layout_spiral  = themes_path.."default/layouts/spiralw.png"
+theme.layout_dwindle = themes_path.."default/layouts/dwindlew.png"
+theme.layout_cornernw = themes_path.."default/layouts/cornernww.png"
+theme.layout_cornerne = themes_path.."default/layouts/cornernew.png"
+theme.layout_cornersw = themes_path.."default/layouts/cornersww.png"
+theme.layout_cornerse = themes_path.."default/layouts/cornersew.png"
+
+-- Generate Awesome icon:
+theme.awesome_icon = theme_assets.awesome_icon(
+    theme.menu_height, theme.bg_focus, theme.fg_focus
+)
+
+-- Define the icon theme for application icons. If not set then the icons
+-- from /usr/share/icons and /usr/share/icons/hicolor will be used.
+theme.icon_theme = nil
+
+return theme
+
+-- vim: filetype=lua:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:textwidth=80

widgets/dismal.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+-- Dismal - not your average run prompt
+local awmtk2 = require("awmtk2")
+local wibox = require("wibox")
+local gears = require("gears")
+local awful = require("awful")
+
+local xdg_search = function(name,rlimit)
+    local results = {}
+    for k,v in pairs(xdg.apps) do
+        if v.name:lower():find(name,nil,true) then
+            table.insert(results,v)
+        end
+        if rlimit <= #results then
+            break
+        end
+    end
+    return results
+end
+
+return function(args)
+    local style = awmtk2.create_style("dismal",awmtk2.default,args.style)
+    local templates = awmtk2.create_template_lib("dismal",awmtk2.templates,args.templates)
+    local t = awmtk2.build_templates(templates,style)
+    local launchpad = awful.popup(t.popup({
+        t.container {
+            t.textbox({
+                text = "",
+                id = "inputbox"
+            }),
+            layout = wibox.layout.fixed.vertical,
+        },
+        t.container({
+            id = "resultbox",
+            layout = wibox.layout.fixed.vertical,
+            spacing = style.container.spacing
+        },{
+            bg = style.container.bg_highlight,
+            forced_width = style.button.width or 180
+        }),
+        t.textbox({
+            markup = "<b>Enter</b> - Run;\n<b>Ctrl+Enter</b> - run in terminal"
+        }),
+        spacing = style.container.spacing,
+        layout = wibox.layout.fixed.vertical
+    }))
+    local button_cache = gears.cache(function(name,exec,description,icon)
+        -- beacause apparently cache doesn't allow nil values
+        if icon == "" then icon = nil end
+        local widget = wibox.widget(t.button(t.article({
+            icon = icon,
+            resize = true,
+            title = name,
+            description = description,
+            icon_size = (style.button.height and 
+                (style.button.height-style.container.margins)) or 
+                30-style.container.margins
+        }),{
+            forced_height = style.button.height or 30  
+        }))
+        local exec = exec:gsub("%%%w","")
+        widget:buttons(
+            gears.table.join(
+                awful.button({},1,function()
+                    awful.spawn(exec)
+                    launchpad.visible = false
+                    -- i know it's deprecated, you literally give me no option
+                    awful.keygrabber.stop()
+                end),
+                awful.button({"Control"},1,function()
+                    awful.spawn({global.terminal,"-e",exec})
+                    launchpad.visible = false
+                    awful.keygrabber.stop()
+                end),
+                awful.button({},3,function()
+                    awful.spawn(exec)
+                end),
+                awful.button({"Control"},3,function()
+                    awful.spawn({global.terminal,"-e",exec})
+                end)
+            )
+        )
+        return widget
+    end)
+    local modifiers = {}
+    local results_list = launchpad.widget:get_children_by_id("resultbox")[1]
+    local input_field = launchpad.widget:get_children_by_id("inputbox")[1]
+    root.keys(gears.table.join(
+        root.keys(),
+        awful.key({ global.modkey }, "r", function()
+            launchpad.visible = true
+            if launchpad.visible then
+                awful.prompt.run {
+                    prompt = "<b>Run: </b>",
+                    textbox = input_field,  
+                    hooks = {    
+                        { { "Control" }, "Return", function(cmd) 
+                            awful.spawn({global.terminal, "-e", cmd})
+                        end},
+                        { { }, "Return", function(cmd) 
+                            awful.spawn.with_shell(cmd)
+                        end},
+                        { {}, 'Escape', function(cmd)
+                            input_field.markup = ""
+                        end},
+                    },
+                    done_callback = function()
+                        launchpad.visible = false
+                    end,
+                    changed_callback = function(command)
+                        local results = xdg_search(command,args.result_limit or 5)
+                        results_list:reset()
+                        for k,v in pairs(results) do
+                            results_list:insert(1,button_cache:get(
+                                v.name,
+                                v.exec,
+                                v.description or "",
+                                v.icon or ""
+                            ))
+                        end
+                    end,
+                    completion_callback = function(before,after,ncomp)
+                        return awful.completion.shell(before,after,ncomp,global.shell)
+                    end,
+                    history_path = "/tmp/.dismal_history",
+                    history_max = 50
+                }
+            end
+        end)
+    ))
+    return launchpad
+end