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Luke Smith 2020-05-02 15:03:20 -04:00
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# The famous "get a menu of emojis to copy" script.
# Must have xclip installed to even show menu.
xclip -h 2>/dev/null || exit 1
# Get user selection via dmenu from emoji file.
chosen=$(cut -d ';' -f1 ~/.local/share/larbs/emoji | dmenu -i -l 30 | sed "s/ .*//")
chosen=$(cut -d ';' -f1 ${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/larbs/emoji | dmenu -i -l 20 | sed "s/ .*//")
# Exit if none chosen.
[ -z "$chosen" ] && exit
[ "$chosen" != "" ] || exit
# If you run this command with an argument, it will automatically insert the character.
# 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 "$1" ]; then
xdotool key Shift+Insert
xdotool type "$chosen"
else
echo "$chosen" | tr -d '\n' | xclip -selection clipboard
notify-send "'$chosen' copied to clipboard." &