pinentry-dmenu
pinentry-dmenu is a pinentry program with the charm of dmenu.
This program is a fork from spine which is also a fork from dmenu.
Requirements
In order to build dmenu you need the Xlib header files.
Installation
Edit config.mk to match your local setup (dmenu is installed into the /usr/local namespace by default).
Afterwards enter the following command to build and install dmenu (if necessary as root):
make clean install
Config
To use pinentry-dmenu add in ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf:
pinentry-program <absolute path to pinentry-dmenu>
The config is located in ~/.gnupg/pinentry-dmenu.conf.
| Parameter | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| asterisk | * | Defines the symbol which is showed for each typed character |
| bottom | false | pinentry-dmenu appears at the bottom of the screen |
| min_password_length | 32 | The minimal space of the password field. This value has affect to the description field after the password field |
| monitor | -1 | pinentry-dmenu is displayed on the monitor number supplied. Monitor numbers are starting from 0 |
| prompt | "" | Defines the prompt to be displayed to the left of the input field |
| font | monospace:size=10 | Defines the font or font set used |
| prompt_bg | #bbbbbb | Defines the prompt background color |
| prompt_fg | #222222 | Defines the prompt foreground color |
| normal_bg | #bbbbbb | Defines the normal background color |
| normal_fg | #222222 | Defines the normal foreground color |
| select_bg | #eeeeee | Defines the selected background color |
| select_fg | #005577 | Defines the selected foreground color |
| desc_bg | #bbbbbb | Defines the description background color |
| desc_fg | #222222 | Defines the description foreground color |
| embedded | false | Embed into window |
Example
asterisk= "# ";
prompt = "$";
font = "Noto Sans UI:size=13";
prompt_fg = "#eeeeee";
prompt_bg = "#d9904a";
normal_fg = "#ffffff";
normal_bg = "#000000";
select_fg = "#eeeeee";
select_bg = "#d9904a";
desc_fg = "#eeeeee";
desc_bg = "#d9904a";