From 871c268bc38d7fc3a62488376480a548d632c911 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Stig-=C3=98rjan=20Smelror?= Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 12:57:34 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.me --- README.md | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7945eef..7d152bb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ A simple Shutdown Dialog for Openbox written in C using GTK ## Why? -I just bought a new laptop and on my workstation I was using [ssd from Sawfish](https://github.com/SawfishWM/ssd) which I loved. I didn't want to go through all the steps of installing the necessary libraries and dependencies to get it to work, so I decided to create my own. +Been using Openbox many many years and loving it. One of the main issue I have with it is its incredibly simple Exit dialog. On a modern system, a better solution is needed. +I guess there are many programs such as this one out there, but one more doesn't hurt, does it? + +Anyway, I just bought a new laptop and on my workstation I was using [ssd from Sawfish](https://github.com/SawfishWM/ssd) which I loved. I didn't want to go through all the steps of installing the necessary libraries and dependencies to get it to work, so I decided to create my own. ## Dependencies and compilation -This app requires GTK+ 3.0 development libraries and gcc or clang. +This app requires GTK+ 3.0, Glib 2 development libraries and gcc or clang. I am using this command to compile the program: @@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ Using Clang: % clang ssdd.c resources.c -o ssdd `pkg-config --cflags --libs gtk+-3.0` ``` -This produces the binary `ssdd` which you can place in your $PATH. +This produces the binary `ssdd` which you can place in your $PATH. I place mine in `~/bin`. You can strip if, but it'll only save you a few kilobytes, so it's basically unnecessary... ## Configure Openbox to use it.