[Feature Request] fixed height

[LGFae]

Now that we can spawn bemenu in the center of the screen, it would be useful to have an option that allows for spawning it with a fixed height when using --list.

Currently, I spawn bemenu in the middle of the screen, with 10 lines. As soon as I type something that yields less than 10 results, the whole menu will snap into a new position. This is visually distracting (and doesn't look too good, in my opinion).

[merrittlj]

currently working on it, most likely will have an option of --fixed-height or -f or something similar.

[stacyharper]

@Cloudef I was hopping to implement this today and just discovered you already did some day ago.

I am thinking about the argument:

• Shouldn't this behavior be the default one when used with -l|--list?
• Should this behavior be only effective while used centered?

In the current state I would personally add this to my BEMENU_OPTS, but then it would trigger while being used as a top/bottom position (which looks less necessary, and more annoying than usefull).

Do you have some opinion over this?

[stacyharper]

Also another thing I noted: this does not only prevent height changes, it also add blank space if the entries count is lower than the --list value. Maybe what I have in mind is a --list-max instead.

[merrittlj]

As the implementer of this, I agree with some of your points. While changing default behavior isn't the best practice, this feature is one sought by many, so I do think it would be ok. However, I feel as it is also appreciated for the top and bottom, but a option for specifying this to only be used on one mode could be useful. Padding the list with blank space itself is not elegant, but it works well, is simple, and does not affect the selection or count of items. If you have a better implementation or want to implement a option, feel free.

[stacyharper]

I agree with your points. Behavior changed but I confess it make the experience more consistent. The menus all take the same size and so you can reliably prepare your next actions.