menitem starting with - in a file fails with usage error

[Framsfex]

I tried to use "-------" (as a delimiter sign) as a menitem in a file, but this leads to error usage:

framstag@juhu:~: 9menu -popup -file /home/framstag/.9menu/main usage: 9menu [-display displayname] [-font fname] [-file filename] [-path][-geometry geom] [-shell shell] [-label name] [-popup] [-popdown] [-iconic] [-teleport] [-warp] [-version] menitem:command ...

framstag@juhu:~: cat /home/framstag/.9menu/main xxterm:exec xxterm mutt:exec xxterm -e mutt -R chromium thunar [ssh]:exec 9mm ssh

xkill xfce4-settings-manager xfce4-about chvt 1 logout:xfce4-session-logout exit

I suspect 9menu parses the content of a file as arguments, which makes no sense.

Best solution (for me) would be a dedicated not-cklickable delimiter symbol similar to HML

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[arnoldrobbins]

The man page is clear that -file treats the contents of the file as menu items and additional arguments. That has been the behavior for a long time and isn't going to change. You could try a delimiter like ====:true & instead. Thanks.

[Framsfex]

On Fri 2023-02-03 (00:41), Arnold Robbins wrote:

The man page is clear that -file treats the contents of the file as menu items and additional arguments. That has been the behavior for a long time and isn't going to change.

Ehh... one should read the documentation first before complaining :-} Sorry.

You could try a delimiter like ====:true & instead.

Good suggestion!

But why the "&"? It works for me without it.

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