Rofi: [BUG] Config file never loads any changes

Created on 29 Dec 2019 · 7Comments · Source: davatorium/rofi

Version

Version: 1.5.4

Configuration

Configuration {
...
/*    font: "Terminus (TTF) 9";*/
...
}

Launch Command

rofi -show run

Steps to reproduce

Generate config with rofi -dump-config > ~/.config/rofi/config
Run rofi normally rofi -show <mode> or specifically specify the config file.
rofi -show <mode> -config /path/to/config

What behaviour you see

None of the settings from the config file apply, regardless of which i set.
All settings are default.

What behaviour you expect to see

I expected it to read my configurations from the config file.
When i run rofi -h it indicates that it has recognized it.

Configuration file: /home/mtothem/.config/rofi/config

Even if i explicitly specify the config file using -config none of the changes apply.

rofi -show run -config ~/.config/rofi/config

Having the .rasi extension makes no difference either.

I saw there is already a closed issue about this specific problem. but it was never addressed.
https://github.com/davatorium/rofi/issues/758

bug

Source

MtotheM1337

All 7 comments

The -dump-config option is for the new 'rasi' format, and needs to be stored in ~/.config/rofi/config.rasi.
To generate the old config, use rofi -dump-xresources.

DaveDavenport on 29 Dec 2019

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See remark in the Configuration section of the manpage:

TIP: To get a template config file run: rofi -dump-xresources > rofi-example.config.
NOTE: In version 1.4.0 we support configuration in a new format, a config for this can be generated by: rofi -dump-config > config.rasi
NOTE: If you want to use the new configuration format, the config file should be named config.rasi.

DaveDavenport on 29 Dec 2019

👍1

See remark in the Configuration section of the manpage:

TIP: To get a template config file run: rofi -dump-xresources > rofi-example.config.
NOTE: In version 1.4.0 we support configuration in a new format, a config for this can be generated by: rofi -dump-config > config.rasi
NOTE: If you want to use the new configuration format, the config file should be named config.rasi.

The -dump-config option is for the new 'rasi' format, and needs to be stored in ~/.config/rofi/config.rasi.
To generate the old config, use rofi -dump-xresources.

Neither the old format nor new actually gets loaded by the program. This is the issue.

New format

# Correct config file path
[nashandra ~]$ rofi -config ~/.config/rofi/config.rasi -h | grep "Configuration"
      Configuration file: /home/mtothem/.config/rofi/config.rasi

# Contents of config file
[nashandra ~]$ cat ~/.config/rofi/config.rasi | grep font
/*    font: "Terminus (TTF) 32";*/

# Rofi uses defaults despite there being custom values set in the config file
[nashandra ~]$ rofi -config ~/.config/rofi/config.rasi -h | grep font -A 1
    -font [string]                          Font to use
        mono 12 (Default)

Old format

# Correct config file path
[nashandra ~]$ rofi -config ~/.config/rofi/rofi.config -h | grep "Configuration"
      Configuration file: /home/mtothem/.config/rofi/rofi.config

# Contents of config file
[nashandra ~]$ cat ~/.config/rofi/rofi.config | grep font
! rofi.font:                           Fira Code 32

# Rofi uses defaults despite there being custom values set in the config file
[nashandra ~]$ rofi -config ~/.config/rofi/rofi.config -h | grep font -A 1
    -font [string]                          Font to use
        mono 12 (Default)

Edit. Just to clarify. if i use -font it loads the font properly. but it's not using the configuration at all.

MtotheM1337 on 29 Dec 2019