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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sun, 25 Nov 2012 02:45:49 +0000Mod+D doesn't work when...https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/Hi there, I've found that when I set "export LANG=en_HK.UTF-8" in /etc/profile.d/lang.sh, the mod+d doesn't show up. But when I set "export LANG=en_US.UTF-8", the mod+d is just fine. What should I do? Thanks.Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:54:49 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/Answer by 688a for Hi there, I've found that when I set "export LANG=enHK.UTF-8" in /etc/profile.d/lang.sh, the mod+d doesn't show up. But when I set "export LANG=enUS.UTF-8", the mod+d is just fine. What should I do? Thanks. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/?answer=760#post-id-760When LANG=enHK.UTF-8, it returns "no locale support" if I type dmenu in the terminal. When LANG=enUS-UTF-8, nothing happens if I type dmenu in the terminal.Sat, 17 Nov 2012 05:58:42 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/?answer=760#post-id-760Comment by 688a for When LANG=enHK.UTF-8, it returns "no locale support" if I type dmenu in the terminal. When LANG=enUS-UTF-8, nothing happens if I type dmenu in the terminal. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/?comment=766#comment-766Oh... I thought dmenu was part of i3... alright, I will check that out!Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:27:18 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/?comment=766#comment-766Comment by Licaon_Kter for When LANG=enHK.UTF-8, it returns "no locale support" if I type dmenu in the terminal. When LANG=enUS-UTF-8, nothing happens if I type dmenu in the terminal. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/?comment=809#comment-809@688a: Edit your ~/.i3/config of course: **bindsym $mod+e exec LANG=en__US.UTF-8 dmenu__run** Sun, 25 Nov 2012 02:45:48 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/?comment=809#comment-809Comment by Licaon_Kter for When LANG=enHK.UTF-8, it returns "no locale support" if I type dmenu in the terminal. When LANG=enUS-UTF-8, nothing happens if I type dmenu in the terminal. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/?comment=771#comment-771Why don't you just edit your settings to run "LANG=en_US.UTF-8 dmenu" instead of "dmenu" ?Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:31:41 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/?comment=771#comment-771Comment by 688a for When LANG=enHK.UTF-8, it returns "no locale support" if I type dmenu in the terminal. When LANG=enUS-UTF-8, nothing happens if I type dmenu in the terminal. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/?comment=789#comment-789Sorry Licaon. Where the setting you are referring? Thu, 22 Nov 2012 07:43:49 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/?comment=789#comment-789Comment by Licaon_Kter for When LANG=enHK.UTF-8, it returns "no locale support" if I type dmenu in the terminal. When LANG=enUS-UTF-8, nothing happens if I type dmenu in the terminal. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/?comment=811#comment-811@688a: Edit your ~/.i3/config of course:Sun, 25 Nov 2012 02:45:49 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/?comment=811#comment-811Comment by Licaon_Kter for When LANG=enHK.UTF-8, it returns "no locale support" if I type dmenu in the terminal. When LANG=enUS-UTF-8, nothing happens if I type dmenu in the terminal. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/?comment=810#comment-810@688a: Edit your ~/.i3/config of course:Sun, 25 Nov 2012 02:45:48 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/?comment=810#comment-810Comment by Michael for When LANG=enHK.UTF-8, it returns "no locale support" if I type dmenu in the terminal. When LANG=enUS-UTF-8, nothing happens if I type dmenu in the terminal. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/?comment=762#comment-762So, submit a bug at dmenu: http://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/Sat, 17 Nov 2012 08:57:44 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/?comment=762#comment-762Answer by Michael for Hi there, I've found that when I set "export LANG=enHK.UTF-8" in /etc/profile.d/lang.sh, the mod+d doesn't show up. But when I set "export LANG=enUS.UTF-8", the mod+d is just fine. What should I do? Thanks. https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/?answer=757#post-id-757"the mod+d" is just dmenu. Run it in a terminal and figure out why it doesn’t work. I very strongly suspect this has nothing to do with i3 itself. See also http://i3wm.org/docs/debugging.html if it works in a terminal.Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:04:35 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/756/modd-doesnt-work-when/?answer=757#post-id-757