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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import os
+import sys
+import subprocess
+import termios
+import tty
+import readline
+import math
+
+readline.parse_and_bind('tab: complete')
+readline.parse_and_bind('set editing-mode vi')
+
+MENUFILE='.foldermenu'
+
+def termsize():
+    rows, columns = os.popen('stty size', 'r').read().split()
+    return (int(rows),int(columns))
+
+class bc:
+    MAG = '\033[95m'
+    BLU = '\033[94m'
+    GRE = '\033[92m'
+    YEL = '\033[93m'
+    RED = '\033[91m'
+    CYA = '\033[96m'
+    WHI = '\033[1m'
+    END = '\033[0m'
+    CLR = '\033[2J'
+
+    def disable(self):
+        self.MAG = ''
+        self.BLU = ''
+        self.GRE = ''
+        self.YEL = ''
+        self.RED = ''
+        self.END = ''
+        self.CLR = ''
+        self.CYA = ''
+        self.WHI = ''
+        
+    def pos(self,y,x):
+        return "\033["+str(y)+";"+str(x)+"H"
+
+class getch:
+    def __init__(self):
+        import sys, tty, termios
+        
+    def get(self):
+        
+        fd = sys.stdin.fileno()
+        old_settings = termios.tcgetattr(fd)
+        try:
+            tty.setraw(sys.stdin.fileno())
+            ch = sys.stdin.read(1)
+        finally:
+            termios.tcsetattr(fd, termios.TCSADRAIN, old_settings)
+        return ch
+
+def read_menu():
+    ''' Read  '''
+    entries=[]
+    if os.path.exists(MENUFILE):
+        f=file(MENUFILE,'r')
+        for row in f:
+            if row.strip()=='':
+                continue
+            if row[0]=='#':
+                continue
+            row=row.strip().split(':',1)
+            if len(row)==1:
+                row=[row[0], row[0]]
+            else:
+                row=[row[0].strip()+' ('+row[1]+')', row[1]]
+            entries.append(row)
+    return entries
+
+def read_folder():
+    ''' Read  '''
+
+    executables=[]
+    for f in os.listdir('.'):
+        if os.path.isfile(f):
+            if os.access(f,os.X_OK):
+                executables.append([f,f])
+    executables.sort(key=lambda x: x[0])
+
+    return executables
+
+def print_help():
+    if not os.path.exists(MENUFILE):
+        print('Consider having a '+MENUFILE+' file containing shell commands / line.')
+        print('Command may be of format "My Description: my_command"  or simply "my_command -switch"')
+
+
+def ichr(i):
+    ''' convert integer to 1-9, a-z, A-Z, omitting x '''  
+
+    if i < 10:
+        return str(i)
+    i=i + 87
+    if i>119:
+        i=i+1
+    if i>122:
+        i=i-122+64
+    return chr(i)
+
+def drawmenu(entries,args=""):
+    maxrows,maxcolumns = termsize()
+    maxrows-=5
+    maxcolumns-=10
+    twocol=False
+    co=bc()
+    print(co.CLR+co.pos(1,3)+co.YEL+'FolderMenu  x:exit  -:args ('+co.END+args+co.YEL+')'+co.END)
+    if len(entries)>10:
+        twocol=True
+        maxrows=int(math.ceil(min(maxrows/2.0, len(entries)/2.0)))
+        maxcolumns=int(math.ceil(maxcolumns/2.0))
+        
+    r=1
+    for e in range(len(entries)):
+        if r>maxrows:
+            break
+        printline=entries[e][1]
+        if len(printline)>maxcolumns:
+            printline=printline[:maxcolumns]+"..."
+        print(co.WHI+entries[e][0]+co.END+' '+entries[e][3]+printline+co.END)
+        r=1+r
+    if twocol:
+        r=1
+        for e in range(e,len(entries)):
+            if r>maxrows:
+                break
+            printline=entries[e][1]
+            if len(printline)>maxcolumns:
+                printline=printline[:maxcolumns]+"..."
+            print(co.pos(r+1,maxcolumns)+'| '+co.WHI+entries[e][0]+co.END+' '+entries[e][3]+printline+co.END)
+            r=1+r
+        print(co.pos(maxrows+2,0))
+        
+    
+def append_index(entries,offset=0,color=None,x=False):
+    e=1+offset
+    for el in range(len(entries)):
+        entries[el]=[ichr(e), entries[el][0], entries[el][1], color,x]
+        e=e+1
+    return entries
+
+def launch(key,entries,args=""):
+    ''' launch the given program '''
+    bg=False
+    idx=[i for i in range(len(entries)) if entries[i][0]==key][0]
+    command_str=entries[idx][2]
+    if command_str[-1]=='&':
+        command_str=command_str[:-1]
+        bg=True
+    if len(args)>0:
+        command_str=command_str+" "+args
+    if entries[idx][4]:
+        command_str='./'+command_str
+    try:
+        print('#$ '+command_str)
+        if bg:
+            subprocess.Popen(command_str, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True)
+        else:
+            subprocess.call(command_str, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, shell=True)
+    except:
+        print('Unable to run: "'+command_str+'"')
+
+    print('Press any key...')
+    ch=getch()
+    inkey=ord(ch.get())
+    
+
+def main():
+    entries=read_menu()
+    entries=append_index(entries, color=bc.CYA)
+    execs=read_folder()
+    execs=append_index(execs, offset=len(entries), color=bc.GRE,x=True)
+    entries.extend(execs)
+    ch=getch()
+    args=""
+    drawmenu(entries,args)
+    while True:
+        inkey=ord(ch.get())
+        #print('-'+str((inkey))+'-')
+        if inkey in [120,27,3,24,4]:
+            print_help()
+            sys.exit(0)
+        if inkey==45:
+            readline.set_startup_hook(lambda: readline.insert_text(args))
+            args=raw_input('args: ')
+            readline.set_startup_hook(None)
+        if chr(inkey) in [x[0] for x in entries]:
+            launch(chr(inkey),entries,args)
+            
+        drawmenu(entries,args)
+
+main()
+
+