spmenu-examples/spmenu_fifo.sh

#!/bin/sh

spmenu -l 500 -g 1 -lf /tmp/f &

printf "" > /tmp/f

update() {
    printf "update" > /tmp/spmenu.fifo
    sleep "${1:-0.1}"
}

printf "s" > /tmp/f

update 0.1

printf "p" >> /tmp/f

update 0.1

printf "m" >> /tmp/f

update 0.1

printf "e" >> /tmp/f

update 0.1

printf "n" >> /tmp/f

update 0.1

printf "u" >> /tmp/f

update 0.1
update 0.1

cat << EOF > /tmp/f
AAAAAAA
EOF

update 0.3

cat << EOF > /tmp/f
            AAAAAAA
EOF

update 0.3

cat << EOF > /tmp/f
AAAAAA            AAAAAAA
EOF

update 0.3

cat << EOF > /tmp/f
            AAAAAA            AAAAAAA
EOF

update 0.3
cat << EOF > /tmp/f
AAAAAA            AAAAAA            AAAAAAA
EOF
cat << EOF > /tmp/f
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
EOF

printf "<i>cool</i>\n" >> /tmp/f

update 0.3

printf "a\n" >> /tmp/f
update 0.1
printf "a\n" >> /tmp/f
update 0.1
printf "a\n" >> /tmp/f
update 0.1
printf "a\n" >> /tmp/f
update 0.1
printf "a\n" >> /tmp/f
update 0.1
printf "a\n" >> /tmp/f
update 0.1
printf "a\n" >> /tmp/f
update 0.1
printf "a\n" >> /tmp/f
update 0.1
printf "a\n" >> /tmp/f
update 0.1
printf "a\n" >> /tmp/f
update 0.1
printf "a\n" >> /tmp/f
update 0.1
printf "a\n" >> /tmp/f
update 0.1
printf "a\n" >> /tmp/f
update 0.1
printf "a\n" >> /tmp/f
update 0.1
printf "a\n" >> /tmp/f
update 0.1
printf "a\n" >> /tmp/f
update 0.1
printf "a\n" >> /tmp/f
update 0.1
printf "a\n" >> /tmp/f
update 0.1

printf "Goodbye." > /tmp/f
update 0.1

sleep 1

printf "exit_0" > /tmp/spmenu.fifo