Implement fixes by mikroskeem

.bin/desktop_launcher.sh

@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ oIFS=$IFS
 IFS=:
 data_dirs=($XDG_DATA_DIRS)
 IFS=$oIFS
-data_dirs+=("~/.local/share")
-(
-    for folder in ${data_dirs[*]}; do 
-        find ${folder%/}/applications -name \*.desktop;
-    done
-) | xargs basename -s .desktop -a | fzf | xargs -r swaymsg -t command exec gtk-launch
+data_dirs+=("${HOME}/.local/share")
 
+fzf_history="${HOME}/.desktop_launcher_history"
+
+for folder in ${data_dirs[*]}; do find "${folder%/}/applications" -name '*.desktop' -print0; done \
+    | xargs -0 basename -z -s .desktop -a \
+    | sort -r -z \
+    | fzf +m --read0 --history="${fzf_history}" \
+    | xargs -r swaymsg -t command exec gtk-launch

.config/sway/config

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ set $term gnome-terminal
 # Your preferred application launcher
 # Note: it's recommended that you pass the final command to sway
 #set $menu dmenu_path | dmenu | xargs swaymsg exec
-set $menu gnome-terminal --title=launcher -- ~/.bin/desktop_launcher.sh
+set $menu gnome-terminal --title=swayapplauncher -- ~/.bin/desktop_launcher.sh
 
 ### Output configuration
 #
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ bindsym XF86MonBrightnessUp exec --no-startup-id brightnessctl --quiet set +5%
 bindsym XF86MonBrightnessDown exec --no-startup-id brightnessctl --quiet set 5%-
 
 # launcher float
-for_window [title=".*launcher.*"] floating enable
+for_window [title=".*swayapplauncher.*"] floating enable
 
 # screenshots
 bindsym Print exec grim $(xdg-user-dir PICTURES)/$(date +'screenshot_%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S_grim.png')