Redid copy_image and seems to be doing what I want...

README.md

@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ Multiple scripts that are useful but don't deserve their own repository.
 
 A wrapper for youtube-dl to make easier (and automate) some things.
 
-## copy_image.sh
+## clipimg.sh
 
-Use with CopyQ to get an image onto the clipboard and select it for pasting
+Uses fzf, rofi, fd (optional), and CopyQ to choose an image, get it onto the 
+clipboard, and select it for pasting.  
 
 ## tmux_devour.sh
 

clipimg.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+##############################################################################
+#  Uses fzf or rofi to choose a clipart emoji (or reaction image) from a list,
+#  then copies it to the clipboard (using CopyQ) and selects it for pasting.
+##############################################################################
+
+##############################################################################
+# Init
+##############################################################################
+EmojiPath="/home/steven/images2/emojis/"
+ReactionPath="/home/steven/images2/all_reactions/"
+FD_FIND=$(which fdfind)
+
+##############################################################################
+# Show the Help
+##############################################################################
+display_help(){
+    echo "###################################################################"
+    echo "#  copyimage.sh [-h|-c]"
+    echo "# -h show help "
+    echo "# -c cli/tui interface only. Default is GUI. "
+    echo "# -e select emoji. Default is reaction. "    
+    echo "###################################################################"
+}
+
+
+    #uses copyq to select image and copy it to clipboard for pasting
+    while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    option="$1"
+        case $option in
+        -h) display_help
+            exit
+            shift ;;         
+        -e) Emoji="true"
+            shift ;;      
+        -c) CliOnly="true"
+            shift ;;      
+        esac
+    done    
+
+    # If you have a lot of options, you could use a case statement here
+    if [ "$Emoji" == "true" ];then
+        SearchPath="$EmojiPath"
+    else
+        SearchPath="$ReactionPath"
+    fi
+
+##############################################################################
+# Select that Image!
+#    
+# add 
+# --preview 'chafa {}' 
+# to the fzf string to get the preview window
+#    
+# If fdfind (what "fd" is called on Debian) is installed, it will be used preferentially
+#
+##############################################################################
+
+    if [ -f "$FD_FIND" ];then
+        if [ "$CliOnly" == "true" ];then
+            SelectedImage=$(fdfind -a -e png -e jpg -e gif . "$SearchPath" | fzf --no-hscroll -m --height 50% --border --ansi --no-bold --header "Which Reaction?" | realpath -p )
+        else
+            #use ROFI, not zenity 
+            SelectedImage=$(fdfind -a -e png -e jpg -e gif . "$SearchPath"  | rofi -i -dmenu -p "Which Reaction?" -theme DarkBlue | realpath -p)
+        fi
+    else
+        if [ "$CliOnly" == "true" ];then
+            SelectedImage=$(find -H "$SearchPath" -type f -iname "*.png" -or -iname "*.gif" -or -iname "*.jpg"  | fzf --no-hscroll -m --height 50% --border --ansi --no-bold --header "Which Reaction?" | realpath -p )
+        else
+            #use ROFI, not zenity 
+            SelectedImage=$(find -H "$SearchPath" -type f -iname "*.png" -or -iname "*.gif" -or -iname "*.jpg"  | rofi -i -dmenu -p "Which Reaction?" -theme DarkBlue | realpath -p)
+        fi
+    fi
+
+##############################################################################
+# Slap that sucker on the clipboard and select it
+##############################################################################
+
+if [ -f "$SelectedImage" ];then
+    mime=$(mimetype "$SelectedImage" | awk -F ': ' '{print $2}')
+    /usr/bin/copyq write 0 "$mime" - < "$SelectedImage"
+    /usr/bin/copyq select 0
+fi

copy_image.sh

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-#uses copyq to select image and copy it to clipboard for pasting
-
-filename=$(realpath $1)
-if [ -f "$filename" ];then
-    mime=$(mimetype "$filename" | awk -F ': ' '{print $2}')
-    /usr/bin/copyq write 0 "$mime" - < "$filename"
-    /usr/bin/copyq select 0
-fi