Replace the "Search" prompt with say, the time

[stibinator]

Is it possible to replace the default "Search" prompt with something dynamically generated like the current time, or even weather? I'm using rofi in i3wm. I tried

bindsym $mod+space exec "rofi -modi combi -show combi -combi-modi 'window,drun,run' -p 'ohai'" 

to test if I could change the prompt but it still shows the default "Search" text.

I can include the date in the results by doing

bindsym $mod+space exec "rofi -modi combi -show combi -combi-modi '>:date,window,drun,run' -p 'ohai'" 

but I'd love to have the time and date just appear as the prompt text.

[DaveDavenport]

Yes, remove the prompt widget and add a custom textbox widget. See the manpages for more information.

Example:

rofi -show drun -theme-str 'inputbar { children: [ textbox-myprompt, entry ]; } textbox-myprompt { content: "mytest"; expand: false;  }'