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Hello.

i want to bind iconify to escape+f1, but i dont now how to use escape.

i tried E-F1, but it does not work

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I don't need title bar in my debian openbox install. I would prefer to remove all title bars (including max/min/close icons if any) in all my apps. How do I edit rc.xml file to do this?

I am using tint2 with openbox.i am trying to have window gap on both sides , setting the panel_margin to 10 10 does give me vertical and horizontal gap but the vertical gap is only one sided, the windows are directly alongside tint2 without any gap in between. Is there any way I can change tint2 config to have gap on both side? I know I can change margin of openbox but i would like to avoid doing that(it leaves a space if tint2 closes).

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my rofi config

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nautilus theme

Theme: pelangi

Wallpaper: here

Blur: picom

Hello

i am looking for some file browser that:

-has a dark theme

-can show hidden files

I tried nautilus, but here is no dark theme.

What's happening to the site http://openbox.org? I can't open it via direct connection, all proxies and tor browser. Is it down?

Hello.

i created a simple bash searching script, and i want to bind it to alt+x.

this script must be executed in terminal, so i tried it, but it don't work:

	<action name="Execute">

		<command>/home/theroot/.config/openbox/scripts/search.sh</command>

	</action>

</keybind>

Do somebody knows how to execute it in terminal?

I'm hoping someone here (smarter than me) can help with openbox and changing the default in rc.xml to disable the movement of windows from one desktop to another.
If you are not aware, there is a default that when you select a window titlebar (cursor changes to hand) you can select the keyboard shortcut of Superkey+F2, or F3, or back to F1 (depending on how many desktops are configured) and the window will move to that desktop. I want to disable this.
I've been playing around with a few settings by referencing their documentation but so far I haven't found a solution. I have very little experience with editing xml so there's that challenge also. My assumption that changing the mousebind Titlebar section may be the key (maybe adding an 'if...then' statement?), but I could be wrong.
Any assistance in solving this problem would be greatly appreciated.

Hello :)

i'm using ubuntu and i have had immediatly that issue after i have installed openbox on my pc:

https://youtu.be/5FYeBMPxWqY?si=_2vcxxsLMcb6A4mG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkhU0ag9QAw

https://i.imgur.com/udiLWoC.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/TcCiDOs.jpg

as you can see from video and screenshots i have posted, the issue is that even if I close the windows they never disappear and replace the background !

how i can fix it ?

I had the idea for a while of having MPV being bordeless/titlebarless unless it's focused (while windowed/non-fullscreen). But I was thinking it would be more of a task to something like "devil's pie," if that's even capable of doing it. But only recently I came to know that Openbox has this "query" stuff, which, among what it can check, includes things like window name and focus.

But maybe it only works within some mouse or keybinding tag, rather than merely focus on hovering, without a click to trigger.

Although maybe it wouldn't be that bad even if a click is required in this particular case, I see what I can came up with under this likely constraint, which perhaps can later be tweaked to be triggered on hover, if that's ultimately possible.

I have 2 computers, an Archcraft running Openbox and a Macbook Air, both connected to a hardware KVM for keyboard/mouse and HDMI display. Every time I switched from the mac to arch the `Display` configuration window automatically opens. It does it every single time I switched between the two computers. Does anybody know why this is? TIA.

I have the minimal version of Sparky Linux. It's the standard openbox/tint2/conky setup, but I tried to make a cohesive theme. Your ideas are appreciated!

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The plain desktop, showing my tint2 config and simple conky

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I have two menus installed: jgmenu (left) and rofi (right)

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A few open apps that show the custom gtk theme.

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I am currently having an issue with Openbox; for some odd reason occasionally Openbox will freeze. I am able to interact with the current window but not with others. Usually restarting my computer fixes the issue. Trying to narrow down the issue, it appears to be caused by something related to D-Bus or Systemd. Some problematic applications that tend to cause the crashes are Picom and Dunst.

Would someone be able to point me in the right direction(what log files I should include).

I am using Arch Linux with the Linux Zen kernel(6.5.9-zen2-1-zen).

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I'm trying to create a custom category to appear in my jgmenu, called File. I'm talking about a top-level category, not a custom sub menu that appear beneath one of the standard FreeDesktop-defined categories. And I don't want to manually add this category to jgmenu's prepend or append .csv files.

I'm currently running Debian (specifically Sparky Linux) with Openbox. i'm hopeing that some of you have experienced this issue before and can help. Here's what I've done so far:

1. I created a new file.directory file in /usr/share/desktop-directories/. Here's the content:

   [Desktop Entry] Type=Directory Encoding=UTF-8 Name=File Icon=org.xfce.thunar

2. I created a new XML file called file.menu in /etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged. Here's the content:

   <!DOCTYPE Menu PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD Menu 1.0//EN" "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/menu-spec/1.0/menu.dtd"> <Menu> <Name>Applications</Name> <Menu> <Name>File</Name> <Directory>file.directory</Directory> <Include> <Category>File</Category> </Include> </Menu> </Menu>

3. I created a new .desktop file called thunar-bulk-rename.desktop in ~/.local/share/applications/. Here's the content:

   [Desktop Entry] Name=Bulk Rename Comment=Rename Multiple Files GenericName=Bulk Rename Keywords=bulk;renamer;renaming;thunar;files;folders;directory;directories; Exec=thunar --bulk-rename %F Icon=org.xfce.thunar Terminal=false StartupNotify=true Type=Application Categories=Filesystem;Utility;Core;GTK;X-File;

As configured above, the Thunar Bulk Renamer program doesn't move from its original location in the jgmenu Accessories category. I was told that in the .desktop file, the new category should have X- as a prefix; whether I keep or remove that prefix makes no difference. I also tried removing the other categories from the .desktop file and leaving only X-File (or File). When I do that, the program appears under a new category (yay) called Other (boo).

I assume that in both cases, the menu simply doesn't recognize my new, custom category and is defaulting back to either one of the standard FreeDesktop categories or creating the Other category when it doesn't know what else to do.

I must be making an error in either the .directory file or the .menu file but I have no idea what. Any ideas are welcome, and thanks!

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Hey guys. I was wanting to make a very simple Openbox theme for myself, similar to this. I found some info on how to make a theme from Openbox's wiki (I assumed this theme would be pretty simple to write since it's just a blank titlebar,) but I had no info on how to actually make it into a theme that Openbox can use. If anyone can explain, please do so.

Hello, I try to remove the buttons of chromium to close, minimize and maximized using the rc.xml. When I apply this configuration, all other windows don't have the buttons, but chromium and chrome still have them.

The configuration in rc.xml

<openbox_config> <applications> <application class="*"> <decor>no</decor> </application> </applications> </openbox_config>

I have OpenBox installed on my machine and as soon as OpenBox starts I noticed that all the text and titlebars appear somewhat fuzzy. It's as if the DPI or resolution settings don't quote match up. The login screen for the Xsession is fine.

Is there a setting or adjustment I am missing to make the text clearer?

Hey guys,

Just wondering if anyone knows what causes this error (Screenshot attached). Its only happened in the past month or so, but nothing has been changed or updated that should have caused this. prior to this, and other distros /desktops, this error isnt present. This error is also only on ONE of my monitors.

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I currently run Archcraft + Openbox

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I am trying to set up Debian using OpenBox with Tint2. So far everything has worked well except the launcher icon for Zathura pdf reader does not show up correctly. It is a black pound symbol and with the dark theme it does not show up.

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The fourth launcher

How do find where this icon is to change it? I see

frisby@debian:~$ cat /usr/share/applications/org.pwmt.zathura.desktop 
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
...
Name=Zathura
...
Icon=org.pwmt.zathura

but this does not help me find where the icon file is. Any direction would be appreciated.

when switching between virtual desktops, how do I increase the size of the "box" that appears with the desktop name.

The box and the text is ridiculously small:

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it is so miniature, i can't even read the desktop number on my large monitor.

I need huge text, to know which desktop I am switching into

As I am sure you are aware there is a window that pops up when switching workspaces. I am interested in changing the aesthetic of this window but do not know what to change or even look for in the configs. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Has anybody seen (or may be even made?) a Motif-like theme for Openbox?

Would be very grateful :)

Hi! I'm someone still in love with using crunchbang linux in 2009 on an acer netbook. Amazing experience!
Back around 2014 I was able to install and customize openbox in ubuntu-powered pcs, I guess.
Now I'm using a notebook with ubuntu 22 lts, installed openbox but got some desktop bug that made it look similar to windows me when desktop wallpaper was gone, you guys remember that? hehehhe

So I couldnt find some up-to-date guide for installing openbox, tint, conky and some wallpaper app and make all run round in current ubuntu lts. Are there some available?

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Back in the 2000s, the early Opera browser was a bit like the "Openbox" of web browsers, in the sense that it was super highly customizable, I believe well beyond any other browser (at least "mainstream" ones), before then or since. But these days are gone.

Anyway, there was also some website where Opera users shared hundreds of configlet-thingies one could drag and drop and customize their own browsers, and I believe it was more or less organized, "indexed" rather than a blog-like stream/feed, ordered by date, randomly with respect with the nature of the config itself.

Is there anything like that for Openbox? One thinks of one kind of config could be nice, and, maybe someone already made it, and then it can relatively easily be found in some site? Or maybe something else, from which one can tweak further and transform into a different thing, and then share it there as well.

The closest thing I can think of would be the the Openbox wiki itself, but it's far more limited, only manual-like, with only more minimal hints on how maybe do certain tweaks, rather than a repository of more well developed tweaks of all sorts. Unless there's some section I never stumbled with.