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Wayland state of Openbox.

Fanis Babaloukas — 2013-05-20T21:53:10

Are there any plans to make openbox work with wayland? Or will we wait
until the X compability?
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openbox/lxde and empty QT windows

Eugene M. Zheganin — 2013-05-06T15:54:18

Hi.

I'm using LXDE/openbox, and I have a problem.
After some time running I'm starting to get empty windows from a QT
applications:

http://zhegan.in/files/screen-lxde3.png

what's causing them ?

I've asked on a LXDE forum too, but got no answer.
After I restart X or exit/enter LXDE this issue is gone for some time,
but then it starts again.

Thanks.
Eugene.
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Window size in per-app settings

Matteo Brichese — 2013-05-03T13:26:56

Hi, now that I've solved my "layer problem" I need to make some more tunning on my openbox installation, I need to open a particular window in a default width and height.
I've already tried with the <size> tag in the per-app settings (found on the web) but it seems to not work (I don't event know if it's a existing tag).

So, it's possible to make a default width&height for a per-app setting?

Thank you

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Openbox stay on top window

Matteo Brichese — 2013-05-02T14:16:07

Hi, I'm Matthew from Italy, I've found this ML:



I'm intrested in knowing how can I do for making a particular class of windows to stay on top.
I've already a per-app configuration, but I cannot find a solution for an always on top configuration.

Regards.

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per-app

Johannes Schaffrath — 2013-05-01T19:17:34

Hi,

I'm writing an article for our wiki about openbox. I have almost 
finished writing (if some Germans-speaking want to check it out, here 
can it be found: http://wiki.debianforum.de/Openbox ).

However, I have a problem in Debian Wheezy with the per-application 
setting shade. It isn't a syntax error or something like that and I 
didn't get any error messages (or I haven't seen them ;-)). It's also 
not working by a friend of me.

So please could you check if it is just my mistake or a bug in Debian 
Wheezy?
This is my entry in the rc.xml:

    |<applications>|
    |||<application name="navigator">
    <shade>yes</shade>
    </application>|||
    |</applications>|

Many thanks in advance.

Can't create a valid menu.xml

52midnight — 2013-04-29T17:11:51

Hello All

I've been tryin to create a valid ~/.config/openbox/menu.xml file without  
success. I've tried the popular utilities - menumaker, denu, dmenu,  
genmenu, and all give the same result; a message during Xorg startup  
saying:

"Unable to find a valid menu file "/root/.config/openbox/menu.xml"

Even when I cut and paste from "http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Menus" into a  
simple file the result is the same. I'm using openbox-3.5.0 in LXDE on  
Gentoo with a 3.7.9 kernel.

Could someone please point out the error in the menu.xml below?

With thanks
52midnight.
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<openbox_menu>

<menu id="ID" label="TITLE">
   <!-- this is a menu item, such as a program -->
   <item label="LABEL">
     <action name="Execute">
       <command>st</command>
     </action>
   </item>

   <!-- this is a menu header -->
   <separator label="La la" />

   <!-- this links to a sub menu -->
   <menu id="ID" />

   <!-- this is a small line separator -->
   <separator />

   <!-- this also links to a sub menu, which is defined inline -->
   <menu id="ID" label="TITLE">
     <item label="LABEL">
     <action name="Execute">
       <command>st</command>
     </action>
     </item>
   </menu>

   <separator />

   <item label="LABEL">
     <action name="Execute">
       <command>st</command>
     </action>
   </item>
</menu>

</openbox_menu>

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Wayland

Folderol — 2013-04-24T07:47:39

I've seen a few articles about this as a replacement for X and I was wondering
what would be the implications (if any) for open box.

partial strut question...

Mason Loring Bliss — 2013-04-22T20:59:35

Hi, all!

I'm trying to get xmobar to work with OpenBox. However, when I maximize
windows, OpenBox doesn't seem to honor xmobar. It also doesn't honor dzen2.
It *does* honor xfce4-panel, however.

What's odd is that as far as I understand it, the only EWMH that should
matter is this one:

_NET_WM_STRUT_PARTIAL(CARDINAL) = 0, 0, 0, 16, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1023

I see both xmobar and dzen2 setting one of these, but it doesn't seem to
matter.

xfce4-panel also sets this one:

_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE(ATOM) = _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DOCK

...but when I get xmobar to do that too, once again it doesn't matter.

xfce4-panel sets a bunch of other properties, but my reading is that the only
one that should matter is the partial strut.

I'm using OpenBox 3.5.0, from Debian Wheezy. Any thoughts?

PS: Setting margins isn't what I want, since I only want a bar on my main
monitor, and as far as I can see there's no way to specify per-monitor
margins.

Wiki access

arpinux — 2013-04-22T15:41:37

hi,

i'm a french Debian and openbox user and i've made a full translation of
the openbox:help:themes page.

the translation is available on my wiki : 
http://arpinux.org/x/doku.php/graphics:openbox_themes

but i wish i could include it on your main wiki page.

I am requesting access to edit the wiki if you are interested by wiki
french translation. i could make the other pages too, as i'm planed to
do it it for myself and the crunchbang-fr community.

My username is arpinux


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[PATCH] fix "print" syntax for python 3

Jim Rees — 2013-04-17T12:55:54

Signed-off-by: Jim Rees <rees-63aXycvo3TyHXe+LvDLADg< at >public.gmane.org>
---
 data/autostart/openbox-xdg-autostart | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/data/autostart/openbox-xdg-autostart b/data/autostart/openbox-xdg-autostart
index 04a17a1..6479903 100755
--- a/data/autostart/openbox-xdg-autostart
+++ b/data/autostart/openbox-xdg-autostart
< at >< at > -51,7 +51,7 < at >< at > def main(argv=sys.argv):
             try:
                 autofile = AutostartFile(path)
             except ParsingError:
-                print "Invalid .desktop file: " + path
+                print ("Invalid .desktop file: " + path)
             else:
                 if not autofile in files:
                     files.append(autofile)
< at >< at > -146,9 +146,9 < at >< at > class AutostartFile:
 
     def display(self, envs):
         if self._shouldRun(envs):
-            print "[*] " + self.de.getName()
+            print ("[*] " + self.de.getName())
         else:
-            print "[ ] " + self.de.getName()
+            print ("[ ] " + self.de.getName())
         self._alert("File: " + self.path, info=True)
         if self.de.getExec():
             self._alert("Executes: " + self.de.getExec(), info=True)

Windows in The GIMP behaving badly.

52midnight — 2013-04-14T21:10:10

I've set my ~/.gimp-2.6/gimprc file to this:

   #toolbox-window-hint utility
   #dock-window-hint utility
   toolbox-window-hint normal
   dock-window-hint normal
   transient-docks no

In spite of this, the Xprops for the Gimp windows remain set at "utility".  
I include an Nedit window for comparison; it behaves normally, and doesn't  
have the second parameter set:

   Nedit: _OB_APP_TYPE(UTF8_STRING) = "normal"

   Gimp Tool: _OB_APP_TYPE(UTF8_STRING) = "utility"
   Gimp Tool: _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE(ATOM) = _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_UTILITY

   Gimp Layer: _OB_APP_TYPE(UTF8_STRING) = "utility"
   Gimp Layer: _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE(ATOM) = _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_UTILITY

   Gimp Working: _OB_APP_TYPE(UTF8_STRING) = "normal"
   Gimp Working: _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE(ATOM) = _NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL

This begins to look like a Gimp problem, but I don't have the street cred  
to go chasing after those guys. Is anyone here prepared to take them on?
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Switch to workspace when a window activates on it

Eugene Arshinov — 2013-04-14T06:10:12

Hello

Let me illustrate the problem with an example.  For example, Pidgin (an
instant messaging client) puts its icon in the notification area, and
when you click on this icon, Pidgin's contacts list window is
activated.  If it isn't yet open, the window shows up on the current
workspace, but if it's already open, the window is just
"self-activates", and that's the problem if the window isn't on the
current workspace.  I'm using GNOME panel, it shows the window being
activated with bold font, but doesn't let you switch to it (its
workspace) easily. I wonder if Openbox as a window manager can
automatically bring me to the workspace where the activated window
is placed?

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Wiki access

Robert Purcell — 2013-04-09T17:49:07

I am requesting access to edit the wiki. I'm just starting with openbox
and reading through the wiki. I've noticed some minor formatting
inconsistencies and thought I could tweak them as I go.

My username is: robertology


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Openbox menu getting clobbered.

52midnight — 2013-03-30T01:59:44

Hello Openbox

I've just switched to LXDE and am delighted with it. Have most things set  
up as required with the troubling exception of the menu I've specified  
being ignored at boot. Another is substituted, and I can't firgure out  
where it's coming from. Here's my ~/.config/openbox/

lxde-rc.xml
lxde-rc.xml.orig
menu.xml
menu.xml.orig

As you can see, I've been experimenting. I tried renaming lxde-rc.xml to  
rc.xml and rebooted, but the system created a new default lxde-rc.xml and  
my custom settings disappeared, so the file is obviously being read.  
Here's my <menu> section within lxde-rc.xml:

   <menu>
     <!-- file>/usr/share/lxde/openbox/menu.xml</file -->
     <file>/home/guest/.config/openbox/menu.xml</file>
     <hideDelay>200</hideDelay>
     <middle>no</middle>
     <submenuShowDelay>100</submenuShowDelay>
     <applicationIcons>yes</applicationIcons>
     <manageDesktops>yes</manageDesktops>
   </menu>

When I invoke 'obmenu' it reads ~/.config/openbox/menu.xml so it seems  
that the system is finding the menu somewhere else. New apps are  
recognized and installed if they're XDG-compliant, but I need to add  
others. Would someone be so kind as to explain what's happening here?

With thanks
52midnight.
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Focus follows mouse vs sloppy focus

Tristan McLeay — 2013-03-28T23:08:11

G'day

I'm currently giving OpenBox a try after focus follows mouse was broken
in newer versions of Sawfish. OpenBox seems to be very good at making
sure that the window under the pointer always has the focus, which is
good. But it seems that if no window is under the pointer, the last
window to have been under the pointer keeps the focus. This is a feature
I know of as "sloppy focus". Is it possible to disable this feature, so
that when no window is under the pointer, no window is focused?

Thanks
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Diferents configurations for diferents operating systems

Luis Muñoz Fuente — 2013-03-23T08:11:08

Hello:
Excuse my little english. I have Crunchbang and Debian in my computer. These
uses openbox. I want use diferents rc.xml, menu.xml and autostart files. How I
can?

Thanks
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undecorate leaves a pixel border

Manuel Chaves — 2013-03-22T01:01:15

Hello everyone, this is my first post to the mailing list.

First I want to thank everyone involved in this great project. Openbox is
my wm of choice I like how it allows to build anything from the ground up
while being powerful and convenient at the same time.

I love the un/decorate feature but I have noticed it leaves a 1 pixel
border on top which is noticeable and bothers the whiny part of me that
seeks a perfect desktop. I was wondering, is there already an option to get
rid of it? If not I would be looking forward for something like this in the
next update.

keep up the good work
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openbox 3.5 startup problem

Fred — 2013-03-13T01:25:46

Hello,
I am trying to upgrade from openbox-3.4 from Debian-6.0 packages to 
3.5.  I have compiled from source and installed.  Openbox doesn't run. 
The xdm.log file shows openbox reported it couldn't find 
libobrender.so.27.  That file exists in /usr/local/lib.  Dpkg shows the 
libobrender21 package is installed ok.  How can I make openbox-3.5 happy?
Debian 6.0 (sparc)
Best regards,
Fred

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Calling to Arabs, Pakistanis and Persians - Bug 5781

Genghis Khan — 2013-02-27T14:15:54

Hello,

I would like to confirm the following issue:

Bug 5781 – [RTL problems] Hebrew characters
https://bugzilla.icculus.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5781

Official .pot of ObConf

Genghis Khan — 2013-02-27T14:14:47

Hello,

I want to know what is the correct .pot between the two below:

ftp://harrier.slackbuilds.org/misc/obconf-git_cc7a188076.tar.xz
http://git.openbox.org/?p=dana/obconf.git;a=tree;f=po

Reference: https://bugzilla.icculus.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5788

supporting dynamically mounted devices (usb keys, etc.)?

Louis-David Mitterrand — 2013-02-19T09:03:33

Hi,

For now I manually mount usb storage devices with an entry in
/etc/fstab, but I'd like these devices to automount like in gnome.

What is the best way to do that in openbox?

Thanks,
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