Openbox is a lightweight but highly configurable window manager.
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How do I minimize disk space usage
One of my machines is the 2GB EeePC Surf, a neat netbook with very limited resources. So limited that right now, I have 22MB free space left.
On it, I'm running Arch Linux with the Openbox DE and a ...
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Keymapping problem when working with emacs and openbox
I have an apple keyboard and I had to do some remapping of the keys to make the mod-4 key the first key to the left of the space bar for when working with Emacs. The below script worked fine when I ...
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[LFS] What is the most compatible tiny X server?
I've been building LFS/BLFS for about a month now, with multiple failures and almost successes, and I've just been informed that there exist Xorg-like window systems that are incredibly tiny, as ...
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Command to move a window to all desktops
I'd like to be able to move (pin) an existing window to all desktops using a scriptable command, rather than through the window menu.
wmctrl -r <WIN> -t <DESK> will move a window to a ...
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Which run dialog
I just switched from the standard Gnome window manager to openbox (still running inside Gnome) and like it a lot. However, now I need a new run dialog, e.g. the thing popping up when hitting Alt+F2 in ...
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Lock screen w/ slock after a certain time?
I am running OpenBox in Arch Linux, how can I set it up so that I can have slock lock my screen after a certain amount of time (with no activity)?
Thanks!
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How can i split openbox `rc.xml` into multiple files?
I don't like big text configuration files. So, i'd like to split my rc.xml file into multiple files:
rc.xml
rc.keyboard.xml
rc.mouse.xml
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Is there a small, lightweight application to have desktop icons like on Windows?
I run Fluxbox with tint2 which I am very happy with, as I prefer it to running a full desktop environment, even a lightweight desktop environment.
On the other hand, my normal workflow revolves ...
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Fully Disable PrntScr Key
I recently came across a Linux feature I have never seen before, where pressing the PrntScr button on the keyboard prints a physical piece of paper with the contents of my console.
I really need to ...
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How is ssh-agent being autostarted?
I am currently running Crunchbang Linux with Openbox, and as soon as I log in I have an ssh-agent process running and I can't for the life of me figure why it is being autostarted.
Here is the ...
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Openbox overwrites xmodmap configuration
I am setting up openbox on my laptop running Linux Mint 13. I want my Caps Lock key to act as an additional control key. I put the required settings in my ~/.Xmodmap file and checked it by running
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How to Save X Session — ArchLinux+Openbox
I use Arch Linux and Openbox. How can I save the state of my current openbox/X session and later restart them?
The scenario is like this: I've several browsers windows open, terminals, file ...
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How can I take a screenshot in LXDE using scrot and the Print Screen button on my keyboard?
I have already installed scrot following the instructions here. The Windows Manager appears to be Openbox.
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Looking for a simple X Window panel/dock with icon “pinning” feature from Windows 7
I am using OpenBox WM and I am looking for some simple dock application (that could be used along with OpenBox) that has this icon "pinning" feature. It can also be a panel. So far I have found this:
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Is the desktop environment responsible for affecting behaviour to certain keys?
I have a laptop which has a Fn key. Using xev command shows that Fn + UpArrow is affected to XF86AudioRaiseVolume.
If I use KDE, is it KDE that is responsible for affecting a behaviour to that ...
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Help w/ Minimal Notifications? (Pipes?)
I am trying to instate a more minimally-graphic notification scenario in Arch Linux. Specifically, I've taken interest with programs such as dzen2 or conky that allow for more text-based status bars.
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Items in context menu in Lubuntu
I am using Lubuntu 11.10. When I call the context menu (right click) many programs appear to open some file.
For example, for .tex files, besides TeXstudio and Leafpad, Gnumeric (what a strange ...
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LXDE environment looks and behaves like openbox
I have two logins on my box, one for work and the other for personal (I'm on crunchbang). Both run LXDE by default.
As of yesterday the work login started acting like an Openbox session, ie you had ...
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KDE theme manager in pure OpenBox WM?
I've setup a pure OpenBox system with no specific desktop environment like Gnome, KDE, or Xfce, etc... It works well, and I have been able to customise the desktop's appearance with software like ...
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Completely disable the menu when I right click on the desktop (LXDE, Openbox, Ubuntu)
I would like to setup an old PC as a thinclient for our VMware View infrastructure. I need to disable the menu that pops up when I right-click on the desktop, along with some other things such as ...
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1answer
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Columns of Virtual Desktops in Openbox
I'm setting up Openbox in Arch and was trying to setup the virtual desktops like I usually like them, in one tall column. The default is to have them setup as a single row and the Openbox config ...
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1answer
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Shutting the computer down from Openbox
I've recently installed Openbox,and read a guide that said the PC should be shut down via this command:
gdm-control --shutdown && openbox --exit
However, it seems a bit counter intuitive. ...
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How can I configure OpenBox session for opening files by mime type?
I've started using OpenBox and I really like it.
But my chromium opens everything with firefox.
Is there any fix for that? I'm looking for most lightweight solution, but also with easy and fast ...
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Can you switch between windows within an application in Openbox?
Is it possible to set up a keybinding in Openbox for switching between open windows within an application? Just like you can in gnome 3 with alt + [key above Tab] .
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Are there any screen locking solutions for openbox?
If I want to use OpenBox then how can I lock my "monitor" when I leave the PC for a few minutes? Like the gnome-screensaver under GNOME.
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How can I assign a keyboard shortcut to a specific application in Openbox?
I use the web browser Uzbl and the window manager Openbox, and I wondered if I could configure openbox to add a keyboard shortcut to minimize / maximize Uzbl's window ...
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Multiple monitor with Linux
I' m installing Arch Linux with OpenBox, at the moment I've only downloaded OpenBox and tint2, but I have to install all the necessary. Before doing everything I'd like to know how to use my two ...
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How do I set mouse double click speed in Lubuntu
I'm using Lubuntu 11.10. The only problem I have that the mouse double click speed is a bit high (it seems to me that it is around 100-200ms) and I would like it to set it to around 500ms. Is there a ...
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Openbox keybindings not taking effect after --reconfigure or restart
273 <keybind key="W-Return">
274 <action name="Execute">
275 <command>lxterminal</command>
276 </action>
277 </keybind>
278 ...
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Feh - strange behavior when loading backgrounds in Arch Linux
I am experiencing a strange problem with Feh in Arch Linux. When I start my openbox session, feh loads the background for a split second and then it goes away. If I manually load the background then ...
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1answer
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Attempting to insert characters via shell script bound to hotkey
I added the following to /root/.config/openbox/rc.xml:
<keybind key="C-A-t">
<action name="Execute">
<command>/root/my-applications/test1.sh</command>
...
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Crunch bang Linux login fails
I cannot login to Crunchbang Linux. When I boot the computer, it goes to the login screen, and if I type the correct username+password combo, it goes to a black screen that reads "failed to execute ...
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Minimalist window decorations etc in OpenBox or similar
I am currently customising my netbook's ArchLinux install. I really like the minimalist basic style of things like the ThinMC window borders in Gnome, and the FullFlat Firefox theme. What options are ...
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unable to change window name openbox
I am using openbox and usually, I have a lot of windows on the screen. One window for the browser and a couple of windows to run a few terminals. The problem is that, when they are minimized, I am not ...
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Can I combine two “keybinds” into one in Openbox?
I'm using Lubuntu 13.04 with its default window manager, Openbox. Is there a way to edit ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml to combine the following two
"keybinds" in the "keyboard" section into one?
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Setting same gtk/openbox theme in both 64 bit native and 32 bit chroot environment
I'm running Arch Linux and have setup a 32bit chroot environment inside a 64bit native install per their wiki instructions.
I've installed the Zukitwo and Zukitwo-Openbox themes via the Arch Linux ...
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CrunchBang & Openbox: no reaction to laptop power button pressed
I've just installed #! and I'm loving the customizable Openbox DE.
However, when I press the power button on my laptop, the system doesn't react.
For example, when I was using Debian & Gnome, ...
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How to get brightness keys working inside openbox session?
I'm using Openbox window manager without DE.
I'd like to get fn + [brightness up/down icon] working like it is in GNOME/KDE, but i'm looking for lightweight solution without gnome-power-manager and ...
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Stuck on Fedora splash screen after OpenBox3/tint2 install
My system was bogged down by Gnome3 DE and so I made an install of OpenBox3 and tint2 on a Fedora 17 system yesterday. Both were working marvelously. After a system reboot this morning, my system is ...
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Can't seem to add `tint2` to the startup process in Arch Linux with Openbox
I've already tried adding it as an entry in the ~/.xinitrc and even in the ~/.config/openbox/autostart file.
I tried adding it as the following variants:
tint2
tint2 &
tint2 -c ...
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What's stealing my F11 key?
I've just installed Arch Linux with LXDE and Openbox on my Asus Eee PC 1000. I can't get my F11 key to work in any application. It doesn't appear to do anything when I press it.
I installed xev, ...
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My debian-menu.xml is missing
I have a relatively new Debian installation -- when it was first installed, it was without a gui, but I ran apt-get install xinit and apt-get install openbox, so when I run startx I get an openbox ...
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“Linux kernel source code directory” requested in Cisco VPN client install
I'm trying to install Cisco's vpn client, and it requests that I provide the directory containing linux kernel source code. Specifically, it reads:
In order to build the VPN kernel module, you ...
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How to assign an icon to a program in Openbox?
I am running on Arch Linux using Openbox as the window manager. I want to assign icons to some programs that are using the generic icon.
This is helpful because when I do an Alt-Tab, I will know the ...
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Is Openbox a non-reparenting window manager?
Installing jre7-openjdk prints this message:
when you use a non-reparenting window manager set
_JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1 in /etc/profile.d/jre.sh
My WM is openbox, have I to edit the file?
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Error writing /home/alessiomtx/.config/tint2/tint2rc: Not a directory
I need to edit my ~/.config/tint2/tint2rc because the file is blank and so I don't have tint2 shown in my desktop, but when I try to save I have this error:
[ Errore durante la scrittura di ...
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In Openbox, is it possible to execute a command in a matching window, or open a new one if no match exists?
Essentially, I'm looking for a way to keep one terminal open running tmux, and open new windows inside of the session rather than spawning new terminals.
On pushing a key sequence, I'd like to open a ...
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Why do I have three different cursor themes at the same time?
I've installed LXappearance in order to change a mouse cursor theme.
After changing it, I seem to have three different mouse cursor themes active: for example, in Iceweasel I have the one I had ...
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Openbox placing cursor on the window titlebar
I was able to use one really neat thing. In many DE or WM, when you Maximize the window and then try drag the window from the Titlebar, the window would be Unmaximized. I achieved this by the ...
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Apple keyboard in openbox
I just upgraded from Fedora 15 to 16.
I am using openbox as an alternative to gnome 3. The problem is that I cannot find a way of using the multimedia keys properly in openbox. Changing the keyboard ...
