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#1 2018-08-20 15:10:18
- ratcheer
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- Registered: 2011-10-09
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[Solved] Trouble with Openbox key combination
I have been using Openbox key combinations to start applications for several years, and I thought I understood them very well. But, I am switching from the Firefox browser to Vivaldi. I have successfully changed my Openbox menu to start Vivaldi instead of Firefox. I made the analogous change to my key combinations, but Super-w stubbornly continues to start Firefox instead of Vivaldi. I have both tried to reset it using "Reconfigure Openbox" and by logging completely out of my Xorg session to a console prompt and logging back in and running startx.
I have made identical edits to rc.xml in both ~/.config/openbox and /etc/xdg/openbox. Here is the relevant code:
<keybind key="W-w">
<action name="Execute">
<startupnotify>
<enabled>true</enabled>
<name>Vivaldi</name>
</startupnotify>
<command>/usr/bin/vivaldi-stable</command>
</action>
</keybind>There is no occurence of string "firefox" in either file. Why does Super-w still start Firefox?
PS - After posting this, I rebooted the system. Super-w still starts Firefox.
Last edited by ratcheer (2018-08-20 23:01:50)
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#2 2018-08-20 15:48:34
- drcouzelis
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Re: [Solved] Trouble with Openbox key combination
Haha I have this in my local "rc.xml" file too! 
<keybind key="W-w">
<action name="Execute">
<command>chromium</command>
<startupnotify>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
</startupnotify>
</action>
</keybind>Can you please post your entire "~/.config/openbox/rc.xml" file?
Also, please reset the "/etc/xdg/openbox/rc.xml" file to the default.
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#3 2018-08-20 18:40:55
- ratcheer
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- Registered: 2011-10-09
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Re: [Solved] Trouble with Openbox key combination
Here is the entire file from ~.config/openbox
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- Do not edit this file, it will be overwritten on install.
Copy the file to $HOME/.config/openbox/ instead. -->
<openbox_config xmlns="http://openbox.org/3.4/rc"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<resistance>
<strength>10</strength>
<screen_edge_strength>20</screen_edge_strength>
</resistance>
<focus>
<focusNew>yes</focusNew>
<!-- always try to focus new windows when they appear. other rules do
apply -->
<followMouse>no</followMouse>
<!-- move focus to a window when you move the mouse into it -->
<focusLast>yes</focusLast>
<!-- focus the last used window when changing desktops, instead of the one
under the mouse pointer. when followMouse is enabled -->
<underMouse>no</underMouse>
<!-- move focus under the mouse, even when the mouse is not moving -->
<focusDelay>200</focusDelay>
<!-- when followMouse is enabled, the mouse must be inside the window for
this many milliseconds (1000 = 1 sec) before moving focus to it -->
<raiseOnFocus>no</raiseOnFocus>
<!-- when followMouse is enabled, and a window is given focus by moving the
mouse into it, also raise the window -->
</focus>
<placement>
<policy>Smart</policy>
<!-- 'Smart' or 'UnderMouse' -->
<monitor>Primary</monitor>
<!-- with Smart placement on a multi-monitor system, try to place new windows
on: 'Any' - any monitor, 'Mouse' - where the mouse is, 'Active' - where
the active window is, 'Primary' - only on the primary monitor -->
<primaryMonitor>1</primaryMonitor>
<!-- The monitor where Openbox should place popup dialogs such as the
focus cycling popup, or the desktop switch popup. It can be an index
from 1, specifying a particular monitor. Or it can be one of the
following: 'Mouse' - where the mouse is, or
'Active' - where the active window is -->
</placement>
<theme>
<name>Clearlooks</name>
<titleLayout>NLIMC</titleLayout>
<!--
available characters are NDSLIMC, each can occur at most once.
N: window icon
L: window label (AKA title).
I: iconify
M: maximize
C: close
S: shade (roll up/down)
D: omnipresent (on all desktops).
-->
<keepBorder>yes</keepBorder>
<animateIconify>yes</animateIconify>
<font place="ActiveWindow">
<name>sans</name>
<size>8</size>
<!-- font size in points -->
<weight>bold</weight>
<!-- 'bold' or 'normal' -->
<slant>normal</slant>
<!-- 'italic' or 'normal' -->
</font>
<font place="InactiveWindow">
<name>sans</name>
<size>8</size>
<!-- font size in points -->
<weight>bold</weight>
<!-- 'bold' or 'normal' -->
<slant>normal</slant>
<!-- 'italic' or 'normal' -->
</font>
<font place="MenuHeader">
<name>sans</name>
<size>9</size>
<!-- font size in points -->
<weight>normal</weight>
<!-- 'bold' or 'normal' -->
<slant>normal</slant>
<!-- 'italic' or 'normal' -->
</font>
<font place="MenuItem">
<name>sans</name>
<size>9</size>
<!-- font size in points -->
<weight>normal</weight>
<!-- 'bold' or 'normal' -->
<slant>normal</slant>
<!-- 'italic' or 'normal' -->
</font>
<font place="ActiveOnScreenDisplay">
<name>sans</name>
<size>9</size>
<!-- font size in points -->
<weight>bold</weight>
<!-- 'bold' or 'normal' -->
<slant>normal</slant>
<!-- 'italic' or 'normal' -->
</font>
<font place="InactiveOnScreenDisplay">
<name>sans</name>
<size>9</size>
<!-- font size in points -->
<weight>bold</weight>
<!-- 'bold' or 'normal' -->
<slant>normal</slant>
<!-- 'italic' or 'normal' -->
</font>
</theme>
<desktops>
<!-- this stuff is only used at startup, pagers allow you to change them
during a session
these are default values to use when other ones are not already set
by other applications, or saved in your session
use obconf if you want to change these without having to log out
and back in -->
<number>4</number>
<firstdesk>1</firstdesk>
<names>
<!-- set names up here if you want to, like this:
<name>desktop 1</name>
<name>desktop 2</name>
-->
</names>
<popupTime>875</popupTime>
<!-- The number of milliseconds to show the popup for when switching
desktops. Set this to 0 to disable the popup. -->
</desktops>
<resize>
<drawContents>yes</drawContents>
<popupShow>Nonpixel</popupShow>
<!-- 'Always', 'Never', or 'Nonpixel' (xterms and such) -->
<popupPosition>Center</popupPosition>
<!-- 'Center', 'Top', or 'Fixed' -->
<popupFixedPosition>
<!-- these are used if popupPosition is set to 'Fixed' -->
<x>10</x>
<!-- positive number for distance from left edge, negative number for
distance from right edge, or 'Center' -->
<y>10</y>
<!-- positive number for distance from top edge, negative number for
distance from bottom edge, or 'Center' -->
</popupFixedPosition>
</resize>
<!-- You can reserve a portion of your screen where windows will not cover when
they are maximized, or when they are initially placed.
Many programs reserve space automatically, but you can use this in other
cases. -->
<margins>
<top>0</top>
<bottom>0</bottom>
<left>0</left>
<right>0</right>
</margins>
<dock>
<position>TopLeft</position>
<!-- (Top|Bottom)(Left|Right|)|Top|Bottom|Left|Right|Floating -->
<floatingX>0</floatingX>
<floatingY>0</floatingY>
<noStrut>no</noStrut>
<stacking>Above</stacking>
<!-- 'Above', 'Normal', or 'Below' -->
<direction>Vertical</direction>
<!-- 'Vertical' or 'Horizontal' -->
<autoHide>no</autoHide>
<hideDelay>300</hideDelay>
<!-- in milliseconds (1000 = 1 second) -->
<showDelay>300</showDelay>
<!-- in milliseconds (1000 = 1 second) -->
<moveButton>Middle</moveButton>
<!-- 'Left', 'Middle', 'Right' -->
</dock>
<keyboard>
<chainQuitKey>C-g</chainQuitKey>
<!-- Keybindings for desktop switching -->
<keybind key="C-A-Left">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>left</to><wrap>no</wrap></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-A-Right">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>right</to><wrap>no</wrap></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-A-Up">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>up</to><wrap>no</wrap></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-A-Down">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>down</to><wrap>no</wrap></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="S-A-Left">
<action name="SendToDesktop"><to>left</to><wrap>no</wrap></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="S-A-Right">
<action name="SendToDesktop"><to>right</to><wrap>no</wrap></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="S-A-Up">
<action name="SendToDesktop"><to>up</to><wrap>no</wrap></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="S-A-Down">
<action name="SendToDesktop"><to>down</to><wrap>no</wrap></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-F1">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>1</to></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-F2">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>2</to></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-F3">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>3</to></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-F4">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>4</to></action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-d">
<action name="ToggleShowDesktop"/>
</keybind>
<!-- Keybindings for windows -->
<keybind key="A-F4">
<action name="Close"/>
</keybind>
<keybind key="A-Escape">
<action name="Lower"/>
<action name="FocusToBottom"/>
<action name="Unfocus"/>
</keybind>
<keybind key="A-space">
<action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-menu</menu></action>
</keybind>
<!-- Keybindings for window switching -->
<keybind key="A-Tab">
<action name="NextWindow">
<finalactions>
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</finalactions>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="A-S-Tab">
<action name="PreviousWindow">
<finalactions>
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</finalactions>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-A-Tab">
<action name="NextWindow">
<panels>yes</panels><desktop>yes</desktop>
<finalactions>
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</finalactions>
</action>
</keybind>
<!-- Keybindings for window switching with the arrow keys -->
<keybind key="W-S-Right">
<action name="DirectionalCycleWindows">
<direction>right</direction>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-S-Left">
<action name="DirectionalCycleWindows">
<direction>left</direction>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-S-Up">
<action name="DirectionalCycleWindows">
<direction>up</direction>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-S-Down">
<action name="DirectionalCycleWindows">
<direction>down</direction>
</action>
</keybind>
<!-- Keybindings for running applications -->
<keybind key="W-e">
<action name="Execute">
<startupnotify>
<enabled>true</enabled>
<name>Konqueror</name>
</startupnotify>
<command>kfmclient openProfile filemanagement</command>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-k">
<action name="Execute">
<startupnotify>
<enabled>true</enabled>
<name>KeepassX</name>
</startupnotify>
<command>keepassx2</command>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-m">
<action name="Execute">
<startupnotify>
<enabled>true</enabled>
<name>Spotify</name>
</startupnotify>
<command>spotify</command>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-t">
<action name="Execute">
<startupnotify>
<enabled>true</enabled>
<name>Rxvt-Unicode</name>
</startupnotify>
<command>urxvt</command>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-v">
<action name="Execute">
<startupnotify>
<enabled>true</enabled>
<name>vlc</name>
</startupnotify>
<command>vlc</command>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-w">
<action name="Execute">
<startupnotify>
<enabled>true</enabled>
<name>Vivaldi</name>
</startupnotify>
<command>/usr/bin/vivaldi-stable</command>
</action>
</keybind>
</keyboard>
<mouse>
<dragThreshold>1</dragThreshold>
<!-- number of pixels the mouse must move before a drag begins -->
<doubleClickTime>500</doubleClickTime>
<!-- in milliseconds (1000 = 1 second) -->
<screenEdgeWarpTime>400</screenEdgeWarpTime>
<!-- Time before changing desktops when the pointer touches the edge of the
screen while moving a window, in milliseconds (1000 = 1 second).
Set this to 0 to disable warping -->
<screenEdgeWarpMouse>false</screenEdgeWarpMouse>
<!-- Set this to TRUE to move the mouse pointer across the desktop when
switching due to hitting the edge of the screen -->
<context name="Frame">
<mousebind button="A-Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Left" action="Click">
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Move"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Right" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Middle" action="Press">
<action name="Lower"/>
<action name="FocusToBottom"/>
<action name="Unfocus"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Up" action="Click">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>previous</to></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Down" action="Click">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>next</to></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="C-A-Up" action="Click">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>previous</to></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="C-A-Down" action="Click">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>next</to></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-S-Up" action="Click">
<action name="SendToDesktop"><to>previous</to></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-S-Down" action="Click">
<action name="SendToDesktop"><to>next</to></action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Titlebar">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Move"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="DoubleClick">
<action name="ToggleMaximize"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Up" action="Click">
<action name="if">
<shaded>no</shaded>
<then>
<action name="Shade"/>
<action name="FocusToBottom"/>
<action name="Unfocus"/>
<action name="Lower"/>
</then>
</action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Down" action="Click">
<action name="if">
<shaded>yes</shaded>
<then>
<action name="Unshade"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</then>
</action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Titlebar Top Right Bottom Left TLCorner TRCorner BRCorner BLCorner">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
<action name="Lower"/>
<action name="FocusToBottom"/>
<action name="Unfocus"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-menu</menu></action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Top">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize"><edge>top</edge></action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Left">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize"><edge>left</edge></action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Right">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize"><edge>right</edge></action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Bottom">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize"><edge>bottom</edge></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-menu</menu></action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="TRCorner BRCorner TLCorner BLCorner">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Client">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Icon">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
<action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-menu</menu></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-menu</menu></action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="AllDesktops">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
<action name="ToggleOmnipresent"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Shade">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
<action name="ToggleShade"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Iconify">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
<action name="Iconify"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Maximize">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
<action name="ToggleMaximize"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Middle" action="Click">
<action name="ToggleMaximize"><direction>vertical</direction></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Click">
<action name="ToggleMaximize"><direction>horizontal</direction></action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Close">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
<action name="Close"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Desktop">
<mousebind button="Up" action="Click">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>previous</to></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Down" action="Click">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>next</to></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Up" action="Click">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>previous</to></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Down" action="Click">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>next</to></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Up" action="Click">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>previous</to></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Down" action="Click">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>next</to></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="C-A-Up" action="Click">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>previous</to></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="C-A-Down" action="Click">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>next</to></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Root">
<!-- Menus -->
<mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
<action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-list-combined-menu</menu></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="ShowMenu"><menu>root-menu</menu></action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="MoveResize">
<mousebind button="Up" action="Click">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>previous</to></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Down" action="Click">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>next</to></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Up" action="Click">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>previous</to></action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Down" action="Click">
<action name="GoToDesktop"><to>next</to></action>
</mousebind>
</context>
</mouse>
<menu>
<!-- You can specify more than one menu file in here and they are all loaded,
just don't make menu ids clash or, well, it'll be kind of pointless -->
<!-- default menu file (or custom one in $HOME/.config/openbox/) -->
<file>menu.xml</file>
<hideDelay>200</hideDelay>
<!-- if a press-release lasts longer than this setting (in milliseconds), the
menu is hidden again -->
<middle>no</middle>
<!-- center submenus vertically about the parent entry -->
<submenuShowDelay>100</submenuShowDelay>
<!-- time to delay before showing a submenu after hovering over the parent
entry.
if this is a negative value, then the delay is infinite and the
submenu will not be shown until it is clicked on -->
<submenuHideDelay>400</submenuHideDelay>
<!-- time to delay before hiding a submenu when selecting another
entry in parent menu
if this is a negative value, then the delay is infinite and the
submenu will not be hidden until a different submenu is opened -->
<showIcons>yes</showIcons>
<!-- controls if icons appear in the client-list-(combined-)menu -->
<manageDesktops>yes</manageDesktops>
<!-- show the manage desktops section in the client-list-(combined-)menu -->
</menu>
<applications>
<!--
# this is an example with comments through out. use these to make your
# own rules, but without the comments of course.
# you may use one or more of the name/class/role/title/type rules to specify
# windows to match
<application name="the window's _OB_APP_NAME property (see obxprop)"
class="the window's _OB_APP_CLASS property (see obxprop)"
groupname="the window's _OB_APP_GROUP_NAME property (see obxprop)"
groupclass="the window's _OB_APP_GROUP_CLASS property (see obxprop)"
role="the window's _OB_APP_ROLE property (see obxprop)"
title="the window's _OB_APP_TITLE property (see obxprop)"
type="the window's _OB_APP_TYPE property (see obxprob)..
(if unspecified, then it is 'dialog' for child windows)">
# you may set only one of name/class/role/title/type, or you may use more
# than one together to restrict your matches.
# the name, class, role, and title use simple wildcard matching such as those
# used by a shell. you can use * to match any characters and ? to match
# any single character.
# the type is one of: normal, dialog, splash, utility, menu, toolbar, dock,
# or desktop
# when multiple rules match a window, they will all be applied, in the
# order that they appear in this list
# each rule element can be left out or set to 'default' to specify to not
# change that attribute of the window
<decor>yes</decor>
# enable or disable window decorations
<shade>no</shade>
# make the window shaded when it appears, or not
<position force="no">
# the position is only used if both an x and y coordinate are provided
# (and not set to 'default')
# when force is "yes", then the window will be placed here even if it
# says you want it placed elsewhere. this is to override buggy
# applications who refuse to behave
<x>center</x>
# a number like 50, or 'center' to center on screen. use a negative number
# to start from the right (or bottom for <y>), ie -50 is 50 pixels from
# the right edge (or bottom). use 'default' to specify using value
# provided by the application, or chosen by openbox, instead.
<y>200</y>
<monitor>1</monitor>
# specifies the monitor in a xinerama setup.
# 1 is the first head, or 'mouse' for wherever the mouse is
</position>
<size>
# the size to make the window.
<width>20</width>
# a number like 20, or 'default' to use the size given by the application.
# you can use fractions such as 1/2 or percentages such as 75% in which
# case the value is relative to the size of the monitor that the window
# appears on.
<height>30%</height>
</size>
<focus>yes</focus>
# if the window should try be given focus when it appears. if this is set
# to yes it doesn't guarantee the window will be given focus. some
# restrictions may apply, but Openbox will try to
<desktop>1</desktop>
# 1 is the first desktop, 'all' for all desktops
<layer>normal</layer>
# 'above', 'normal', or 'below'
<iconic>no</iconic>
# make the window iconified when it appears, or not
<skip_pager>no</skip_pager>
# asks to not be shown in pagers
<skip_taskbar>no</skip_taskbar>
# asks to not be shown in taskbars. window cycling actions will also
# skip past such windows
<fullscreen>yes</fullscreen>
# make the window in fullscreen mode when it appears
<maximized>true</maximized>
# 'Horizontal', 'Vertical' or boolean (yes/no)
</application>
# end of the example
-->
</applications>
</openbox_config>I restored the version in /etc/xdg/openbox to a file I had marked as original, but it may have been one I had edited prior to that version. I'll try to find a real original and restore it. It may take a while.
Tim
PS - The file seems to have been the actual original, so it should be good. Super-w still brings up Firefox, even after a complete restart of Xorg.
PPS - I have now restored /etc/xdg/openbox/rc.xml from git.
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#4 2018-08-20 19:35:44
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Re: [Solved] Trouble with Openbox key combination
Sure this is the handler of the shortcut and not eg. xbindkeys?
xdotool key "XF86LogGrabInfo"to log all key grabs into the xorg log.
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#5 2018-08-20 19:44:39
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Re: [Solved] Trouble with Openbox key combination
Seth, how would I determine that? My system does not seem to have an Xorg log, at least not in /var/log. And, the old Super-w worked to start Firefox, so why wouldn't it work the same way for Vivaldi?
Tim
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#6 2018-08-20 19:47:55
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Re: [Solved] Trouble with Openbox key combination
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xorg#General
The log tells which client holds which grab (and an active grab will be required here)
The idea is that the openbox config has been meaningless itfp. and the shortcut is handled by something entirely different - and there still assigned to firefox. (Afaiu, the shortcut still executes firefox rather than just failing entirely?)
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#7 2018-08-20 19:56:29
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Re: [Solved] Trouble with Openbox key combination
Ok, I found the xorg log in ~/.local/share/xorg.
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#8 2018-08-20 20:11:05
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Re: [Solved] Trouble with Openbox key combination
xbindkeys does not exist on my system.
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#9 2018-08-20 22:49:38
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Re: [Solved] Trouble with Openbox key combination
I have spent all afternoon fiddling with this.
As a test, I created a previously unused key combination, W-z to start /usr/bin/zim. It does not do anything. So, Seth is apparently correct, my Super key assignments in openbox rc.xml have no effect, and the key combinations are being assigned somewhere else. I have no idea where. rc.xml is the only way I have ever done it, and it always worked, before. Old ones I assigned in the past still work, e.g., W-t starts urxvt and W-v starts vlc. But changing an old one or adding a new one does not work.
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#10 2018-08-20 23:01:28
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Re: [Solved] Trouble with Openbox key combination
I finally found the problem. There was a third copy of rc.xml in ~/XDG_CONFIG/openbox and it apparently has precedence over all the others.
Thanks for your advice, drcouzelis and seth.
Tim
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