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Shodan

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From: Finland

Registered: 2008-08-25

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Openbox - switch desktop like in Xfce [SOLVED]

Hey all

I've been using Xfce for a while now and I'm trying out Openbox, everything is great exept one feature that I miss.
In Xfce I can move the mouse outside the screen to switch virtual desktops, which I've really gotten used to do, but I haven't found a way to do this in Openbox.
Only way to switch seems to be with the keyboard (alt+ctrl+arrows) and mouse scroller over the desktop.
Any ideas?

(Great job on Archlinux Been an Archer for almost a year now and I love it!)

Last edited by Shodan (2008-08-28 15:50:59)

Shodan

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From: Finland

Registered: 2008-08-25

Posts: 30

Re: Openbox - switch desktop like in Xfce [SOLVED]

*bump*

Found the brightside package, but it looks like it's just for Gnome. Any other ideas?

haxit

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Registered: 2008-03-04

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Re: Openbox - switch desktop like in Xfce [SOLVED]

Make sure all your settings are correct under ObConf -> Desktops

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Shodan

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Registered: 2008-08-25

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Re: Openbox - switch desktop like in Xfce [SOLVED]

Nothing wrong there ...

DonVla

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From: Bonn, Germany

Registered: 2007-06-07

Posts: 997

Re: Openbox - switch desktop like in Xfce [SOLVED]

Hey all

I've been using Xfce for a while now and I'm trying out Openbox, everything is great exept one feature that I miss.
In Xfce I can move the mouse outside the screen to switch virtual desktops, which I've really gotten used to do, but I haven't found a way to do this in Openbox.
Only way to switch seems to be with the keyboard (alt+ctrl+arrows) and mouse scroller over the desktop.
Any ideas?

(Great job on Archlinux Been an Archer for almost a year now and I love it!)

not possible. you can drag windows to other desktops, but not change desktops by moving mouse outside screen.

btw: you can use brightside under openbox. it's quite light-weight. and it seems to do what you want:
http://www.linux.com/feature/124478

vlad

Last edited by DonVla (2008-08-28 14:14:32)

xd-0

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From: Sweden

Registered: 2007-11-02

Posts: 327

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Re: Openbox - switch desktop like in Xfce [SOLVED]

Got a little patch from one of the OB developers some months ago that made it possible to do exactly what you want. But I don't have it any longer.
Make a post to their mailing list and they will probably help you.

Shodan

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From: Finland

Registered: 2008-08-25

Posts: 30

Re: Openbox - switch desktop like in Xfce [SOLVED]

Looks like brightside works with Openbox Finally time to ditch xfce and go with Openbox.
I'm gonna post to that mailing list and see if I can get the that patch for it.

Thanks you for your replies DonVla and xd-0