[SOLVED]openbox key binding hell

gozes · 2011-12-31 20:30:58

hello everyone I'm having 2 issue setting up new key bindings and I hope someone here can help me I want it to add W-f binding to open my file manager of choice(pcmanfm) below I will list the two issue and post my rc.xml and all the out put from xev for the f key an the output of xmodmap -pm

issue #1) when I add a key with obkey the bind I add works but all the others openbox key binds stop working here I'm at a lost after trying it a few times and getting the same result I decide to just edit the xml file here where the second issue begins

issue #2) when edited the rc.xml to add the key bind I want it I did exactly as the wiki sead but it didn't work so I start looking around and and found out that I can pass the hex value for the key converting the keycode that I get form xev output below

KeyRelease event, serial 41, synthetic NO, window 0x1a00001,
    root 0xac, subw 0x0, time 1106315, (109,-274), root:(897,143),
    state 0x0, keycode 41 (keysym 0x66, f), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (66) "f"
    XFilterEvent returns: False

after doing that seeing that it didn't work ether I found out about the "default" bind the keyboard below is the output

xmodmap:  up to 4 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses):

shift       Shift_L (0x32),  Shift_R (0x3e)
lock        Caps_Lock (0x42)
control     Control_L (0x25),  Control_R (0x69)
mod1        Alt_L (0x40),  Alt_R (0x6c),  Meta_L (0xcd)
mod2        Num_Lock (0x4d)
mod3      
mod4        Super_L (0x85),  Super_R (0x86),  Super_L (0xce),  Hyper_L (0xcf)
mod5        ISO_Level3_Shift (0x5c),  Mode_switch (0xcb)

as I read in one of the forum post in the cruchbnag page the mod4 is the for the window key or super
so I cahnge the W key on my binding for Super_L and that didn't work ether a this point i'm at a lost of what to do or how to fix it blow is the keyboard part of my rc.xml

 <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="Super_L-0x29">
      <action name="Execute">
	<commnad>pcmanfm</commnad>
      </action>
    </keybind>
  </keyboard>

the last is the is the one I add it I use both the Super_L and the hex valu of the f key to see if will work but it doesn't also as long I add them by hand all the defaults key bind keep working the second i use obkey they stop working as mention in issue 1

Last edited by gozes (2012-01-01 06:27:00)

thisoldman · 2012-01-01 00:16:02

You have a misspelling, twice on the same line: commnad should be command.

If that doesn't fix it, try using a full path:

    <!-- pcmanfm -->
    <keybind key="W-F">
      <action name="Execute">
        <command>/usr/bin/pcmanfm</command>
      </action>
    </keybind>

Trilby · 2012-01-01 00:38:34

Also, are you restarting/reconfiguring openbox after editing the rc.xml?

gozes · 2012-01-01 06:08:11

thank you thisoldman is was the typo I looked at rc.xml like 100 times in the pass two days and never spotted the typo and it didn't need the full path and trilby yes I did that like million times thank you both

ewaller · 2012-01-01 06:24:11

If this is solved, can I get you to go back and edit your first post, change the title, and add [solved] to the beginning of the title.
We don't do it for you, because we don't really know that it is solved. Marking it as solved helps those looking for answers.

Thanks

gozes · 2012-01-01 06:25:45

sure thing

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#1 2011-12-31 20:30:58

[SOLVED]openbox key binding hell

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Re: [SOLVED]openbox key binding hell

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