[solved] Openbox keybind problem

Lockheed · 2014-02-26 09:31:23

I am trying to bind windows+y key to display openbox menu, but it can't get it to work:

    <!-- Keybindings for running applications -->
    <keybind key="W-y">
      <action name="ShowMenu">
        <menu>root-menu</menu>
    </action>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="W-e">
      <action name="Execute">
        <startupnotify>
          <enabled>true</enabled>
          <name>Konqueror</name>
        </startupnotify>
        <command>kfmclient openProfile filemanagement</command>
      </action>
    </keybind>

The W-y keybind is being ignored, but W-e works fine.

Last edited by Lockheed (2014-02-26 16:53:00)

ewaller · 2014-02-26 16:05:23

Looks reasonable. Any chance you have defined W-y elsewhere? As a sanity check, try swapping the key binds for W-y and W-e.
Also, I have to ask -- no insult intended, you did reconfigure OpenBox to use the new rc.xml, right ?

Lockheed · 2014-02-26 16:21:40

.....
While swapping the binds I realised I was being stupid. I forgot my keyboard is German, but I am using US layout on it, so Y and Z are swapped. It's so natural for me that it is transparent to me while I type, but when I was binding the key, I was looking at the physical keys to pick the best candidate.
Et voila...

Thanks - your suggestion led me to realise it

ewaller · 2014-02-26 16:52:09

Facepalm ! Sounds like something I would do
Don't forget to mark this as solved.

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#1 2014-02-26 09:31:23

[solved] Openbox keybind problem

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Re: [solved] Openbox keybind problem

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Re: [solved] Openbox keybind problem

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