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Originally Posted by Chriswaterguy
[LIST][*]it can be hard to access the menu (I use shift+alt to move to a different desktop where I can actually see the desktop, and then hit right mouse button)
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No idea about this one. It's been long since I tried openbox the last time.
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[*]the menu doesn't list all my programs, so I have to launch from CLI
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I don't think openbox does autofill your menu (I could be wrong). If I am right, you need to configure the menu yourself. There are probably apps to do this graphically. And there might be as well apps/scripts to autogenerate a menu config file automatically by looking on several standard places for applications.
In the openbox site you can see to the left links to docs, faq, getting started and such things. That's where you should start. All the basic config stuff including menus should be described there.
I am not an openbox user, but seeing how you didn't get so much feedback after more than one day, I thought that maybe I could put you in the right track even if I can't give more concrete info.
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[*]when I select the "Openbox configuration manager" or "Reconfigure openbox", via the system menu, nothing happens.
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Maybe you need to install the application linked into that menu separately, obconf rings a bell, try to install obconf. If that is not it, then you will have to look the name of the tool that it tries to invoke by editing your menu and looking into that part.
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Also, is it possible to easily map the Windows key to the Openbox menu?
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It should be possible to bing the menu to any key combo. That should be also described in the basic configuration doscs on their web site.
I hope your new experience with standalone wm's is developing well. Good luck in your new quest