[SOLVED] Can I tweak LXDE/Openbox to do this?

jsteel · 12-15-2010, 02:22 PM

I'm running LXDE on my netbook and find the title bar to be a waste of vertical space, but I do like the minimise, maximise and close buttons.

I've searched box-look.org for a theme that has a very, very thin title bar but I've come up empty handed. I wonder if there's a way to put at least a close button somewhere else; in lxpanel next to each item in the window list?

I could do without the maximise button if I can find something like maximus to maximise all windows, but it has GNOME dependencies that I don't really want.

reed9 · 12-15-2010, 03:05 PM

I don't think you can put a close button on apps in the panel, though it would be a function of the panel if you could most likely. What about using keybindings? I have it set so the "windows key"+m toggles a window to maximize and W+q closes the window.

To do so, put in rc.xml (or I think lxde-rc.xml with LXDE) under the keybindings section.

Code:

<keybind key="W-m">
    <action name="ToggleMaximizeFull"/>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-q">
    <action name="Close"/>
</keybind>

You could probably set up a mousebinding along similar lines as well. I don't use the mouse much so I haven't messed with the bindings.

jsteel · 12-15-2010, 03:39 PM

OK yes that looks great thanks. Is there a way to hide the title bar and maximise windows automatically?

reed9 · 12-15-2010, 04:27 PM

Yup. Same file, at the end in the <applications> section.

Code:

  <application class="*">
    <decor>no</decor>
  </application>

  <application class="*">
    <maximized>yes</maximized>
  </application>

http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:FAQ#How..._my_windows.3F

jsteel · 12-16-2010, 02:37 AM

Perfect! Thank you.