I had two questions. I don't know if I should've split these topics into two different threads, but my first problem is:

I'm using openbox, and when I try to add wallpapers to the default folder where nitrogen (image viewer) reads the files from, it gives me permission denied. I'm sure I have access to that folder because it's in my home directory. The directory is "/home/john/images/wallpapers/shared/backgrounds". When I try to make a new folder and put all my wallpapers into that, nitrogen won't read that. So could I just change the direction folder where nitrogen reads from, or is there a fix to this?

I also wanted to know how to change the mouse cursor speed in openbox.

I can't help with the second problem, but the first; what are the permissions on the directory? And is the directory in use at the moment? Try
To tell whether it is in use or not

I tried that and it returned nothing.

Well, its not in use then, but what are the permissions on it? I know it is in your home directory, but it wouldn't be the first time something counter-intuitive has been done in a home directory

I'll take a screenshot and show you the permissions. I believe these would be the permissions:

http://i40.tinypic.com/2r7ueit.png

Odd, okay, so walk me through this- how exactly are tyou copying the images, at what point does the error come up, what exactly does the error say? Have you tried different ways to copy it?


EDIT:
Just a thought, you didn't put that # on the front of the command I gave, did you?

Okay, one method I tried was just highlighting all the files from the directory that had all of my wallpapers (flash drive), and had the folder that I wanted the files coppied to open, so I tried to drag them over, but I get a little message box saying "Permission denied." So I'm thinking, "I can't just use sudo in the terminal and try to copy them over, right?" So I tried that, and it did copy them over. But when I try to open nitrogen to view the image previews, they are blank thumbnails. I'll take another screenshot.

http://i42.tinypic.com/sw7b7q.png

And when I try to click on them and hit "Apply" to change the wallpaper, nothing happens. I can't put all of the files in the folder one level up than the "backgrounds" folder. And the "backgrounds" folder is the folder nitrogen reads from. So I'm thinking if I can change the reading folder of nitrogen, I could get around this, couldn't I?

EDIT: I tried both with and without the # sign. And it still returned nothing.

You could, but thats solving the symtoms, not the problem. After you did a sudo copy, did you change the ownership back to you? Or are they still owned by root?

I have no clue. When I tried doing the copying from the terminal, I used just these commands:

And then I just closed the terminal, and now here I am.

Okay, go for
Incidentally, did you put the hash in last time?

Okay, I will try that. And yes, the first time I tried without the hash, and the second time I tried with it.

Success! That fixed my issue perfectly. Thank you!

Perfect, glad I could help- yeah, if you see a hash at the start of a command it means to run as root, a dollar is as normal user. (Or a comment )

So that's what that means haha. Well I'll remember that, and I'll mark this thread as solved. Now for the mouse speed issue.

Mouse, I don't know if there is a specific openbox solution, for me I'd use xset; see the man page under 'mouse' and give it a go from there