Madbox - Ubuntu and openbox
 

Hi I have just installed Madbox which is Ubuntu base + OB WM.

I am very interested in OB...Considering the lightness and combining with Ubuntu core makes it very responsive..

Reg Madbox , I notice it is a minimal Installation with Adesk bar , Conky and Lxpanel...

I just have a very basic doubt - Suppose I go in for a standalone installation..I want to know from where the menus (Accessories.Network,Office,System etc) (left most button in the panel where u have the distro's icon) , Submenus (eg leafpad,libre,mozilla,gparted etc) and icons are coming from ? In fact this was keeping me away from OB , but I just want to learn considering how beautiful Madbox is..

Does the Panel bring in all these menus and submenus or is dependent on GNOME (Gtk) or KDE (Qt) installation?

I hate the traditional right click bare bone menu of openbox and I want some beautified desktop with large Icons and colourful menus.In fact not too simplistic..

The menu on Lxpanel is the same menu as in Lxde. It is kept along with Lxde, and has no dependency on Gnome or KDE. It also does not require the installation of Lxde. The openbox menu, while sparse, can also be a useful tool although you certainly don't have to like it. Hope this clears things up a bit.