[SOLVED] Use keybindings to launch programs

andrew.comly · 02-19-2016, 09:53 AM

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Can a keybinding in ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml be bound to a shellscript?
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INTRO
In lubuntu 14.04, when one wants to change/add keybindings, you can open up ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml and add in your keybinding. Recently I have added a keybinding to vertically maximize the active window, by pasting the following code in between </keybind> and </keybind key = ...> in the <keyboard> section:

Code:

    <!--MAXIMIZE VERTICAL-->
    <!--Super+Alt+Enter: Maximize Vertically-->
    <keybind key="W-Return">
      <action name="ToggleMaximizeVert"/>
    </keybind>

MAIN QUESTION:
I have a shellscript that I would like to make a keybinding for. But when I write:

Code:

    <keybind key="W-Return">
      <action name="/home/${USER}/myshellscript.sh"/>
    </keybind>

in lubuntu-rc.xml it doesn't execute myshellscript.sh.

How can we use a key binding to launch a shell script?

andrew.comly · 02-19-2016, 10:00 AM

Eureka!! I found it by randomly reading the file lubuntu-rc.xml, which is a bit strange since I never learned xml.

Solution

Code:

<keybind key="Keybinding Code Here">
	<action name="Execute">
		<command>YourCommandHere</command>
      </action>

e.g.

Code:

    <keybind key="S-A-Right">
	  <action name="Execute">
		<command>wmctrl -r :ACTIVE: -T "Active Window" -t 1</command>
      </action>
	  <action name="Execute">
		<command>/home/a/scripts/desktopA2.sh</command>
      </action>
    </keybind>