Package:Openbox

Openbox

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Openbox is a highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.

Installation

root # emerge --ask x11-wm/openbox

Configuration

user $ mkdir -p ~/.config/openbox
user $ cp /etc/xdg/openbox/* ~/.config/openbox/

Starting

   ~/.xinitrc

exec openbox-session

Configuration files

Openbox's configuration files are well commented. Please read the files and edit them.

menu.xml

Openbox doesn't have panels natively. Openbox's menu is opened by a right click as default. You can customize this menu by editing ~/.config/openbox/menu.xml.

rc.xml

You can customize Openbox's key-bindings and mouse-bindings by editing ~/.config/openbox/rc.xml.

autostart

Openbox starts commands written in ~/.config/openbox/autostart.

   Note

Because Openbox is XDG (freedesktop.org) compliant, it also supports /etc/xdg/autostart/*.desktop and ~/.config/autostart/*.desktop. You can avoid running the command twice to add "NotShowIn=OPENBOX;" in the desktop file (case sensitive).

environment

You can set environment variables by editing ~/.config/openbox/environment.

Customizing Tools

x11-misc/obconf

GTK+-based configuration frontend

x11-misc/obmenu

a frontend to edit menu.xml

x11-misc/obmenu-generator

x11-misc/openbox-menu

Dock apps

Openbox is compatible with Window Maker's dock applications such as x11-misc/stalonetray, x11-plugins/wmclock, etc. (Window Maker is a window manager.) You can install them and add them to the autostart file.

Panel

Openbox doesn't have any native panel. But you can add panels such as x11-misc/tint2.