[openbox] Openbox Multihead (featuring per-monitor desktops)

[Andrew Gallant]

>> I'm open to suggestions!
>>
>> Also, if anyone is on Archlinux [3], I've put this in the AUR. [4]
>
> I'm on Arch and just tried to install it. Unfortunately, it conflicts with
> the "regular" openbox. Would it be much work to rename stuff so it doesn't?
>
> Despite this, I'm planning to look into it during the weekend, i'm really
> curious!

Hmmm, I think the proper approach here is to just replace the package
on your machine. The problem with renaming stuff is that it has to
*provide* "openbox" so that other programs that depend upon Openbox
can still work with openbox-multihead.

It should be as simple as replacing the package, and if you don't like
it, you should be able to reinstall regular Openbox without any fuss.
:-) If you're really against replacing the current package, it would
probably still be easier to just checkout the repo and build it
yourself (but don't do 'make install'). Then use your xinitrc to start
'gitrepo/openbox/openbox'.

Just make sure to check out the new configuration options. (They are
added to the default rc.xml in /etc/xdg/openbox/rc.xml when you
install.)

- Andrew