[openbox] Trouble with keystroke on the list of windows

[u34 at net9.ga]

Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> wrote:

> u34 at net9.ga said on Fri, 12 May 2023 23:56:54 +0000
> 
> >Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >> 
> >> I've been using Openbox for seven years and this is the first time
> >> I found something less than optimal...
> >> 
> >> There's a window list that shows all windows open on all workspaces.
> >> Normally, I navigate this list with the keyboard: I press a key and
> >> focus moves to the next window whose title begins with the name I
> >> typed, and if there's only one, that window opens immediately.
> >> Perfect! 
> >
> >Nice. Is this feature documented? Where? Which search string can find
> >it easily in the Internet?
> >Until now, I didn't know the menu has a similar feature for navigation.
> 
> I never thought to look it up, but just now I spent 20 minutes looking
> it up, and I couldn't find it in any docs either. 

Isn't the lack of documentation unfotunate? This is a very useful feature.

>                                                   Just get the window
> list up and type a letter, and you'll see what happens.
> 

Working as described. My list is shorter, I don't have more section.

Thank you.

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