[openbox] "Command line window"

[Mikael Magnusson]

On Sun, 5 Sep 2004, Holly Bostick wrote:

> Mikael Magnusson wrote:
>> On Sun, 5 Sep 2004, Juergen Arndt wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello all,
>>> 
>>> I'm new to OB and after reading the docs and looking around through the
>>> net, there is questions left.
>>> 
>>> Is there a possibility to popup a small "command line window", from
>>> where you can start any program you want by typing in the name (and
>>> parametres)? In other window managers / desktop environments mostly you
>>> get this with the shortcut "Alt-F2". I find it very convinient to start
>>> applications - especially ones with short names :) - in that way 
>>> without
>>> clicking through menus or starting a terminal for the command line
>>> first. Maybe OB has this feature and i just missed it?
>>> 
>>> Have a nice sunday, Juergen
>> 
>> 
>> You'll need to install some small program that lets you run commands, and 
>> bind that program to a key.
>> 
>> -- 
>> Mikael Magnusson
>> 
>
> I use gmrun, for example. I just put it in my menu, though (I'm not all that 
> big on keybindings).
>
> Holly

So you use your mouse to open a program where you type in the command? 
That sounds suboptimal to me :)

--
Mikael Magnusson