[openbox] n00b questions

[Mikael Magnusson]

nOn Wed, 20 Apr 2005, Neil Bird wrote:

> Around about 20/04/05 14:27, Mikael Magnusson typed ...
>>  [Button8]
>>  This should work, and as ob says, something has already grabbed button 8. 
>>  Have you tried binding it somewhere else, like on titlebars or something?
>
>  I hadn't but now have.  Most odd.  The following:
>
> <mousebind button="Button8" action="Press">
>  <action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-list-menu</menu></action>
> </mousebind>
>
>  ... is ignored in the "Desktop" context (but a subsequent Button2 version 
> works).  Doing more tests, Buttno6 is also ignored.  Hmm.
>
>  However, if I move that def. to "Frame", and click over a window ... it 
> /does/ work.  Seems to be just the Desktop it has an issue with. I'll have 
> more of a play.  I'm wondering whether I'm falling foul of a 'named' button 
> mapping (like "up") somehow thinking it's button 8.

Are you running a desktop program such as idesk, nautilus or rox etc?

>>  You can turn off the menu jumping and/or the mouse cursor autowarping
>>  <menu>
>>  <warpPointer>no</warpPointer>
>>  <xorStyle>no</xorStyle>
>>  (better name for the second one wanted)
>
>  Excellent, that helps.  Is that only listed inthe ChangeLog?  What's 
> 'xorStyle' do?

It makes parent menus not jump in the y-direction when submenus hit the 
bottom or top of the screen.

>>  [menu delay]
>>  I've actually thought about this recently, so it has a good chance of 
>>  happening I think.
>
>  I don't mind getting my hands dirty;  may take a while to learn my way 
> around the code enough, though.
>
>
>>  You can bind a key+mouse to drag anywhere on the window and set 9 corner 
>>  mode instead of four corner, and you will get what you want.
>>  <resize>
>>  <fourCorner>no</fourCorner>
>
>  That's it;  thanks.
>
>  Am I being dense here:  are all these wonderful options actually listed 
> anywhere other than the code?  Not that I'd be averse to that, I just hadn't 
> thought to!

Probably not, I'm a bit lazy :) I will try and get them documented before 
3.3 though.

>  I'll stop asking stupid questions, now :-)
>
>  Thanks for a decent WM.
>
>

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Mikael Magnusson