[openbox] Run dialog

[Holly Bostick]

Md Mooktakim Ahmed wrote:
> I would be very happy if some kind of run dialog box would be integrated into openbox.
> The reason i say this is becuase at the moment i use http://gmrun.sourceforge.net/
> Its great, its absolutely fantastic.
> But there is one little problem that annoys me.
> Its slow.
> 
> Openbox is a great WM. One of the biggest reason i use it because its lightning fast.
> 
> However, gmrun, being a GTK app its very slow to load up.
> 
> I think if a run dialog, much like gmrun, would be integrated into openbox, maybe have
> it loaded in the background ALL the time, then i could have a dialog box that opens up
> instantly when i press my keybinding.
> 
> gmrun has a lot of delay the first time i run it. It gets faster after that, however it
> slows even further when there's a lot of load.
> 
> I know that the openbox devs feel that its a WM, therefore it doesn't need a run dialog
> box. Some other app will handle it. I appreciate that, i prefer that thinking my self.
> Becuase i use lots of other apps, to make my life in openbox easier, (eg: devils, its a
> fantastic program). But i just cant find a good app that'l replace a good builtin run
> dialog box.
> 
> Anyway, just want to see what other people think.
> 

I think that the nice thing about Openbox is that you don't have to be 
limited to some 'integrated' whatever.

If you find gmrun too slow to open, try

grun
pogo
gdesklets (still slow and a hog, but would already be open when you 
needed it)
bblaunch (dunno if it works)
gkrellmlaunch
wmdrawer (dockapp)
wmappl (dockapp)
fbpanel
just make a really small gnome custom panel, with just the main menu
idesk (to put icons on your desktop)

or

bind some keys to launch these applications

or

leave a terminal open (so you can just type program_name &)

or

code a very simple application that doesn't have decorations but accepts 
user input to know which program to run-- gmrun is gpl, so one should be 
able to extract the functionality without the "cruft".

Anyway, the benefit of OB is its flexibility-- but that means sometimes 
you have to try doing things a different way.

Just my 0.02.

Holly