[openbox] Openbox popup

[John Russell]

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 07:49:26 -0800, Sirirat Traiviratana
<straivir at ucsd.edu> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is there a way to use some script to use openbox popup to display some
> information?
> 
> For example;
> 
> I use key-binding
> 
> W-Up
> 
> for
> 
> amixer sset 'Master' 1+
> 
> and let openbox popup the updated % of master volume.

You can use zenity or xdialog to pop up stuff, but you'll have to
click to dismiss it.  It sounds like you want more of a screen overlay
kind of thing.  I'm not sure how to do that.

Maybe 

<zenity command with some window title>
sleep 2
pkill <zenity window title>

Wow that's ugly

John





> 
> Regards,
> Sirirat
> 
>