[openbox] rc.xml

[J. Shinall]

lostson wrote:
> Hey All 
>  Im trying to edit my rc.xml file so that window placement is under the
> mouse like i normally use. Obconf is not working for me anymore. So does
> anyone know the correct config option for this? In the rc.xml file it
> looks like this
> 
> <placement>
>   <policy>Mouse_Pointer</policy>
> </placement>
> 

You're close. This is what you want:

<placement>
  <policy>UnderMouse</policy>
</placement>

This is not mentioned in the OB3 docs, but the OB2 docs still include a
reference for this.

>  Also does anyone know the way to fix the Obconf problem. It will not
> close with the close button provided and when closing with the window
> deco it does not save the config. The error i get is this
> 
> (obconf:22037): libglade-WARNING **: could not find signal handler
> 'on_dock_float_y_value_changed'.
> 
> (obconf:22037): libglade-WARNING **: could not find signal handler
> 'on_dock_hide_toggled'.
> 
> (obconf:22037): libglade-WARNING **: could not find signal handler
> 'on_dock_hide_delay_value_changed'.
> 
> (obconf:22037): libglade-WARNING **: could not find signal handler
> 'on_place_mouse_toggled'.
> 
> (obconf:22037): libglade-WARNING **: could not find signal handler
> 'on_dock_floating_activate'.
> 
> (obconf:22037): libglade-WARNING **: could not find signal handler
> 'on_main_window_delete_event'.
> 
> (obconf:22037): libglade-WARNING **: could not find signal handler
> 'on_focus_mouse_toggled'.
> 
> (obconf:22037): libglade-WARNING **: could not find signal handler
> 'on_dock_stacking_bottom_toggled'
> 
>  and it goes on and on.I am looking through the source and trying to
> figure this out. I have googled and seen alot of people suffering from
> this but no solution. Im gonna go through the source and see if i can
> fix it myself though as well. Thanks in advance.

I'm not sure about the exact cause. I have seen folks on the Gentoo
forums claiming that downgrading their libglade package worked. I'm not
sure - never bothered myself.