[openbox] Set position of root-menu when triggered via hot-key

[Mikael Magnusson]

On 3 September 2011 17:46, John Bell <johnfbell3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well I tried multiple actions in a keybind and openbox just fires them
> off all at the same time.
>
> <keybind key="W-A-space">
>      <action name="Execute">
>        <command>xdotool mousemove --sync 600 500</command>
>      </action>
>
>      <action name="ShowMenu">
>        <menu>root-menu</menu>
>      </action>
>
> </keybind>
>
> Maybe since the xdotool docs say that they don't actually wait for the
> mouse to get to the position specified before releasing the sync, just
> until any movement occurs at all (WTF!!!), that's the problem.  (THEN
> WHY THE FUCK HAVE A **SYNC** OPTION!!!!)
>
> I tried with an "&amp;" at the end of the xdotool command.
> I tried it via a shell script.
> I tried with a prompt, in both/either actions.  Openbox ignores a
> <prompt> in a ShowMenu action. and goes ahead and fires the ShowMenu
> if one is in the Execute action.
> I tried reversing the order of the actions (no joy).
> I tried every combination of xdotool commands and options I could
> think of...no luck.
>
> This shouldn't be hard for the devs to fix.  After all when you change
> desktops you get a centered dialog that shows what desktop you're
> going to.
>
> I even looked into getting the source and making my own patch (and I
> haven't touched C code since 1993) and the only documentation I found
> was about setting up on Fedore 6 or 7. </sigh>
>
>
> You'd think that for a WM as heavily invested in making itself
> keyboard that you wouldn't be expect the main menu to be tied to the
> mouse for no apparent reason.

Thanks for the polite feature request, we may consider it.

-- 
Mikael Magnusson