GNOME desktop + Openbox
Hi!
I have just reinstalled arch and choosed Gnome as my DM, I used xfce till now.
And I miss few things, like right click menu on Desktop. So I installed openbox, but I found out that Nautilus and OB dont like each other.
I would like to have OB menu and desktop icons... If it is possible...
If not, what are my alternatives?
Ok, dont with that.
I've tried openbox menu, and I dont like it. So I left desktop to nautilus capable hands...
I'll use gnome-panel menu plugin. Thanks guys.
Now I have another problem.
Is this bug or what?
This is my desktop section in openbox rc.xml
<desktops>
<number>4</number>
<firstdesk>1</firstdesk>
<names>
<!-- set names up here if you want to, like this:
<name>1</name>
<name>2</name>
<name>3</name>
<name>4</name>
-->
</names>
<popupTime>875</popupTime>
<!-- The number of milliseconds to show the popup for when switching
desktops. Set this to 0 to disable the popup. -->
</desktops>
And still I have 2 (yes, two) virtual desktops. In pager only Workspace 1 and Workspace are listed. That'a strange too, they should be named "1" and "2".
Tried with obconf also, set to 4... etc
openbox --reconfigure
Still the same, tried X restart, sys reboot. Still I have only 2 desktops.
P.S.
Figured out if I click "+" in Obconf's desktop setting to add more and more desktops. Up to some 15, and then "-" to delete them to 4. Then it works. Then I have 4 desktops.
Any ideas?
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