[SOLVED] About OpenBox

Hi there!
I have some questions about OpenBox, the think is: im in archlinux world since 4 days i think. and im loving it, i like to have control of my system, only install software that i want. I have learned so much these last days, i can see that OpenBox is very popular, so i installed it and loved it!, but im sad... because looks like OpenBox is a forgotten project, the last release was in the year 2008, why? OpenBox still being popular or that was 3 years ago? Because all post that i can find about OpenBox are very old!!
I hope OpenBox developers are taking his time to develop OpenBox, i dont like to use software without future!
What is going on with OpenBox?
Last edited by AurosGamma (2011-02-28 18:52:02)

Odd, because that Feb. 2010 release is mentioned right on the web site:
http://openbox.org/wiki/Openbox:News
I did notice that the Arch package is an orphan. Someone should adopt it!

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[SOLVED]about package unneed

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tigrmesh wrote:Please tell us the solution so others can find help. Also, please mark this thread as [solved] (edit your first post).
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#!/bin/sh
# req: pacman, grep, awk, cut
# by ArLi Weng, [email protected], last update: 20100512
# conf file path here, for example: /etc/pkg_cutleaves.conf
_conf="/mnt/public/gPRG/sh/linux/arch/pkg_cutleaves.conf"
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list() {
_pkgs_qt=`pacman -Qtq`
for _pkg_qt in $_pkgs_qt
do
_group=`pacman -Qi $_pkg_qt | grep "Groups" | awk '{print $3}'`
filter_grps "$_group" "$_pkg_qt"
done
filter_grps() {
for _grp in $_conf_grps
do
if [ "$_grp" = "$1" ]
then
return 0
fi
done
filter_pkgs "$2"
filter_pkgs() {
for _pkg in $_conf_pkgs
do
if [ "$_pkg" = "$1" ]
then
return 0
fi
done
hit_pkg "$1"
hit_pkg() {
# pacman -Rsn "$1"
echo "$1"
list
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$ cat /mnt/public/gPRG/sh/linux/arch/pkg_cutleaves.conf
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@xfce4
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gnu-netcat
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ntp
openssh
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tcpdump
w3m
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autoconf
automake
fakeroot
gdb
make
patch
pkg-config
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ttf-dejavu
xf86-input-synaptics
xorg-xprop
xorg-xrdb
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xarchiver
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[SOLVED] lxde+openbox+urxvt = can't get a transparent terminal

I've been trying to get urxvt fully transparent and maximized every spare time i have after work. But now i'm just wasting time, since it won't work no matter what. My first attempt was to read the wiki: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Openbox (urxvt) that didn't work at all for me, then I resorted to a quick search on the forum, found various links: http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=64898 & http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=64459 with peeps having the same issues like I did, or almost. But alas that didn't work either.
I can move around the terminal urxvt window/border, but it's not transparent, and it's NOT covering my entire screen like it's suppose to.
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Last edited by greenfish (2009-05-04 10:34:43)

brisbin33 wrote:
for transparency:
are you running xcompmgr? do you have composite enabled in xorg.conf?
for maximized:
please post the relevant snippets you're trying in .config/openbox/rc.xml and any info you've placed in .Xdefaults.
Hello brisbin33, cheers for the prompt reply!
are you running xcompmgr?
yes, I use it for shades around my borders
do you have composite enabled in xorg.conf?
I don't use xorg.conf at all, I rely completly on input hotplugging through xorg-server and HAL, btw I was under the impression xorg-server (input hotplugging) completly ignores your xorg.conf if it's set to use HAL as autodection?
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<underMouse>no</underMouse>

<focusDelay>200</focusDelay>

<raiseOnFocus>no</raiseOnFocus>

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<center>yes</center>

<monitor>Any</monitor>

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<keepBorder>yes</keepBorder>
<animateIconify>yes</animateIconify>

<name>sans</name>
<size>10</size>

<weight>bold</weight>

<slant>normal</slant>



<name>sans</name>
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<weight>bold</weight>

<slant>normal</slant>



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<weight>normal</weight>

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<size>10</size>

<weight>bold</weight>

<slant>normal</slant>


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<number>2</number>
<firstdesk>1</firstdesk>
<names>

</names>
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</desktops>
<resize>
<drawContents>yes</drawContents>
<popupShow>Nonpixel</popupShow>

<popupPosition>Center</popupPosition>

<popupFixedPosition>

<x>10</x>

<y>10</y>

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<margins>
<top>0</top>
<bottom>0</bottom>
<left>0</left>
<right>0</right>
</margins>
<dock>
<position>TopLeft</position>

<floatingX>0</floatingX>
<floatingY>0</floatingY>
<noStrut>no</noStrut>
<stacking>Above</stacking>

<direction>Vertical</direction>

<autoHide>no</autoHide>
<hideDelay>300</hideDelay>

<showDelay>300</showDelay>

<moveButton>Middle</moveButton>

</dock>
<keyboard>
<chainQuitKey>C-g</chainQuitKey>

<keybind key="C-A-Left">
<action name="DesktopLeft">
<dialog>no</dialog>
<wrap>no</wrap>
</action>
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<keybind key="C-A-Right">
<action name="DesktopRight">
<dialog>no</dialog>
<wrap>no</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-A-Up">
<action name="DesktopUp">
<dialog>no</dialog>
<wrap>no</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-A-Down">
<action name="DesktopDown">
<dialog>no</dialog>
<wrap>no</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="S-A-Left">
<action name="SendToDesktopLeft">
<dialog>no</dialog>
<wrap>no</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="S-A-Right">
<action name="SendToDesktopRight">
<dialog>no</dialog>
<wrap>no</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="S-A-Up">
<action name="SendToDesktopUp">
<dialog>no</dialog>
<wrap>no</wrap>
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<keybind key="S-A-Down">
<action name="SendToDesktopDown">
<dialog>no</dialog>
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<keybind key="W-F1">
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<desktop>1</desktop>
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</keybind>
<keybind key="W-F2">
<action name="Desktop">
<desktop>2</desktop>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-F3">
<action name="Desktop">
<desktop>3</desktop>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-F4">
<action name="Desktop">
<desktop>4</desktop>
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<keybind key="W-d">
<action name="ToggleShowDesktop"/>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-A-d">
<action name="ToggleShowDesktop"/>
</keybind>

<keybind key="A-F4">
<action name="Close"/>
</keybind>
<keybind key="A-Escape">
<action name="Lower"/>
<action name="FocusToBottom"/>
<action name="Unfocus"/>
</keybind>
<keybind key="A-space">
<action name="ShowMenu">
<menu>client-menu</menu>
</action>
</keybind>

<keybind key="A-Tab">
<action name="NextWindow"/>
</keybind>
<keybind key="A-S-Tab">
<action name="PreviousWindow"/>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-A-Tab">
<action name="NextWindow">
<panels>yes</panels>
<desktop>yes</desktop>
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</keybind>

<keybind key="W-e">
<action name="Execute">
<startupnotify>
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<name>PCManFM</name>
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</action>
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<keybind key="A-F2">
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</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-Escape">
<action name="Execute">
<command>lxpanelctl menu</command>
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<dragThreshold>8</dragThreshold>

<doubleClickTime>200</doubleClickTime>

<screenEdgeWarpTime>400</screenEdgeWarpTime>

<context name="Frame">
<mousebind button="A-Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Left" action="Click">
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Move"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Right" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Middle" action="Press">
<action name="Lower"/>
<action name="FocusToBottom"/>
<action name="Unfocus"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Up" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Down" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopNext"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="C-A-Up" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="C-A-Down" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopNext"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-S-Up" action="Click">
<action name="SendToDesktopPrevious"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-S-Down" action="Click">
<action name="SendToDesktopNext"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Titlebar">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Move"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="DoubleClick">
<action name="ToggleMaximizeFull"/>
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<mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
<action name="Lower"/>
<action name="FocusToBottom"/>
<action name="Unfocus"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Up" action="Click">
<action name="Shade"/>
<action name="FocusToBottom"/>
<action name="Unfocus"/>
<action name="Lower"/>
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<mousebind button="Down" action="Click">
<action name="Unshade"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="ShowMenu">
<menu>client-menu</menu>
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<context name="Top">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
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<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize">
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<context name="Left">
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<action name="Raise"/>
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<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize">
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<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize">
<edge>right</edge>
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<context name="Bottom">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize">
<edge>bottom</edge>
</action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
<action name="Lower"/>
<action name="FocusToBottom"/>
<action name="Unfocus"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="ShowMenu">
<menu>client-menu</menu>
</action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="BLCorner">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="BRCorner">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize"/>
</mousebind>
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<context name="TLCorner">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize"/>
</mousebind>
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<context name="TRCorner">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
<action name="Resize"/>
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<context name="Client">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
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<context name="Icon">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
<action name="ShowMenu">
<menu>client-menu</menu>
</action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="ShowMenu">
<menu>client-menu</menu>
</action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="AllDesktops">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
<action name="ToggleOmnipresent"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Shade">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
<action name="ToggleShade"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Iconify">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
<action name="Iconify"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Maximize">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
<action name="ToggleMaximizeFull"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Middle" action="Click">
<action name="ToggleMaximizeVert"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Click">
<action name="ToggleMaximizeHorz"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Close">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
<action name="Close"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Desktop">
<mousebind button="Up" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Down" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopNext"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Up" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Down" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopNext"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="C-A-Up" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="C-A-Down" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopNext"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="Root">

<mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
<action name="ShowMenu">
<menu>client-list-combined-menu</menu>
</action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
<action name="ShowMenu">
<menu>root-menu</menu>
</action>
</mousebind>
</context>
<context name="MoveResize">
<mousebind button="Up" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="Down" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopNext"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Up" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopPrevious"/>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="A-Down" action="Click">
<action name="DesktopNext"/>
</mousebind>
</context>
</mouse>
<menu>


<file>/usr/share/lxde/openbox/menu.xml</file>
<hideDelay>200</hideDelay>

<middle>no</middle>

<submenuShowDelay>100</submenuShowDelay>

<applicationIcons>yes</applicationIcons>

<manageDesktops>yes</manageDesktops>

</menu>
<applications>

</applications>
</openbox_config>
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URxvt*transparent:true
URxvt*scrollBar:false
URxvt*foreground:Green
!URxvt*borderless:false
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Last edited by greenfish (2009-02-26 17:58:34)

[SOLVED]XDM+Openbox

Is it possible to use XDM with openbox? Each time I'm trying to logging in xdm, it loop back again in xdm?
Last edited by srivo (2010-05-27 16:41:08)

Ok I solved the problem, XDM use .xsession and .xsession must be chmod +x to be executable!

[solved] Gnome + Openbox: I simply can't get it to work.

I'm trying to replace Metacity with Openbox on a gnome desktop.
I've read the wiki entry and followed both the steps for Gnome 2.26 and 2.24 and neither of them works correctly for me.
I autologin x and my user using this script in /etc/rc.local (so no GDM is used, in case that matters)
#!/bin/bash # # /etc/rc.local: Local multi-user startup script. # su - yourusername -c 'source /etc/profile;startx'
Although I've also tried getting this working while using GDM and had the same results.
When it loads, there are no window decorations and no right click menu. The windows are drawn, but I cannot move them around, minimize, maximize, and close buttons simply don't exist.
If I try loading gnome/openbox from the GDM login screen, it tries, then reloads the login screen.
I'm trying to get this setup for my wife, any ideas?
************************Nevermind, apparently I was missing libxft*****************************
Last edited by ctarwater (2009-11-22 08:31:47)

If its brand new it should have come with Lion already installed. Up the top menu click on the Apple symbol on the left and see what system it is running, eg. 10.6.8. 10.7.3. etc.
Pete

[SOLVED] Strange Openbox menu behaviour

Hi,
so, I've searched the forums in order to find a solution for my problem, but not found anythihg that works for me. So, problem is that my openbox menu won't execute any commands that I add to ~/.config/openbox/menu.xml file. After editing that file, I run
openbox --reconfigure
command (no any error messages), but again, it simply won't execute the command that I've written. I have also changed permissions, so that I have read/write access. But, strange is that if I delete menus in menu.xml that I don't need, save those changes, and run reconfigure command, those menus are not any more in openbox menu, just as it should be.
It seems that only commands that I want to execute will not work. I' ve also installed obmenu and tried editing stuff there, but again the same problem-deleting menus works fine, but executing commands not. It is obviously that problem is not in obmenu, but in menu.xml file or somewhere else, but I don't know
where.
So, any ideas? Did someone experienced the same problem and found a solution? All ideas are welcome
Last edited by brunux (2010-05-09 16:32:54)

In my menu.xml all the programs are surrounded by <command></command> tags instead of <execute></execute>tags.
I've tried with your suggestion, but it doesn't work. For example, running firefox works fine with <command></command> tags, but it is the default
part of the code, where I didn't change anything.
<item label="Firefox">
<action name="Execute">
<command>firefox</command>
<startupnotify>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
<wmclass>Firefox</wmclass>
</startupnotify>
</action>
</item>

[Solved] Opening Openbox menu trough tint2

Is it somehow possible to open the Openbox root-menu trough a terminal command or such? (Or some inbuilt function in tint2)
Id like to use the clock click options in tint2 to open a menu trough that, ideally the openbox root-menu.
Or are there any other apps that would work like this (only open a menu that i can run stuff from near the cursor when run)?
Last edited by Envil (2010-11-18 19:35:52)

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Openbox
search for xdotool ...

[SOLVED] Closing Openbox doesn't close X

Hey guys, I'm not sure if this is specifically a [testing] problem or not, but:
Whenever I close openbox or run openbox restart, it drops me to a simple x session with no window management and doesn't close X. As a result of this, I've had no way to restart openbox without rebooting my computer completely.
CTRL+ALT+F1 and CTRL+C doesn't work, as it did in the past, since it seems X now starts on VT1, which I think is a side-effect of systemd but I'm not sure.
If anyone has experienced this, or has advice on how to restore this behavior to normal, I would appreciate it.
Last edited by ndt (2012-11-02 18:29:33)

I see exactly the same problem. It appears that 'openbox --exit' kills the WM, but does not fully exit openbox, hence the session remains. In my logout script, I now need an extra line after the exit, eg. 'openbox --exit; pkill -9 openbox'.
The issue also affects oblogout.
[EDIT}: I didn't notice that this is on [testing]. I do not use testing. This affects me on non-testing repos. I noticed it today (Oct 30).
Last edited by mervinb (2012-11-01 02:08:08)

SOLVED: about:crashes yields "address not valid" message

i have been having frequent random crashes. When I try about:crashes, I get the message that it is not a valid url. I don't understand why th is would be
Am using FF 15, on x86_64 system, with Linux OS
Thank you.

Are you running an official Firefox version from the Mozilla server? 
Only such a version will allow to send crash reports.
You can find the latest Firefox release in all languages and for all Operating Systems here:
*Firefox 15.0.x: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Installing_Firefox#Linux
Is the crash reporter enabled or is that entry also missing?
*Edit > Preferences > Advanced > General: System Defaults: "Submit crash reports"

[solved] about chinese font

if i want to install wqy font in arch linux, how to install? is that direct copy ttf to /usr/share/fonts ? or tar.gz convert to others format easily to install? i'm new in linux.
i'm using lxde.
Last edited by Dogs1985 (2009-06-06 01:03:23)

my problem is solve, thanks.

[SOLVED] About the registration page...

okay to make this shorter ive registered here using the answer of this guy
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index … 504AAO187t
im so interested in arch linux that's why searched for the answer and i found one. lol.
a to that captcha.
im running backbox linux right now and my system generated this:
7494e13078df6f09d5aac285cedc26727b40af6db8e43f8a3b23710e2a1ef268
Questions:
do we really need to run Arch Linux in order to get the right answer?
Answer:
i get it now it shows the week number and passes it into sha256sum.
does that captcha really prevent bot from registering?, if the answer to that captcha spreads all over the net, then that would render the captcha useless.
Suggestion:
Why don't Arch use a dynamic captcha. what i mean is that everytime the user proceeds with the wrong answer the captcha change into another problem just like those. and then Arch has a database for that captcha alone a database that stores "Problem and Answers" to those captcha showed in the registration page.
sorry for the bad english as english is not my native language. and sorry if i didn't introduce myself.
ey3blast
Last edited by ey3blast (2012-12-26 13:58:31)

well I've read your post on this thread:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=153660
and thank you for the quick response better than RTFM. linux community is really great and im learning alot hope to learn more from the community so i could get the chance to contribute.
you're actually right about that post there might be something wrong with the system clock. so i tried to echo date -u +%W$(uname) and it shows this weird output "date -u +%WLinux" i don't know what's wrong with this cause my system clock is running well i don't know why it doesn't show the week number though. anyone help me fix this thing?
--- Fixed the problem ---
well here's what i did, at first i run the command but i got the wrong answer because my system clock was turned off at that time then it shows nothing then i tried to echo the command and there i got the wrong answer. on the second time i run the command with the system clock turned on i still echoed it that's why i still got the wrong answer it shows this weird output when echoed "date -u +%WLinux". what i did right now is that i remove the echo and there i get the correct answer for the captcha.. hope this thread will help newbies like me in the future.
Thank you for the help Mr. Trilby. I appreciate it.
ey3blast
Last edited by ey3blast (2012-12-26 13:44:08)

[Solved] gmrun & Openbox menu can't launch program but bash can.

Hey there.
Got myself a bit of a confusing problem. I recently installed the latest of Natron, in /opt/Natron, and added the path to the PATH variable in the .bashrc file, and i can launch it if I'm on bash, but gmrun and the Openbox menu can't locate the executable when I try to launch it from there. Which is weird, because when i was adding it the Natron directory to the path when it wasn't in the .bashrc, i could then launch Natron just fine from gmrun. Anyone know why this is the case? Any help is appreciated.
Last edited by anark10n (2015-02-22 16:35:17)

.bashrc is only sourced when starting an interactive shell, whereas .bash_profile is sourced when you log in. Try adding the PATH export to your .bash_profile, then log out and back in.

[SOLVED] About OpenBox

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