[SOLVED]openbox key binding hell

Question

hello everyone I'm having 2 issue setting up new key bindings and I hope someone here can help me I want it to add W-f binding  to open my file manager of choice(pcmanfm) below I will list the two issue and post my rc.xml and all the out put from xev for the f key an the output of xmodmap -pm
issue #1) when I add a key with obkey the bind I add works but all the others openbox key binds stop working here I'm at a lost after trying it a few times and getting the same result I decide to just edit the xml file here where the second issue begins
issue #2) when edited the rc.xml to add the key bind I want it I did exactly as the wiki sead but it didn't work so I start looking around and and found out that I can pass the hex value for the key converting the keycode that I get form xev output below
KeyRelease event, serial 41, synthetic NO, window 0x1a00001,
root 0xac, subw 0x0, time 1106315, (109,-274), root:(897,143),
state 0x0, keycode 41 (keysym 0x66, f), same_screen YES,
XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (66) "f"
XFilterEvent returns: False
after doing that seeing that it didn't work ether I found out about the "default" bind the keyboard below is the output
xmodmap: up to 4 keys per modifier, (keycodes in parentheses):
shift Shift_L (0x32), Shift_R (0x3e)
lock Caps_Lock (0x42)
control Control_L (0x25), Control_R (0x69)
mod1 Alt_L (0x40), Alt_R (0x6c), Meta_L (0xcd)
mod2 Num_Lock (0x4d)
mod3
mod4 Super_L (0x85), Super_R (0x86), Super_L (0xce), Hyper_L (0xcf)
mod5 ISO_Level3_Shift (0x5c), Mode_switch (0xcb)
as I read in one of the forum post in the cruchbnag page the mod4 is the for the window key or super
so I cahnge the W key on my binding for Super_L and that didn't work ether a this point i'm at a lost of what to do or how to fix it blow is the keyboard part of my rc.xml
<keyboard>
<chainQuitKey>C-g</chainQuitKey>
<!-- Keybindings for desktop switching -->
<keybind key="C-A-Left">
<action name="GoToDesktop">
<to>left</to>
<wrap>no</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-A-Right">
<action name="GoToDesktop">
<to>right</to>
<wrap>no</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-A-Up">
<action name="GoToDesktop">
<to>up</to>
<wrap>no</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-A-Down">
<action name="GoToDesktop">
<to>down</to>
<wrap>no</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="S-A-Left">
<action name="SendToDesktop">
<to>left</to>
<wrap>no</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="S-A-Right">
<action name="SendToDesktop">
<to>right</to>
<wrap>no</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="S-A-Up">
<action name="SendToDesktop">
<to>up</to>
<wrap>no</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="S-A-Down">
<action name="SendToDesktop">
<to>down</to>
<wrap>no</wrap>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-F1">
<action name="GoToDesktop">
<to>1</to>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-F2">
<action name="GoToDesktop">
<to>2</to>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-F3">
<action name="GoToDesktop">
<to>3</to>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-F4">
<action name="GoToDesktop">
<to>4</to>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-d">
<action name="ToggleShowDesktop"/>
</keybind>
<!-- Keybindings for windows -->
<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>
<!-- Keybindings for window switching -->
<keybind key="A-Tab">
<action name="NextWindow">
<finalactions>
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</finalactions>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="A-S-Tab">
<action name="PreviousWindow">
<finalactions>
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</finalactions>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="C-A-Tab">
<action name="NextWindow">
<panels>yes</panels>
<desktop>yes</desktop>
<finalactions>
<action name="Focus"/>
<action name="Raise"/>
<action name="Unshade"/>
</finalactions>
</action>
</keybind>
<!-- Keybindings for window switching with the arrow keys -->
<keybind key="W-S-Right">
<action name="DirectionalCycleWindows">
<direction>right</direction>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-S-Left">
<action name="DirectionalCycleWindows">
<direction>left</direction>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-S-Up">
<action name="DirectionalCycleWindows">
<direction>up</direction>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-S-Down">
<action name="DirectionalCycleWindows">
<direction>down</direction>
</action>
</keybind>
<!-- Keybindings for running applications -->
<keybind key="W-e">
<action name="Execute">
<startupnotify>
<enabled>true</enabled>
<name>Konqueror</name>
</startupnotify>
<command>kfmclient openProfile filemanagement</command>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="Super_L-0x29">
<action name="Execute">
<commnad>pcmanfm</commnad>
</action>
</keybind>
</keyboard>
the last is the is the one I add it I use both the Super_L and the hex valu of the f key to see if will work but it doesn't also as long I add them by hand all the defaults key bind keep working the second i use obkey they stop working as mention in issue 1
Last edited by gozes (2012-01-01 06:27:00)

Answer 1

You have a misspelling, twice on the same line: commnad should be command.
If that doesn't fix it, try using a full path:
<!-- pcmanfm -->
<keybind key="W-F">
<action name="Execute">
<command>/usr/bin/pcmanfm</command>
</action>
</keybind>