[SOLVED][Openbox] Sub-menus do not appear

Question

Just switched over to Openbox and was configuring my Menu. The only thing that doesn't want to work are my sub-menus. Using obmenu, I created a link inside an existing menu, with the proper ID of the menu I wanted to be a sub-menu. Saved menu.xml, reconfigured (and even tried restarting) Openbox, but no joy, everything shows but the sub-menus.
I have 3 sub-menus: apps-office-libreoffice (linked in apps-office-menu), apps-development-qt (linked in apps-development-menu), and apps-games-doom (linked in apps-games-menu)
I'm pretty confused as to why they wont show up, and google'ing around turned up absolutely no results, so I was hoping someone here could lend a hand. Here's my menu.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<openbox_menu xmlns="http://openbox.org/3.4/menu">
<menu id="apps-accessories-menu" label="Accessories">
<item icon="speedcrunch.png" label="SpeedCrunch">
<action name="Execute">
<command>speedcrunch</command>
<startupnotify>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
</startupnotify>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Character Map">
<action name="Execute">
<command>gucharmap</command>
<startupnotify>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
</startupnotify>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Thunar - Bulk Rename">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>/usr/lib/ThunarBulkRename</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="PeaZip Archive Manger">
<action name="Execute">
<command>ark</command>
<startupnotify>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
</startupnotify>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Xfce Notes">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>xfce-notes</execute>
</action>
</item>
</menu>
<menu id="apps-development-menu" label="Development">
<item label="GVim">
<action name="Execute">
<command>gvim</command>
<startupnotify>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
<wmclass>GVim</wmclass>
</startupnotify>
</action>
</item>
<separator/>
<item label="CMake">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>cmake-gui</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Meld">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>meld</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Kodos">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>kodos</execute>
</action>
</item>
<menu id="apps-development-qt"/>
</menu>
<menu id="app-games-menu" label="Games">
<item label="Battle for Wesnoth">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>wesnoth</execute>
</action>
</item>
<menu id="apps-games-doom"/>
<item label="Dwarf Fortress">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>dwarffortress</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Minecraft">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>minecraft</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Minetest">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>minetest</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="OpenArena">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>openarena</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Skyrim">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>wine /games/Skyrim/skse_loader.exe</execute>
</action>
</item>
</menu>
<menu id="apps-term-menu" label="Terminals">
<item label="Rxvt Unicode">
<action name="Execute">
<command>urxvt</command>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Xfce Terminal">
<action name="Execute">
<command>xfce4-terminal</command>
<startupnotify>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
</startupnotify>
</action>
</item>
<item label="TMux">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>tmux</execute>
</action>
</item>
</menu>
<menu id="apps-office-menu" label="Office">
<menu id="apps-office-libreoffice"/>
<separator/>
<item label="Dictionary">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>xfce4-dict</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Foxit Reader">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>foxitreader</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="GNU Cash">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>gnucash</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Task Coach">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>taskcoach.py</execute>
</action>
</item>
</menu>
<menu id="apps-net-menu" label="Internet">
<item label="Firefox">
<action name="Execute">
<command>firefox</command>
<startupnotify>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
<wmclass>Firefox</wmclass>
</startupnotify>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Thunderbird">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>thunderbird</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Pidgin">
<action name="Execute">
<command>pidgin</command>
<startupnotify>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
</startupnotify>
</action>
</item>
<item label="qBittorrent">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>qbittorrent</execute>
</action>
</item>
<separator/>
<item label="Dropbox">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>/opt/dropbox/dropboxd</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Mumble">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>mumble</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="SpiderOak">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>SpiderOak</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Teamspeak">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>teamspeak3</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Teamviewer">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>/opt/teamviewer/teamviewer/7/bin/teamviewer</execute>
</action>
</item>
</menu>
<menu id="apps-multimedia-menu" label="Multimedia">
<item label="Amarok">
<action name="Execute">
<command>amarok</command>
<startupnotify>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
</startupnotify>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Audacity">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>audacity</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="VLC Media Player">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>vlc</execute>
</action>
</item>
</menu>
<menu id="apps-fileman-menu" label="File Managers">
<item label="Thunar">
<action name="Execute">
<command>Thunar</command>
<startupnotify>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
</startupnotify>
</action>
</item>
</menu>
<menu id="apps-graphics-menu" label="Graphics">
<item label="Gimp">
<action name="Execute">
<command>gimp</command>
<startupnotify>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
</startupnotify>
</action>
</item>
</menu>
<menu id="system-menu" label="System">
<item label="Openbox Menu Editor">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>obmenu</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Openbox Configuration Manager">
<action name="Execute">
<command>obconf</command>
<startupnotify>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
</startupnotify>
</action>
</item>
<item label="tint2 Configuration">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>tint2conf</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Xfce Settings">
<action name="Execute">
<command>xfce-setting-show</command>
<startupnotify>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
</startupnotify>
</action>
</item>
<separator/>
<item label="Reconfigure Openbox">
<action name="Reconfigure"/>
</item>
</menu>
<menu id="apps-wine-menu" label="Wine">
<item label="Wine Configuration (Q4Wine)">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>q4wine -b</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="WineCFG">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>winecfg</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="WineTricks">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>winetricks</execute>
</action>
</item>
<separator/>
<item label="Steam">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Steam/Steam.exe -no-dwrite &gt;/dev/null 2&gt;&amp;1 &amp;</execute>
</action>
</item>
</menu>
<menu id="apps-office-libreoffice" label="LibreOffice">
<item label="LibreOffice">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>libreoffice</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Base">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>libreoffice --base</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Calc">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>libreoffice --calc</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Draw">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>libreoffice --draw</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Impress">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>libreoffice --impress</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Math">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>libreoffice --math</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Writer">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>libreoffice --writer</execute>
</action>
</item>
</menu>
<menu id="apps-development-qt" label="Qt">
<item label="Qt Assistant">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>assistant</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Qt Designer">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>designer</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Qt Linguist">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>linguist</execute>
</action>
</item>
</menu>
<menu id="apps-games-doom" label="DOOM">
<item label="GZDoom">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>gzdoom</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="GZDoom (Brutal)">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>gzdoom -file /usr/share/games/doom/brutalv017gzdoom.pk3</execute>
</action>
</item>
</menu>
<menu icon="gtk-execute" id="root-menu" label="Openbox 3">
<item label="Run Application...">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>xfce4-appfinder</execute>
</action>
</item>
<separator label="Applications"/>
<menu id="apps-accessories-menu"/>
<menu id="apps-development-menu"/>
<menu id="app-games-menu"/>
<menu id="apps-net-menu"/>
<menu id="apps-multimedia-menu"/>
<menu id="apps-graphics-menu"/>
<menu id="apps-office-menu"/>
<menu id="apps-fileman-menu"/>
<separator label="System"/>
<menu id="system-menu"/>
<menu id="apps-term-menu"/>
<menu id="apps-wine-menu"/>
<separator/>
<item label="Restart">
<action name="Restart"/>
</item>
<item label="Log Out">
<action name="Exit">
<prompt>yes</prompt>
</action>
</item>
</menu>
</openbox_menu>
Last edited by ZeroKnight (2012-11-09 08:05:29)

Answer 1

I figured out the issue. I did have all three menus defined separately, and I linked to them the same way all the other menus were linked to the root menu:
<menu icon="gtk-execute" id="root-menu" label="Openbox 3">
<item label="Run Application...">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>xfce4-appfinder</execute>
</action>
</item>
<separator label="Applications"/>
<menu id="apps-accessories-menu"/>
<menu id="apps-development-menu"/>
<menu id="app-games-menu"/>
<menu id="apps-net-menu"/>
<menu id="apps-multimedia-menu"/>
<menu id="apps-graphics-menu"/>
<menu id="apps-office-menu"/>
<menu id="apps-fileman-menu"/>
<separator label="System"/>
<menu id="system-menu"/>
<menu id="apps-term-menu"/>
<menu id="apps-wine-menu"/>
<separator/>
<item label="Restart">
<action name="Restart"/>
</item>
<item label="Log Out">
<action name="Exit">
<prompt>yes</prompt>
</action>
</item>
</menu>
As you can see, all of them are defined, and then linked into the root window with the: <menu id="..."/> lines. I did the same with my Qt, Doom, and LibreOffice menus; defined them separately, then linked them into my other menus that way, ie. <menu id="apps-games-doom"/>
Defined later, near the bottom of the file:
<menu id="apps-development-qt" label="Qt">
<item label="Qt Assistant">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>assistant</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Qt Designer">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>designer</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Qt Linguist">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>linguist</execute>
</action>
</item>
</menu>
Then "linked" earlier in the file, in the "Development" menu definition:
<menu id="apps-development-menu" label="Development">
<item label="GVim">
<action name="Execute">
<command>gvim</command>
<startupnotify>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
<wmclass>GVim</wmclass>
</startupnotify>
</action>
</item>
<separator/>
<item label="CMake">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>cmake-gui</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Meld">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>meld</execute>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Kodos">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>kodos</execute>
</action>
</item>
<menu id="apps-development-qt"/> <<-------- just like in the root window definition...yet it doesn't work here.
</menu>
Anyway...I tried what you said and just put the whole menu definition itself inside of the previous ones and it worked out, strangely enough. Maybe it's just an ordering error? The definitions did get pushed to the bottom, so I wonder if that was it. Oh well...simple enough fix. Thanks for the suggestion
I feel somewhat silly, though I really don't know why that didn't work. I guess obmenu is a little misleading
[EDIT]
Interestingly enough, yes, ordering was the issue. I tried moving the sub-menu definitions to the top of the file, and kept the "links" where they were, and it worked out. So for clarity:
Menus must be defined before linking them, OR just put the sub-menu definition inside the parent menu definition.
Last edited by ZeroKnight (2012-11-09 08:05:04)