[SOLVED]some console commands without console make gui programs killed

I'm using openbox as WM. I think it is openbox that causes the trouble
it seems that when I try ot execute some console application without console but the application needs user input, the problem occurs.
when the issue arises, gui programs gets killed, leaving its window blank.
not all of gui programs though, chromium and conky got closed but xterm didn't.
however, they survive when they are executed with xterm.
I could reproduce the problem with sudo or alsamixer, run by either right-click menu or gmrun.
Is there anyone experiencing the same issue?
sorry for my english.
Last edited by freaxtux (2012-08-25 03:05:17)

If you are trying to run a console or terminal application that needs user input, it must be run in a terminal window. For example, to run alsamixer from the openbox menu I would have this in my ~/.config/openbox/menu.xml:
<item label="Alsamixer">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>xterm -e alsamixer</execute>
</action>
</item>
The command on the line with "<execute>" opens an xterm window and then the '-e' option tells xterm to run the next command on that line.
Urxvt also uses the '-e' option to run commands. To get htop to run from the open box menu in a urxvt window, I would use this:
<item label="Htop">
<action name="Execute">
<execute>urxvt -e htop</execute>
</action>
</item>
For gmrun, I believe you use Ctrl-Enter to have it open an app in a terminal. At least that is what the wiki page says: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Gmrun

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