[solved] Terminal opens in background

Hello,
I use the following configuration in my Openbox rc.xml to open gnome-terminal with Super+t:
<keybind key="W-t">
<action name="execute">
<execute>gnome-terminal</execute>
</action>
</keybind>
However, this always opens gnome-terminal in background, thus not in the foreground of the currently active window. On the other side, it is opened in the foreground when called explicitly, for instance from the run dialog of dmenu.
Does anyone know what determines if a window is opened in the foreground or background?
Thankfully,
Robert
Last edited by orschiro (2015-02-08 21:18:50)

You could try adding:
<startupnotify>
<enabled>yes</enabled>
</startupnotify>
http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Actions#St … tification

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