Stick windows in Openbox

Is it possible to stick windows to a desktop in Openbox?
I have searched a bit, and what I find is that I have to right-click on the top border and choose stick. But I don't have that choice.
Using the latest Arch package.
Oerjan...

Perhaps this is what you need.
http://icculus.org/openbox/index.php/Help:Applications
You can specify per app settings in openbox, for example make program X always start on desktop Y.

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