--- openbox_1.4.xml 2010-02-14 13:57:43.414332412 -0600 +++ openbox_1.5.xml 2010-02-14 13:52:15.609082663 -0600 @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ -1.4 -2009-12-29 +1.5 +2010-02-14 Introduction @@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ own menu that contains links to your programs.

+ +If you click to view the menu and notice that there is nothing legible, +you need to install some fonts. media-fonts/corefonts and +media-fonts/ttf-bitstream-vera are two common choices. + +
@@ -200,10 +206,26 @@

-Simply replace anything in CAPS with your information. +The above example will work for any applications that launch with standard +options in their own windows, but what if you need to append options to +the program at launch time? That is no problem either, but the syntax of +the menu item is slightly different.

+
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<openbox_menu>
+<separator label="NAME_OF_SEPARATOR" />
+<menu id="IDENTIFIER" label="NAME_OF_MENU">
+  <item label="NAME_OF_PROGRAM">
+    <action name="execute"><command>/LOCATION/OF/BINARY --OPTION1 --OPTION2</command></action>
+  </item>
+</menu>
+</openbox_menu>
+
+

+Simply replace anything in CAPS in the above two examples with your information. Alternatively, you can emerge obmenu, which is a graphical interface allowing you to create your menus without having to manually edit the menu.xml file. It is a very small application and offers a @@ -267,6 +289,22 @@ </openbox_menu> +

+While ObConf is a great GUI tool for editing many behaviour-related settings +for Openbox, it doesn't allow one to manipulate nearly as many settings as +are presented in the rc.xml file itself. If you are having +trouble finding a particular setting which you would like to change, please +consult the Openbox Wiki +for more information. +

+ + +In recent versions of Openbox (namely >3.4.7.2), one may experience a delay +in the submenu opening. This setting was introduced into the rc.xml file, and +is listed as <submenuShowDelay>100</submenuShowDelay>. Simply +choose a lower number that suits your needs. + +
@@ -861,11 +899,11 @@
  • - On The Official - Openbox website you will find more detailed information regarding - theming, creating menus (including pipe menus), autostart scripting, and - much more. This site also has information regarding new releases, upgrades, - and instructions on how you can contribute to development. + On The Official Openbox website + you will find more detailed information regarding theming, creating menus + (including pipe menus), autostart scripting, and much more. This site also + has information regarding new releases, upgrades, and instructions on how + you can contribute to development.
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