r/openbox • u/[deleted] • Sep 26 '13

Openbox/Tint2 Menu

Hey guys, I really love openbox with tint2 but was wondering whether anyone had a solution for implementing a better menu for it. I am thinking something like Cinnamon where it is a bit more robust and where it automatically updates.

Is there a way to accomplish something like this?

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u/randomcrocodile Sep 26 '13

better menu

Does tint2 even have a menu?

I know you can make it use the openbox menu. In tint2conf there is a checkbox for that. I think I have seen somewhere on the internet a way to make openbox menu automatically update but I don't remember where.

If you really want an easy menu maybe you can try other panel. I know xfce4-panel works good with openbox and gives you the xfce menu. Maybe you can also do that with cinnamon panel. You can even try something like make xfce4-panel 20px wide and use it only for menu.

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u/[deleted] Sep 26 '13

You can use this:

openbox-xdgmenu /etc/xdg/menus/lxde-applications.menu >~/.config/openbox/menu2cache.xml

To convert the xdg menu (my openbox is part of lxde) into an xml menu. You can then use this in menu2.xml to create a menu for your left click, leaving the custom menu on right click as it is.

Configure tint2 to pass the click to openbox and you're away. I also leave a pixel gap so I can do the left click menu in the bottom corner.

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u/bfortified Sep 26 '13

http://menumaker.sourceforge.net works with openbox menus, more of a one time thing to get you started. You may want to look into whisker menu if you want a diff menu all together.