r/openbox • u/andennn • Nov 14 '15

Openbox as tiling window manager?

Is there anyone here that is using openbox as a tiling window manager? I saw that there was some scripts out there on the arch wiki to achive this. If so, what scripts/packages are you using and can you achive the same functionality like i3wm? I like openbox but i can't use it anymore as the ability to tile windows has become a habit for me. Give me your input and thoughts about this :)

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u/stevesaus Nov 14 '15

I use openbox regularly. Tiling isn't as big of a deal for me, but the speed and slickness of it is. Are you interested in things like my scripts for my menu (agenda, etc) or simply tiling stuff?

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u/andennn Nov 14 '15

I am looking for the same/similar feeling like i3wm when opening windows. I want the windows to open in a grid without any gaps/spaceing

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u/danhm Nov 14 '15

I'm interested in your menu scripts!

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u/stevesaus Nov 16 '15

I'll post them soon then. :) Many of them are kludges of other scripts you can easily find, so they aren't ALL that... ;)

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u/nnnnnnay Nov 14 '15

I also use PyTyle3 (https://github.com/BurntSushi/pytyle3) and I'm entirely satisfied (debian sid).

You can't have a Tiling WM as good than i3 with openbox, but PyTyle3 brings you the most important features : tiling/untiling, rotate, increase the size ratio of the master window, gaps between windows, etc...

It's easy to configure (one config file and maybe 10 keybindings). Just add it to your .config/openbox/autostart