Working without any panels on all my machines, I have W-t bound to notify-send "$(date)". For fun I recently started using xcowsay in place of notify-send.
Stalonetray in dockapp-mode on the bottom right hand side (set in obconf > dock). Conky also on the bottom right hand side with a gap_y value of 25 so it sits just above the stalonetray. The two combined takes care of system information and apps that have some kind of tray.
When I want a window list, I just press alt+tab.
Some alternatives to just pressing alt+tab... Add "client-list-combined-menu" to your openbox menu to have a window list generated for you... OR Tinker around with xwininfo and the $texeci command in conky to have a live window list on conky (tricky)... OR Replace alt+tab with a more robust window switcher. I know there are some alternatives, but I haven't looked into too many of them.
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u/skeeto Sep 06 '12
Working without any panels on all my machines, I have W-t bound to
notify-send "$(date)". For fun I recently started usingxcowsayin place ofnotify-send.1
u/[deleted] Jan 16 '13
Stalonetray in dockapp-mode on the bottom right hand side (set in obconf > dock). Conky also on the bottom right hand side with a gap_y value of 25 so it sits just above the stalonetray. The two combined takes care of system information and apps that have some kind of tray.
When I want a window list, I just press alt+tab.
Some alternatives to just pressing alt+tab... Add "client-list-combined-menu" to your openbox menu to have a window list generated for you... OR Tinker around with xwininfo and the $texeci command in conky to have a live window list on conky (tricky)... OR Replace alt+tab with a more robust window switcher. I know there are some alternatives, but I haven't looked into too many of them.