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Asked: 2014-04-21 13:31:04 +0800 CST

How can I edit the client-menu menu of openbox? (invoked by alt + space)

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I would like to remove the following items in the openbox client menu:

  • Send to Desktop
  • Restore
  • Move
  • Resize
  • Iconify
  • Maximize
  • Roll up/down
  • Un/Decorate

This is the menu you can invoke by right clicking on the window decorations or with ALT + Space.

Is there any way I can achieve this?

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1 Answers

  1. This menu is called the client-menu. Unfortunately there's no way to change the entries aside from modifiyng the source code.

    However, if I understood you correctly you want to remove all menu entries aside from the ones pertaining to the window layer. In that case you can assign a shortcut to the client-layer-menu.

    Open your openbox rc.xml (usually under $HOME/.config/openbox/rc.xml, might be called lxde-rc.xml or lubuntu-rc.xml depending on your DE). Find the following line:

    <keybind key="A-space"><action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-menu</menu></action></keybind>

    and replace it with:

    <keybind key="A-Space"><action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-layer-menu</menu></action></keybind>

    As for the window close option you lost by replacing the menus: You can always use the ALT + F4 shortcut.

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