obmenu

[Herpy]

Since I come from a fluxbox background, I decided to give VL light a spin but editing the menu is a bigger pain for Ob than FB, so I heard that there is OBmenu that makes editing the menu easy but I cannot find it in the repositories, would love to see it in there. Link the the tar is here http://obmenu.sourceforge.net/download.html

[stretchedthin]

Got obmenu 1.0 built, should be uploaded and visible by tomorrow.
Please let me know how it tests out.
Ken

[Herpy]

May I ask which repository it will be in?

[stretchedthin]

It's uploading now, along with a number of others. (new firefox, thunderbird, miro, flightgear, and more.)
It's all going to the extra repository.

In the mean time try this.  It's my /etc/xdg/openbox/menu.xml file

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<openbox_menu xmlns="http://openbox.org/3.4/menu">

<menu id="apps-accessories-menu" label="Accessories">
  <item label="Calculator">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>galculator</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Character Map">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>gucharmap</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="File Archiver">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xarchiver</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
<item label="Screenshot">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>gtk-screenshot</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
<item label="Xclipboard">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xclipboard</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
<item label="Xeyes">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xeyes</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
</menu>
<menu id="apps-editors-menu" label="Editors">
  <item label="Leafpad">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>leafpad</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
        <wmclass>Leafpad</wmclass>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
<item label="Xedit">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xedit</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Nano">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xterm -e nano</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
        <wmclass>Nano</wmclass>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
   </item>
<item label="mcEdit">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xterm -e mcedit</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
        <wmclass>Nano</wmclass>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
</menu>
<menu id="apps-term-menu" label="Terminals">
 <item label="Xterm">
    <action name="Execute">
    <command>xterm</command>
   </action>
 </item>
<item label="MC">
    <action name="Execute">
    <command>xterm -e mc</command>
   </action>
 </item>
</menu>

<menu id="apps-net-menu" label="Internet">
  <item label="Firefox">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>firefox</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
        <wmclass>Firefox</wmclass>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
    <item label="Netsurf">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>netsurf</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Pidgin Instant Messenger">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>pidgin</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Sylpheed">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>sylpheed</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Chestnut-dailer">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>chestnut-dialer</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
<item label="Wicd Internet Connection Manager">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>wicd-client --no-tray</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
</menu>

<menu id="apps-office-menu" label="Office">
  <item label="Abiword">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>abiword</command>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Gnumeric">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>gnumeric</command>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="J-Pilot">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>jpilot</command>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Calculator">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>galculator</command>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Scanning">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xsane</command>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Printing">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>system-config-printer</command>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Cups Interface">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>/usr/bin/xdg-open http:..localhost:631/</command>
    </action>
  </item>
</menu>

<menu id="apps-multimedia-menu" label="Multimedia">
  <item label="Aumix">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>aumix</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Grip">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>grip</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="lxmusic">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>lxmusic</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="VLC">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>vlc %U</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
        <wmclass>MPlayer</wmclass>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Xine">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xine</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
<item label="XMMS">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xmms</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
</menu>

<menu id="apps-fileman-menu" label="File Managers">
  <item label="PC-Manfm">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>pcmanfm</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Thunar">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>Thunar</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="KDE File Manager">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>kfmclient openURL ~</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Rox">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>rox</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
        <wmclass>ROX-Filer</wmclass>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="PCMan File Manager">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>pcmanfm</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
</menu>

<menu id="apps-graphics-menu" label="Graphics">
  <item label="Gimp">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>gimp</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="GPicview">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>gpicview</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Shotwell">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>shotwell</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Xsane">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xsane</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
</menu>

<menu id="system-menu" label="System">
  <item label="Openbox Configuration Manager">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>obconf</command>
      <startupnotify><enabled>yes</enabled></startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Xkill">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xkill</command>
      <startupnotify><enabled>yes</enabled></startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Manage Cups Printers">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xdg-open http://localhost:631/</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>no</enabled>
        <icon>cups</icon>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <separator />
  <item label="Reconfigure Openbox">
    <action name="Reconfigure" />
  </item>
</menu>

<menu id="root-menu" label="Openbox 3">
  <separator label="Applications" />
  <menu id="apps-accessories-menu"/>
  <menu id="apps-editors-menu"/>
  <menu id="apps-graphics-menu"/>
  <menu id="apps-net-menu"/>
  <menu id="apps-office-menu"/>
  <menu id="apps-multimedia-menu"/>
  <menu id="apps-term-menu"/>
  <menu id="apps-fileman-menu"/>
  <separator label="System" />
  <menu id="system-menu"/>
  <separator />
  <item label="Log Out">
    <action name="Exit">
      <prompt>yes</prompt>
    </action>
  </item>
</menu>

</openbox_menu>

[Herpy]

So that's where it was hiding, thanks Ken!

[Herpy]

It's uploading now, along with a number of others. (new firefox, thunderbird, miro, flightgear, and more.)
It's all going to the extra repository.

In the mean time try this.  It's my /etc/xdg/openbox/menu.xml file

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<openbox_menu xmlns="http://openbox.org/3.4/menu">

<menu id="apps-accessories-menu" label="Accessories">
  <item label="Calculator">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>galculator</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Character Map">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>gucharmap</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="File Archiver">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xarchiver</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
<item label="Screenshot">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>gtk-screenshot</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
<item label="Xclipboard">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xclipboard</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
<item label="Xeyes">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xeyes</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
</menu>
<menu id="apps-editors-menu" label="Editors">
  <item label="Leafpad">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>leafpad</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
        <wmclass>Leafpad</wmclass>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
<item label="Xedit">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xedit</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Nano">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xterm -e nano</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
        <wmclass>Nano</wmclass>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
   </item>
<item label="mcEdit">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xterm -e mcedit</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
        <wmclass>Nano</wmclass>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
</menu>
<menu id="apps-term-menu" label="Terminals">
 <item label="Xterm">
    <action name="Execute">
    <command>xterm</command>
   </action>
 </item>
<item label="MC">
    <action name="Execute">
    <command>xterm -e mc</command>
   </action>
 </item>
</menu>

<menu id="apps-net-menu" label="Internet">
  <item label="Firefox">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>firefox</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
        <wmclass>Firefox</wmclass>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
    <item label="Netsurf">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>netsurf</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Pidgin Instant Messenger">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>pidgin</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Sylpheed">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>sylpheed</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Chestnut-dailer">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>chestnut-dialer</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
<item label="Wicd Internet Connection Manager">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>wicd-client --no-tray</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
</menu>

<menu id="apps-office-menu" label="Office">
  <item label="Abiword">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>abiword</command>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Gnumeric">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>gnumeric</command>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="J-Pilot">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>jpilot</command>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Calculator">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>galculator</command>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Scanning">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xsane</command>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Printing">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>system-config-printer</command>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Cups Interface">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>/usr/bin/xdg-open http:..localhost:631/</command>
    </action>
  </item>
</menu>

<menu id="apps-multimedia-menu" label="Multimedia">
  <item label="Aumix">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>aumix</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Grip">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>grip</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="lxmusic">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>lxmusic</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="VLC">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>vlc %U</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
        <wmclass>MPlayer</wmclass>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Xine">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xine</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
<item label="XMMS">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xmms</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
</menu>

<menu id="apps-fileman-menu" label="File Managers">
  <item label="PC-Manfm">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>pcmanfm</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Thunar">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>Thunar</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="KDE File Manager">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>kfmclient openURL ~</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Rox">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>rox</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
        <wmclass>ROX-Filer</wmclass>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="PCMan File Manager">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>pcmanfm</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
</menu>

<menu id="apps-graphics-menu" label="Graphics">
  <item label="Gimp">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>gimp</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="GPicview">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>gpicview</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Shotwell">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>shotwell</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Xsane">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xsane</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>yes</enabled>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
</menu>

<menu id="system-menu" label="System">
  <item label="Openbox Configuration Manager">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>obconf</command>
      <startupnotify><enabled>yes</enabled></startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Xkill">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xkill</command>
      <startupnotify><enabled>yes</enabled></startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <item label="Manage Cups Printers">
    <action name="Execute">
      <command>xdg-open http://localhost:631/</command>
      <startupnotify>
        <enabled>no</enabled>
        <icon>cups</icon>
      </startupnotify>
    </action>
  </item>
  <separator />
  <item label="Reconfigure Openbox">
    <action name="Reconfigure" />
  </item>
</menu>

<menu id="root-menu" label="Openbox 3">
  <separator label="Applications" />
  <menu id="apps-accessories-menu"/>
  <menu id="apps-editors-menu"/>
  <menu id="apps-graphics-menu"/>
  <menu id="apps-net-menu"/>
  <menu id="apps-office-menu"/>
  <menu id="apps-multimedia-menu"/>
  <menu id="apps-term-menu"/>
  <menu id="apps-fileman-menu"/>
  <separator label="System" />
  <menu id="system-menu"/>
  <separator />
  <item label="Log Out">
    <action name="Exit">
      <prompt>yes</prompt>
    </action>
  </item>
</menu>

</openbox_menu>

writing error when I try to edit it. And the obmenu has this error in the terminal
herpy:$ obmenu
Error: "/home/herpy/.config/openbox/menu.xml" not found

All of this is in the VL Light beta 3 btw.

[Joncho]

writing error when I try to edit it. And the obmenu has this error in the terminal
herpy:$ obmenu
Error: "/home/herpy/.config/openbox/menu.xml" not found

All of this is in the VL Light beta 3 btw.

The writing error is probably because you need to be root to edit files in /etc directory.

The error message returned by obmenu its because it is trying to edit openbox menu for your user only (/etc/xdg/openbox/menu.xml configuration is global)
         try this in a terminal:

Code:

cp /etc/xdg/openbox/menu.xml /home/herpy/.config/openbox/menu.xml

then run obmenu

[stretchedthin]

Ok obmenu has been uploaded and triggered.  It was uploaded along with a huge 8gig flight simulator program so it took the whole day.
It's there now.

ps.
Joncho, is right you will need to be root to edit /etx/xdg/openbox/menu.xml directly.