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Subject:    [openbox] W.I.N.E. window focus nightmare!! + other misc
From:       chris () simoniac ! com (Chris Anderson)
Date:       2003-12-14 3:53:31
Message-ID: 1071374011.9422.3.camel () kuso
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On Sat, 2003-12-13 at 21:53, Daniel Walpole wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> K I've been reading through the mailing list and found nothing about this, so here \
> it goes... 
> In openbox3, when I launch HalfLife in fullscreen through a server browser called \
> 'XQF' (http://www.linuxgames.com/xqf/) my keyboard focus does not switch to the \
> game, however the mouse does. I then have to open up another virtual console and  \
> kill the wine processes. I hate this problem and it's been me a great inconvenience \
> ever since I switched to openbox3.  Is there any way around this? I've tried moving \
> to a new desktop before wine loads up, which does not help, neither does  playing \
> around with the focus options in ~/.options/openbox/rc.xml. What can I do! :( 
> Also I'm having another problem to do with the 'Execute' action under the openbox \
> menu. Now I am aware that the  documentation clearly states the following:
> 
> 	"The tilde ('~') character will be expanded in this string to your home directory, \
> but no other shell expansions or   scripting syntax can be used in the command."
> 
> I have the following item in my menu:
> -------<snipet>--------
> <item label="reboot">   
> <action name="Execute"><execute>su -c "shutdown -r now"</execute></action>
> </item>
> -------<snipet>--------

Use xterm -e or something like it.

> For some reason openbox3 won't run this. You may be thinking "he still has to type \
> in his password", well you're wrong because I have configured some options in \
> /etc/suauth so I don't need to type in the password if I'm a  certain user (man \
> suauth if you dont know what I mean). This same option would work in any of the \
> other *box's, so how  can I get it to work in openbox!? It makes my life easier by \
> setting up these menu options, no matter how bogus you  think they seem.
> 
> 
> Not only is this a problem, but the following item menu (which likes to be run the \
>                 directory its located in) will not work:
> -------<snipet>--------
> <item label="wine game">   
> <action name="Execute"><execute>cd /d/winegame</execute></action>
> <action name="Execute"><execute>wine game.exe</execute></action>
> </item>
> -------<snipet>--------
> 

Same as above

> and neither will:
> -------<snipet>--------
> <item label="wine game">   
> <action name="Execute"><execute>cd /d/winegame; wine game.exe</execute></action>
> </item>
> -------<snipet>--------
> 

Again

> Could someone please help me with these problems, any help is always appreciated. I \
> really don't want to change back again. 
> 
> 
> PS: Please excuse my english as I'm too lasy to spell check and I don't really care \
>                 if your offended :)
> PSS: I are not sarcastic just there. :p
> 


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