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From: "D.T." <ohnonot-github () posteo ! de>
Date: 2023-05-13 21:01:46
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FWIW, you can always use the arrow keys to navigate.
You can also enter M for More...
On Sat, 2023-05-13 at 12:17 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> Alessandro Vesely said on Sat, 13 May 2023 17:40:56 +0200
>
> > On Sat 13/May/2023 01:56:54 +0200 u34 wrote:
>
> > >
> > > Nice. Is this feature documented? Where? Which search string can
> > > find it easily in the Internet?
> > > Until now, I didn't know the menu has a similar feature for
> > > navigation.
> >
> >
> > That's not the window list you get with alt-tab, is it? Does it
> > come
> > with an additional taskbar? What is it?
>
> Now that we know this wonderful feature is undocumented, I'll write
> the
> very first (barebones) documentation in this email...
>
> In my ~/.config/openbox/rc.xml I have the following:
>
> ==================================================
> <keybind key="S-C-period">
> <action name="ShowMenu">
> <menu>client-list-combined-menu</menu>
> </action>
> </keybind>
> ==================================================
>
> So the Openbox function name of the feature we're discussing is
> client-list-combined-menu , and I personally use the key combo
> Shift + Ctrl + Period to invoke it. When I press this key combo, a
> list
> of every window pops up, sorted by workspace, with a header for each
> workspace, and the highlight on the very top window.
>
> Let's say I have few enough windows that I don't have a "more" at the
> bottom. I want a window titled "giveback", and have windows titled
> "giveback", "guarddog", and "grampa". I press the g key on the
> keyboard, and it goes to the next window whose title begins with "g".
> Perhaps it's "guarddog". I press g again and it goes to "grampa". I
> press g again and it goes to "giveback", at which time I press Enter
> and have "giveback" in focus on the workspace holding "giveback".
>
> Making this even more efficient is the fact that if only one window
> begins with the letter you pressed, you don't even have to press
> Enter.
> For instance, let's say your only window beginning with "h" is titled
> "Hurry up", and I press the h key. All of a sudden the "Hurry up"
> window is in focus on its workspace.
>
> Now here's the thing: It works ONLY with the first letter. You might
> think I could press "g" then "i" to go directly to "giveback", but
> instead it goes to the window titled "irrigation", as an example.
>
> By the way, I think that Openbox defaults such that if you right
> click
> on the desktop you get this "client-list-combined-menu" window list.
>
> Now you know everything I know about this feature, which I've used
> probably 50 times a day for the last 7 years. As more people add
> information, a document can be formed.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
> Autumn 2022 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times
> http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/thrive.htm
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</style></head><body><div>FWIW, you can always use the arrow keys to \
navigate.</div><div>You can also enter M for More...</div><div><br></div><div>On Sat, \
2023-05-13 at 12:17 -0400, Steve Litt wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite" \
style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:2px #729fcf \
solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Alessandro Vesely said on Sat, 13 May 2023 17:40:56 \
+0200<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex; \
border-left:2px #729fcf solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>On Sat 13/May/2023 01:56:54 \
+0200 u34 wrote:<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite" \
style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:2px #729fcf solid;padding-left:1ex"><blockquote \
type="cite" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:2px #729fcf \
solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><br></div><div>Nice. Is this feature documented? Where? \
Which search string can<br></div><div>find it easily in the \
Internet?<br></div><div>Until now, I didn't know the menu has a similar feature \
for<br></div><div>navigation. \
<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>That's not the window list \
you get with alt-tab, is it? Does it come<br></div><div>with an additional \
taskbar? What is it?<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Now that we know \
this wonderful feature is undocumented, I'll write the<br></div><div>very first \
(barebones) documentation in this email...<br></div><div><br></div><div>In my \
~/.config/openbox/rc.xml I have the \
following:<br></div><div><br></div><div>==================================================<br></div><div> \
<keybind key="S-C-period"><br></div><div> \
<action name="ShowMenu"><br></div><div> \
<menu>client-list-combined-menu</menu><br></div><div> \
</action><br></div><div> \
</keybind><br></div><div>==================================================<br></div><div><br></div><div>So \
the Openbox function name of the feature we're discussing \
is<br></div><div>client-list-combined-menu , and I personally use the key combo \
<br></div><div>Shift + Ctrl + Period to invoke it. When I press this key combo, a \
list<br></div><div>of every window pops up, sorted by workspace, with a header for \
each<br></div><div>workspace, and the highlight on the very top \
window.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Let's say I have few enough windows that I don't \
have a "more" at the<br></div><div>bottom. I want a window titled "giveback", and \
have windows titled<br></div><div>"giveback", "guarddog", and "grampa". I press the g \
key on the<br></div><div>keyboard, and it goes to the next window whose title begins \
with "g".<br></div><div>Perhaps it's "guarddog". I press g again and it goes to \
"grampa". I<br></div><div>press g again and it goes to "giveback", at which time I \
press Enter<br></div><div>and have "giveback" in focus on the workspace holding \
"giveback".<br></div><div><br></div><div>Making this even more efficient is the fact \
that if only one window<br></div><div>begins with the letter you pressed, you don't \
even have to press Enter.<br></div><div>For instance, let's say your only window \
beginning with "h" is titled<br></div><div>"Hurry up", and I press the h key. All of \
a sudden the "Hurry up"<br></div><div>window is in focus on its \
workspace.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Now here's the thing: It works ONLY with the \
first letter. You might<br></div><div>think I could press "g" then "i" to go directly \
to "giveback", but<br></div><div>instead it goes to the window titled "irrigation", \
as an example.<br></div><div><br></div><div>By the way, I think that Openbox defaults \
such that if you right click<br></div><div>on the desktop you get this \
"client-list-combined-menu" window list.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Now you know \
everything I know about this feature, which I've used<br></div><div>probably 50 times \
a day for the last 7 years. As more people add<br></div><div>information, a document \
can be formed.<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,<br></div><div><br></div><div>SteveT<br></div><div><br></div><div>Steve \
Litt <br></div><div>Autumn 2022 featured book: Thriving in Tough \
Times<br></div><div><a \
href="http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/thrive.htm">http://www.troubleshooters. \
com/bookstore/thrive.htm</a><br></div><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div>openbox \
mailing list<br></div><div><a \
href="mailto:openbox@icculus.org">openbox@icculus.org</a><br></div><div><a \
href="http://icculus.org/mailman/listinfo/openbox">http://icculus.org/mailman/listinfo \
/openbox</a><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><span></span></div></body></html>
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