.TH "OPENBOX" "1"
.SH "NAME"
-openbox \(em Next generation, highly configurable window manager
-
+openbox \(em A minimalistic, highly configurable, next generation window
+manager with extensive standards support.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
-\fBopenbox\fR [\fB\-\-help\fP] [\fB\-\-version\fP] [\fB\-\-replace\fP] [\fB\-\-reconfigure\fP] [\fB\-\-sm-disable\fP] [\fB\-\-sync\fP] [\fB\-\-debug\fP] [\fB\-\-debug-focus\fP] [\fB\-\-debug-xinerama\fP]
+\fBopenbox\fR [\fB\-\-help\fP] [\fB\-\-version\fP] [\fB\-\-replace\fP] [\fB\-\-reconfigure\fP] [\fB\-\-restart\fP] [\fB\-\-sm-disable\fP] [\fB\-\-sync\fP] [\fB\-\-debug\fP] [\fB\-\-debug-focus\fP] [\fB\-\-debug-xinerama\fP]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
-Openbox is a next generation, highly
-configurable window manager. Openbox is compliant with the
-latest window manager standards.
+Openbox is minimalistic, highly configurable, next generation window
+manager with extensive standards support.
.PP
You can start Openbox in three ways:
.PP
within GNOME or KDE, you can choose the appropriate entry, and it will
launch GNOME or KDE with Openbox as the window manager.
.PP
-If you don't want to run Openbox withing a desktop environment, then
-it is recommended that you instead set up a ~/.xsession file and
-use the \fBDefault\fR session type. The ~/.xsession file
-should any applications you want to run at startup, and then run
-\fBopenbox\fR at the end, such as:
+The third option at log in, which is \fBOpenbox\fR without a session manager, uses the \fBopenbox-session\fR command to start Openbox. On log in, \fBopenbox\fR will
+run the ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh script if it exists, and will run
+the system-wide script @configdir@/openbox/autostart.sh otherwise. You
+may place anything you want to run automatically in those files, for
+example:
+
.PP
.RS
.PP
.nf
xsetroot \-solid grey &
gnome-settings-daemon &
-exec \fBopenbox\fR
.fi
.RE
.PP
+Make sure that each line is followed by a "&" or else the script will
+stop there and further commands will not be executed. You can use the
+@configdir@/openbox/autostart.sh file as an example for creating your
+own.
+.PP
+The default @configdir@/openbox/autostart.sh runs a number of things
+with Openbox.
+.PP
Lastly, if you use \fBstartx\fR to launch your X
-session, you should set up a ~/.xinitrc file, exactly the same as the
-above ~/.xsession file.
+session, you can set up a ~/.xinitrc file to run
+\fBopenbox-session\fR and follow the same directions as
+above regarding the autostart.sh file.
.PP
You can use the \fBobconf\fR tool to configure Openbox
easily with a graphical interface, however more in-depth configuration
-is possible by editing the configuration files by hand. The default
-configuration files are installed in @configdir@/openbox/, and the
-user configuration is placed in ~/.config/openbox/. You can copy
-the default configuration to ~/.config/openbox and edit it to your
-liking.
-.PP
-There are 3 default configuration files, \fBrc.xml\fP,
-\fBrc-gnome.xml\fP, and \fBrc-kde.xml\fP. The
-rc-gnome.xml is used when you run
-\fBopenbox-gnome-session\fR and the rc-kde.xml is used when
-you run \fBopenbox-kde-session\fR. The configuration
-files should be named the same in ~/.config/openbox/.
+is possible by editing the configuration files by hand.
+.PP
+The default configuration and menu files are installed in
+@configdir@/openbox/, and the user configuration is placed in
+~/.config/openbox/. You can copy the default configuration and menus
+to ~/.config/openbox and edit it to your liking.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
These are the possible options that \fBopenbox\fR accepts:
Replace the currently running window manager.
.IP "\fB\-\-reconfigure\fP" 10
If Openbox is already running on the display, tell it to
-reload it's configuration.
+reload its configuration.
+.IP "\fB\-\-restart\fP" 10
+If Openbox is already running on the display, tell it to
+restart. This is useful if you have upgraded Openbox and don't
+want to restart X.
.IP "\fB\-\-sm-disable\fP" 10
Do not connect to the session manager.
.IP "\fB\-\-sync\fP" 10
xinerama support.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
-obconf (1), openbox-gnome-session (1), openbox-kde-session (1).
-
+obconf (1), openbox-session(1), openbox-gnome-session(1),
+openbox-kde-session(1).
.PP
The program's full documentation is available on the website:
\fBhttp://openbox.org/\fP
.PP
Please report bugs to: \fBhttp://bugzilla.icculus.org/
\fP
-.\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Sun 13 May 2007, 20:29
+.\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Wed 06 Jan 2010, 13:40
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