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sagesparrow

#! CrunchBanger

Registered: 2009-08-22

Posts: 145

[SOLVED] Exit/openbox-logout preference

Is there a way to change which button is selected by default when using "exit" off the main menu (or openbox-logout via terminal)?  A way that doesn't involve changing the order that the buttons via openbox-logout  is preferable.  The way it stands now, the default selection is "cancel".  I would prefer the default selection to be "shutdown" so that i could just use the enter key to shutdown rather than the mouse or arrows and enter.

Are many out there using the oblogout script instead of the default openbox-logout with Statler?

Last edited by sagesparrow (2011-01-14 00:15:31)

jeffreyC

#! Die Hard

Registered: 2010-09-02

Posts: 596

Re: [SOLVED] Exit/openbox-logout preference

I use it but modified to work with SLiM.
I have not changed the default button though.

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wlourf

#! CrunchBanger

Registered: 2010-02-13

Posts: 153

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Re: [SOLVED] Exit/openbox-logout preference

Hello,

You can edit the script /usr/bin/openbox-logout (in sudo) and add the line:

self.button4.grab_focus()

just before the line

self.button4.show()

Don' forget to make a backup before editing the file ;-)

hth

sagesparrow

#! CrunchBanger

Registered: 2009-08-22

Posts: 145

Re: [SOLVED] Exit/openbox-logout preference

That did it.  Thanks.

skid vicious

#! Member

Registered: 2011-06-04

Posts: 51

Re: [SOLVED] Exit/openbox-logout preference

hello,

i was thrilled to see somebody else had already asked this same question but when i try to follow in their footsteps i run into a road block:

i.m having trouble locating thatscript on my machine.  when i navigate to /usr/bin i can find only 4 references to openbox (excluding entries that start with "ob"--none of which refer to 'logout'), they are as follows:

openbox
openbox-gnome-session
openbox-kde-session
openbox-session

just for kicks i tried to nano openbox-session but that proved fruitless.  and did i read that reference to sudo correctly?  i.ve never used sudo to change directories and it doesn.t seem to understand when i do:

zello@crunchbang:/home$ sudo cd /usr/bin
sudo: cd: command not found

anybody see what i.m doing wrong...?

2ManyDogs

dv#!

From: elsewhere

Registered: 2011-11-22

Posts: 1,346

Re: [SOLVED] Exit/openbox-logout preference

anybody see what i.m doing wrong...?

You're looking at threads from last year (January 2011 to be exact). The other thread about key bindings where I answered your question was even older.  I should have mentioned it then, sorry. You can't find openbox-logout because #! doesn't use it now. You can see what is being called if you open the openbox menu (~/.config/openbox/menu.xml) and find this section:

<item label="Exit">
            <action name="Execute">
                <execute>
                    cb-exit
                </execute>
            </action>
</item>

Now you can go find the cb-exit script, make a backup, and edit it:

cd /usr/bin
sudo cp cb-exit cb-exit.bak
gksudo geany cb-exit

Find this section

#Shutdown button
        self.shutdown = gtk.Button("_Shutdown")
        self.shutdown.set_border_width(4)
        self.shutdown.connect("clicked", self.shutdown_action)
        self.button_box.pack_start(self.shutdown)
        self.shutdown.show()

And add the grab_focus code:

#Shutdown button
        self.shutdown = gtk.Button("_Shutdown")
        self.shutdown.set_border_width(4)
        self.shutdown.connect("clicked", self.shutdown_action)
        self.button_box.pack_start(self.shutdown)
        self.logout.grab_focus()
        self.shutdown.show()

Last edited by 2ManyDogs (2012-03-03 03:50:16)

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2ManyDogs

dv#!

From: elsewhere

Registered: 2011-11-22

Posts: 1,346

Re: [SOLVED] Exit/openbox-logout preference

I think I should add one more comment, trying to be helpful and not at all mean, so please take it that way. It's usually not a good idea to tack onto an older thread, especially if the original poster has marked it SOLVED -- many people will not see your comment, as they assume the subject has been solved and move on. There is even a term for adding on to old threads -- it's called "necro bumping" because you are resurrecting a thread that should be dead. You will get better answers if you start new threads for your questions -- you can link to an old thread (use the url tags) to show people what you've tried, but don't just add on to the end of an old thread.

Again -- trying to be helpful, not mean...

Last edited by 2ManyDogs (2012-03-03 04:10:24)

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