openbox-with-windows-snapping

Basic info

Patched version of the openbox window manager with the window snap feature similar to Aero snap on Windows.

Usage:

git clone https://github.com/BeanGreen247/openbox-with-windows-snapping
cd openbox-with-windows-snapping
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --libdir=/usr/lib64
make
sudo make install

Multiple monitors kinda work, but it's buggy.

TO-DO

fix screen sharing bug when Two or more monitors present (shows both monitors instead of the selected one, does not happen in obs)

fix snapping of apps when Two or more monitors present (snapping works fully on main monitor, but you can only snap to the top to maximize on the second monitor)

fix performance problems (some may still exist,but I have not noticed them)

add keyboard shortcuts for windows tiling see Window Tiling !warning!

BUGS I FOUND

Opening more than 4 terminal emulators in one go, like running at the same time, causes openbox to crash and logs the user out

Opening more than 8 terminal emulators in one go, like running at the same time, causes openbox to crash and logs the user out

warning, window tiling causes all windows to tile no matter what monitor, unless they are on the same monitor

NOTE

This project is made as a passtime activity and may not be updated all the time.

Make sure to have these packages installed

• libglib2.0
• libpango1.0-dev
• libxml2-dev
• automake
• perl

Aditional dependencies cam be installed like this

sudo apt install libcpan-distnameinfo-perl libcpan-meta-check-perl libfile-pushd-perl libmodule-build-perl liblocal-lib-perl libmodule-cpanfile-perl libparse-pmfile-perl libstring-shellquote-perl libpango-perl libgtk2-perl cpanminus

May need to do

git clone https://github.com/trizen/Linux-DesktopFiles
cd Linux-DesktopFiles
cpan Module::Build
perl Build.PL
perl ./Build
perl ./Build test
perl ./Build install
sudo cpanm Linux::DesktopFiles
sudo cpanm Data::Dump

Dynamic menu

git clone git://github.com/trizen/obmenu-generator
sudo cp obmenu-generator/obmenu-generator /usr/bin

edit the schema.pl file for custom defaults then do the following

mkdir ~/.config/obmenu-generator
cp -r obmenu-generator/schema.pl ~/.config/obmenu-generator/
obmenu-generator -p

Recommendation

To make it easier to use install these packages

• dmenu //not requried but cool to have
• vala-panel //a simple panel

Suggestion

After running the configure commad I would recommend to do this change in the Makefile before running make from this

CFLAGS = -g -O2 -DNDEBUG -DG_DISABLE_ASSERT -fno-strict-aliasing

to this

CFLAGS = -g -O3 -DNDEBUG -DG_DISABLE_ASSERT -fno-strict-aliasing

or this

CFLAGS = -g -Ofast -DNDEBUG -DG_DISABLE_ASSERT -fno-strict-aliasing

It may or may not give a small performance boost.

For more info go here.

Youtube links

Main video

Small update video

Window Tiling

Add this to your rc.xml file somewhere in the keybind section

<!-- Window tiling -->
    <!-- Switch tiling -->
    <keybind key="W-m">
      <action name="If">
        <query target="default">
          <maximizedvertical>yes</maximizedvertical>
        </query>
        <!-- Switch to horizontal -->
        <then>
          <action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
          <action name="MoveResizeTo">
            <height>50%</height>
          </action>
          <action name="MaximizeHorz"/>
          <action name="MoveResizeTo">
            <x>0</x>
            <y>0</y>
          </action>
          <action name="NextWindow">
            <interactive>no</interactive>
            <dialog>none</dialog>
            <finalactions>
              <action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
              <action name="MoveResizeTo">
                <height>50%</height>
              </action>
              <action name="MaximizeHorz"/>
              <action name="MoveResizeTo">
                <x>0</x>
                <y>-0</y>
              </action>
            </finalactions>
          </action>
        </then>
        <!-- Switch to vertical -->
        <else>
          <action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
          <action name="MoveResizeTo">
            <width>50%</width>
          </action>
          <action name="MaximizeVert"/>
          <action name="MoveResizeTo">
            <x>0</x>
            <y>0</y>
          </action>
          <action name="NextWindow">
            <interactive>no</interactive>
            <dialog>none</dialog>
            <finalactions>
              <action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
              <action name="MoveResizeTo">
                <width>50%</width>
              </action>
              <action name="MaximizeVert"/>
              <action name="MoveResizeTo">
                <x>-0</x>
                <y>0</y>
              </action>
            </finalactions>
          </action>
        </else>
      </action>
     </keybind>
      <!-- Window tiling end -->
    <!-- Keybindings for window switching with the arrow keys -->
    <keybind key="W-S-Right">
      <action name="DirectionalCycleWindows">
        <direction>right</direction>
      </action>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="W-S-Left">
      <action name="DirectionalCycleWindows">
        <direction>left</direction>
      </action>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="W-S-Up">
      <action name="DirectionalCycleWindows">
        <direction>up</direction>
      </action>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="W-S-Down">
      <action name="DirectionalCycleWindows">
        <direction>down</direction>
      </action>
    </keybind>