aumouvantsillage/desktop-settings

Configuration files for my desktop environment

Configuration files for my desktop environment

My current desktop environment is based on Openbox and GNOME. This page provides information about the software and the settings I use.

Installed software

Window manager: Openbox

• Theme: Adwaita-openbox
• Desktop menu: obmenu
• Logout dialog: oblogout
• Required for correct virtual desktop number: xorg-xprop

Task bar: tint2

Application launcher: Kupfer

yaourt -S openbox obmenu oblogout tint2 xorg-xprop kupfer

System monitor: Conky

• Fonts: DejaVu Sans, Symbola
• Kernel module to read sound volume: snd-pcm-oss

yaourt -S conky ttf-dejavu ttf-symbola

Desktop wallpaper (managed by GNOME): Grunge Pin by monkeymagico

Clipboard manager: Parcellite

yaourt -S parcellite

This is probably not necessary, but I have installed these programs on a system with a working GNOME3 desktop environment.

Optional software

These programs are mentioned here because they are launched automatically by the Openbox startup script.

Instant messaging client: Pidgin

• SIP/SIMPLE protocol for Microsoft Lync 2010: SIPE

Time management: Hamster Time Tracker

Task management: Getting Things Gnome

yaourt -S pidgin pidgin-sipe hamster-time-tracker gtg

Openbox startup script (openbox/autostart.sh)

Programs launched when starting an Openbox session:

• Kupfer
• tint2
• Gnome settings daemon
• Conky
• Gnome screensaver
• Parcellite
• Pidgin
• Hamster time tracker
• Getting Things Gnome

Pidgin is started with NSS_SSL_CBC_RANDOM_IV=0 to prevent an error when connecting to the Lync server.

Openbox desktop menu (openbox/menu.xml)

The menu includes the following items:

• Applications sub-menu, filled automatically by "obm-xdg" (provided by obmenu)
• Reconfigure Openbox
• Quit (launches oblogout)

System monitor (conky/conkyrc)

• Time and date
• CPU load
• Top three programs by CPU load
• RAM free/used
• Top three programs by memory used
• File system free/used (root and home)
• Network speed
• Sound volume

Key bindings (openbox/rc.xml)

• Kupfer (not managed by Openbox): Windows-Space
• Close session (oblogout): Windows-Q
• Show desktop: Windows-D
• Go to previous/next desktop: Ctrl-Alt-Left/Right
• Go do desktop 1 to 6: Windows-F1 to F6
• Move window to previous/next desktop: Shift-Alt-Left/Right
• Close window: Alt-F4
• Toggle maximize/minimize: Alt-F10
• Focus next window: Alt-Tab
• Focus previous window: Alt-Shift-Tab
• Pseudo-tiling: Window-Left/Right/Up/Down
• Toggle full screen: Windows-F