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17 IYYAR 5780 How to Add Custom Keybindings in Openbox Topics: Customiza�on, Linux, Openbox,

If you’re s�ll running LXDE, or are using Openbox through some other lightweight (DE) then you might be interested in crea�ng custom keybindings to be able to do everything from shu�ng down the computer to opening your favorite Chrome app at the touch of a bu�on.

Fortunately, because Openbox, like LXDE, is a lightweight piece of so�ware, crea�ng these is not too complicated. Follow these steps to have your keyboard doing exactly what you want — just be careful not to overwrite keyboard shortcuts built into programs which you might use regularly!

Open the Openbox con�guration �le

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Creating Openbox keybindings in LXDE (Linux Ubuntu)

Firstly, navigate to the default Openbox configura�on file. In both LXDE and Ubuntu this can be found within:

1. /home/$user/.config/openbox

(Replacing $user with your username).

If you’re using LXDE the file is -rc.xml. In , the corresponding file is lubuntu-rc.xml.

It’s best prac�ce to take a backup of the file before making any chances. I typically just append the date as a suffix in DDMMYY format:

1. cp lxde-rc.xml lxde-rc-DDMMYY.xml

You can then open the file in your IDE of choice.

Use xev to capture key

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identi�ers

A�aching keys to specific commands is as easy as looking up the key’s iden�fier. You can use the xev tool in order to do this.

Xev will output the coordinates of your mouse movements and the iden�fiers of the keys that you type back into the terminal. Just make sure to type the keystrokes while the capture box is in focus:

Assign Keybindings

A�er ge�ng familiar with the layout of lxde.rc.xml you can begin adding in your own custom keybindings — or reassigning exis�ng ones.

Just pay a�en�on to the tags as these will determine where

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the keybindings are allowed to run.

But you can easily decipher the basic format:

1. 2. 3. sudo pm-suspend 4. 5.

The above is a keybinding I have been using for years to make it easy for me to put my desktop into suspend rather than turning it off. It requires the pm-u�ls u�lity. But simply pressing the scroll lock key will automa�cally put my PC into the suspend state.

The only other edit I had to create to make this work was to disable wake from USB devices.

You can find the wake states of your various devices using:

1. cat /proc/acpi/wakeup

A�er some experimenta�on I was then able to pass:

1.
sudo sh -c “echo XHC > /proc/acpi/wakeup”

If you like the thought of se�ng a suspend keybinding but are running into difficulty with your wireless mouse/keyboard waking the device without your interven�on, you can find more informa�on and details on AskUbuntu and here.

Sample edited default Openbox

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con�guration �le

Lower (10%), raise (10%), and toggle mute using the bo�om three bu�ons on the numeric keypad:

1. 2. 3. amixer -D pulse set Master 10%- 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. amixer -D pulse set Master 10%+ 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. amixer -D pulse set Master 1+ toggle 14. 15.

I use the Pause Break key to call up a Chrome App shortcut that launches Brain.fm:

1. 2. 3. /opt/google/chrome/google-chrome — profile- directory=Default — app-id=dgksfs9fsfsfksf 4. 5.

I use Flameshot for screenshots. I mapped the flameshot gui command onto the Print Screen key:

1. 2. 3. flameshot gui 4. 5.

And of course I can suspend the computer directly using Scroll Lock.

Just make sure to install pm-utils first:

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1. 2. 3. sudo pm-suspend 4. 5.

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