Re: Is there a way to remove the "Focus Dialog" (alt-tab)?
kario tay <[email protected]>
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Perfect! Thank you, Dana and Lukasz. It works perfectly now. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 23:18:36 -0800 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [openbox] Is there a way to remove the "Focus Dialog" (alt-tab)? On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 10:37 PM, kario tay <[email protected] > wrote: Hi Lucas - It works... unfortunately, the next window is immediately raised (brought to the foreground) rather than showing the "focus outline" and allowing the user to A-Tab through until the right window is found... From http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Actions#NextWindow I think you want: <dialog>none</dialog> <interactive>yes</interactive> > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 13:02:00 +0000 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [openbox] Is there a way to remove the "Focus Dialog" > (alt-tab)? > > all I can see is that you use <action ... /> and I use <action...> ... > </action>, but I don't know if it's relevant. Perhaps you could > copy-paste my keybinding for A-S-Tab and see if it does what you want: > <keybind key="A-S-Tab"> > <action name="PreviousWindow"> > <interactive>no</interactive> > <dialog>none</dialog> > </action> > </keybind> > > Best, L > > 2015-01-25 1:52 GMT+00:00 kario tay <[email protected] >: >> Interesting: >> >> Wondering if there's a flaw in my syntax somewhere. >> >> <!-- Keybindings for window switching --> >> <keybind key="A-Tab"> >> <action name="NextWindow"/> >> <interactive>no</interactive> >> <dialog>none</dialog> >> </keybind> >> <keybind key="A-S-Tab"> >> <action name="PreviousWindow"/> >> <interactive>no</interactive> >> <dialog>none</dialog> >> </keybind> >> <keybind key="C-A-Tab"> >> <action name="NextWindow"> >> <interactive>no</interactive> >> <dialog>none</dialog> >> <panels>yes</panels><desktop>yes</desktop> >> </action> >> </keybind> >> >> I added >> <interactive>no</interactive> >> >> to see if there was an effect, then issued 'openbox --reconfigure' >> on the commandline (as the login user, of course). >> >> Still no effect... >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> Sent: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 21:07:26 +0000 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [openbox] Is there a way to remove the "Focus Dialog" >>> (alt-tab)? >>> >>> reconfigure should be enough. >>> >>> I use alt-tab to have switching between two windows without any dialog >>> and alt-ctrl-tab to switch with a dialog. AFAI understand in my setup >>> A-S-Tab does what you want. >>> >>> <keybind key="C-A-Tab"> >>> <action name="NextWindow"> >>> <finalactions> >>> <action name="Focus"/> >>> <action name="Raise"/> >>> <action name="Unshade"/> >>> </finalactions> >>> </action> >>> </keybind> >>> <keybind key="C-A-S-Tab"> >>> <action name="PreviousWindow"> >>> <finalactions> >>> <action name="Focus"/> >>> <action name="Raise"/> >>> <action name="Unshade"/> >>> </finalactions> >>> </action> >>> </keybind> >>> <keybind key="A-Tab"> >>> <action name="NextWindow"> >>> <interactive>no</interactive> >>> <dialog>none</dialog> >>> </action> >>> </keybind> >>> <keybind key="A-S-Tab"> >>> <action name="PreviousWindow"> >>> <interactive>no</interactive> >>> <dialog>none</dialog> >>> </action> >>> </keybind> >>> >>> L >>> >>> 2015-01-24 20:50 GMT+00:00 kario tay <[email protected] >: >>>> That looks great -- >>>> >>>> One other question: does the user have to log out and >>>> log back in to see the changes, or will the changes >>>> be visible after "re-configuring" openbox in the >>>> current session? >>>> >>>> I ask because I hit "ReConfigure Openbox" on the menu >>>> and there's been no change; the menu still appears. >>>> >>>> --- >>>> >>>> P.S. A search brings up a similar thread with XML example: >>>> >>>> <keybind key="A-Tab"> >>>> <action name="NextWindow"> >>>> <dialog>none</dialog> >>>> </action> >>>> </keybind> >>>> <keybind key="A-S-Tab"> >>>> <action name="PreviousWindow"> >>>> <dialog>none</dialog> >>>> </action> >>>> </keybind> >>>> >>>> The solution appears to be: >>>> <dialog>none</dialog> >>>> >>>> ...applied to both "A-Tab" and "A-S-Tab" keybindings. >>>> >>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>> Sent: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 16:12:58 +0000 >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: [openbox] Is there a way to remove the "Focus Dialog" >>>>> (alt-tab)? >>>>> >>>>> Perhaps >>>>> http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Actions#NextWindow >>>>> is what you need? >>>>> >>>>> L >>>>> >>>>> 2015-01-24 15:54 GMT+00:00 kario tay <[email protected] >: >>>>>> Hi - >>>>>> >>>>>> I realized that there's no need (in my setup) >>>>>> for the application-switcher dialog box that >>>>>> pops up when you press Alt-Tab. >>>>>> >>>>>> The only setting that I see in rc.xml governs >>>>>> the desktop pager. It would be great if there >>>>>> was something similar for the application-switching >>>>>> "Focus" dialog box as well. >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there a way to disable that dialog -- while >>>>>> keeping the keyboard shortcut's functionality >>>>>> and the "window focus outline" visual cue that you >>>>>> see when hitting Alt-Tab? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for your ideas. >>>>>> >>>>>> ____________________________________________________________ >>>>>> FREE 3D MARINE AQUARIUM SCREENSAVER - Watch dolphins, sharks & orcas >>>>>> on >>>>>> your desktop! >>>>>> Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/marineaquarium >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> openbox mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://icculus.org/mailman/listinfo/openbox >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> openbox mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://icculus.org/mailman/listinfo/openbox >>>> >>>> ____________________________________________________________ >>>> FREE 3D MARINE AQUARIUM SCREENSAVER - Watch dolphins, sharks & orcas >>>> on >>>> your desktop! >>>> Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/marineaquarium >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> openbox mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://icculus.org/mailman/listinfo/openbox >>> _______________________________________________ >>> openbox mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://icculus.org/mailman/listinfo/openbox >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> Can't remember your password? 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