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[stu90]

Here is a guide to turn Puppy's static file openbox menu into a dynamically generated openbox pipe menu.

Why would you want to do this?

1. remove the need for fix menus - any /usr/share/applications/ .desktop file added or removed will instantly be updated in the openbox menu.

2. Simplification of the openbox menu.xml file - for puppy this is normally split over several different files making it complicated to customize - now it is all confined to one file /root/.config/openbox/menu.xml file that is less than 50 lines!

3. Menu management - Sub menus can easy be added or removed in the /etc/xdg/openbox/obmenu/obmenu script.



How to use:
Download the below obmenu.tar.gz file and extract then move the obmenu directory to the /etc/xdg/openbox/ directory.

Then open a terminal and run the setup script:
/etc/xdg/openbox/obmenu/setup -install

Now you will need to comment out any openbox entry in fixmenus as they will over write your new menu file.
run command:
geany /usr/sbin/fixmenus

Towards the bottom of the file look for anything relating to openbox and comment it out with a hash # at the start of the line - then save file.
#[ `which obmenu-refresh` ] && obmenu-refresh
#[ `which openbox` ] && ob-xdgmenu
#[ `which openbox` ] && obmenu-update

To customize the menu layout / quick launch applications and additional pipe menus etc edit file /root/.config/openbox/menu.xml

To customize what menu entries are displayed add/remove .desktop files in /usr/share/applications/ directory
- or -
i included a simple terminal menu entry manager in Ob Settings > Menu Manager

To customize / add / remove Sub Menus edit scritp /etc/xdg/openbox/obmenu/obmenu

To revert back to your old menu setup run in terminal script:
/etc/xdg/openbox/obmenu/setup -uninstall

Warning this might not work or could even break your puppy openbox setup so use at your own discretion.

[musher0]

Thanks, stu.

Trying it now !