A new user, have some questions

iracoS · 2018-01-31 16:34:27

Hello, I just started using Bunsen today after a guy in my class recommended it to me. I love it already but I have some questions.

1. Changing the menu items on the main menu.
I tried to change it from the menu to mpv, but it either would not do anything or open vlc.

2. Changing the hotkeys.
I love the idea of mainly using hotkeys, but I can't seem to change them. I tried putting Super-F to open the alt menu, but it still opens the file manager. Though when I click on the hotkey display menu items, they work correctly.

Thank you guys in advance for your answers.

Head_on_a_Stick · 2018-01-31 19:25:11

Hello

iracoS wrote:

Changing the menu items on the main menu.
I tried to change it from the menu to mpv, but it either would not do anything or open vlc.

Can you please explain exactly what it was that you changed and how you changed it, it is almost impossible to help otherwise.

Posting the content of ~/.config/openbox/menu.xml (using code tags) would help clear things up, I think.

iracoS wrote:

Changing the hotkeys.
I love the idea of mainly using hotkeys, but I can't seem to change them. I tried putting Super-F to open the alt menu, but it still opens the file manager. Though when I click on the hotkey display menu items, they work correctly.

Same as above, you need to show us exactly what you have changed; the file we need to see for this is ~/.config/openbox/rc.xml

malm · 2018-01-31 20:01:56

Have you done this after changes?

openbox --reconfigure

johnraff · 2018-02-01 01:30:52

If you want to make mpv your default media player instead of vlc, then (presuming you've installed mpv):

Menu > System > Edit Debian Alternatives
(this opens an app called "galternatives")

In the list on the left, select bl-media-player
and in the choices on the right, choose /usr/bin/bl-mpv

bl-mpv is a wrapper script around mpv that allows it to be used like a regular x-window app, and resizes it a bit when playing audio. Otherwise it's mpv.

bl-media-player is the name of a Debian alternative. Mime-type associations and menu entries are all set to use it, so just make that one switch in in galternatives and everything should continue to work using mpv instead of vlc.

ohnonot · 2018-02-01 19:08:12

both questions are openbox related.
i recommend their wiki:
http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Contents

iracoS · 2018-02-01 19:13:02

Thank you all for answers, I've got the mpv working, but I have ran into more troubles.
I'll post the file for hotkeys later.

I'm trying to figure out what items get added to the Alt Menu, since it has mailspring which I've installed, but not Basilisk or Telegram. Even though I can run both programs from their filepaths just fine.
Is there a list of what it can find somewhere?

Also on the default browser, how does one add to the list, so the menu option could find something else than firefox? I'd like to use either waterfox or basilisk but I have been unable to add a shortcut for either in the, what I believe, have been the correct file paths for

Head_on_a_Stick · 2018-02-02 07:04:05

iracoS wrote:

the Alt Menu

If you mean the <Alt>+F3 run dialog then that will only show programs in the directories that appear when this command is run:

echo $PATH

So the simplest solution is to copy the binaries to ~/bin

on the default browser, how does one add to the list, so the menu option could find something else than firefox?

Use the galternatives program, as with mpv.

https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic … 562#p67562

#1 2018-01-31 16:34:27

A new user, have some questions

#2 2018-01-31 19:25:11

Re: A new user, have some questions

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