How Do I Get Just One Workspace? [SOLVED]

perchslayer · 2016-02-13 16:12:32

I searched on the term "workspace", but it didn't help. It seems that the default install gives me 2 workspaces. But because I:

1) don't really understand how they work and cant find the hotkey for switching and thus switch it inadvertently which causes no small amount of frustration
2) don't need 2 workspaces in my world anyway.

I was hoping to have just one desktop with one workspace. I have a strong hunch that this is both possible and relatively easy to configure, but I am a lousy Googler, clearly, because I can't seem to find out how.

Thanks.

Last edited by perchslayer (2016-02-13 16:58:27)

porkpiehat · 2016-02-13 16:26:19

Edit rc.xml, and change the desktops number to 1.

http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Configuration#Desktops

Run "openbox --reconfigure" in a terminal to make the change take effect.

Last edited by porkpiehat (2016-02-13 16:29:02)

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-02-13 16:29:54

sed -i 's/<number>2<\/number>/<number>1<\/number>/' ~/.config/openbox/rc.xml

Then log & back in again.

Or use obconf

EDIT: @porkpiehat -- just running `openbox --reconfigure` isn't enough, you have to log out & back in again

rc.xml wrote:

use obconf if you want to change these without having to log out
and back in

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2016-02-13 16:32:16)

porkpiehat · 2016-02-13 16:34:12

Something changed with --reconfigure then, because it always worked for me.

I don't have a bunsenlabs install to test with, and I am not going to install one, so I will refrain from giving further help.

perchslayer · 2016-02-13 16:56:56

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

sed -i 's/<number>2<\/number>/<number>1<\/number>/' ~/.config/openbox/rc.xml

Then log & back in again.

The above did it without a hitch. Someday I hope to manage the skills to find such items myself. Meanwhile, you rock my world.

perchslayer · 2016-02-13 16:57:59

porkpiehat wrote:

so I will refrain from giving further help.

Thank you for your discretion.

damo · 2016-02-13 17:04:45

@perchslayer

Menu -> Help -> Openbox --->

perchslayer · 2016-02-13 17:32:52

damo wrote:

Menu -> Help -> Openbox --->

WOW! There is a whole world of handy in there! How does one know if a thing is in an "OpenBox" context or a "Gnome" context or a "Tint2" context? They all seem so sublimely entwined that is hard to find the right path in and out.

Last edited by perchslayer (2016-02-13 17:33:18)

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How Do I Get Just One Workspace? [SOLVED]

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