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obamenu for Debian
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obamenu (New version 1.1.7) is a free open source utility that automagically
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creates menus for openbox, an X window manager.
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openbox does have built-in menu capabilities. Unfortunately, though, those
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menus must be created manually in openbox's menu.xml config file. While some
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users (and potential users!) find this generally cumbersome it is also
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unwieldy when installing new applications.
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That's where obamenu enters the scene. obamenu automagically creates complete
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openbox menus based on looking at, analyzing, and working on xdg information
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provided by most applications. Being badass fast obamenu can be included as a
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dynamic item in menu.xml (example is in the docu) providing the user with an
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always up to date menu. In case you install a new application, simply have
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obox restart (which takes ~ 1 second) to find the new application right away
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in the menu.
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While efforts were undertaken to keep obamenu small, resource friendly and
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fast (i.e. in line with the philosophy of small windows manager) it is
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actually quite capable and knows some tricks such as associating the proper
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icons with a menu entry.
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Of course, obamenu does not interfere with any "hard wired" menu entries you
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might have made but rather complements them and nicely fits in, either in the
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root menu or in some sub menu like "Applications".
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-- fosslinux <fosslinux@tilde.team> Tue, 08 Jan 2019 13:37:54 +1100
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