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Clay Barnes' Vim-Style Openbox bindings🔗

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(Taken from Clay Barnes' blog entry)

These bindings were originally designed to prove that all window managments functions could be effectivly replaced by modifier keys and the number pad. Eventually they were ported to a vaguely vi-styled main keyboard design.

Note that the images do not document the direct-to workspace bindings or several redundant/transitional extra bindings:

  1. W-F[n] goes to workspace [n]
  2. W-C-F[n] goes to workspace [n] bringing the currently selected application along
  3. W-C-F[n] sends the currently selected application to workspace [n]
  4. W-tab/W-S-tab emulate traditional alt-tab designs
  5. W-backslash/W-S-backslash switch to the next/previous workspaces
  6. W-T opens a terminal
  7. and several others (see the xml)
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<openbox_config ns="http://openbox.org/"
  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
  xsi:schemaLocation="http://openbox.org/ file:///home/clay/openbox/rc.xsd">
<!--  Clay's keybindings: "Collision-Free Commanding"
A prototype interaction paradigm based off of muscle-memory and vi-style
bindings, and designed to avoid any key binding collisions with programs,
all interactions (that could possibly be sent to an application) include
the Super/Meta4 key (often labled the "Windows Key").
-->
<applications>
  <!-- match all windows, and remove their decorations -->
  <application class="*">
    <decor>no</decor>
  </application>
</applications>

<resistance>
  <strength>25</strength>
  <screen_edge_strength>50</screen_edge_strength>
</resistance>

<focus>
  <focusNew>yes</focusNew>
  <followMouse>yes</followMouse>
  <focusLast>yes</focusLast>
  <focusDelay>0</focusDelay>
  <raiseOnFocus>no</raiseOnFocus>
</focus>

<theme>
  <name>Nop</name>
  <titlelayout>NLIMC</titlelayout>
  <animateIconify>no</animateIconify>
</theme>

<placement>
  <policy>Smart</policy>
</placement>

<desktops>
  <number>12</number>
  <firstdesk>1</firstdesk>
  <names>
    <name>Alpha (1)</name>
    <name>Beta (2)</name>
    <name>Gamma (3)</name>
    <name>Delta (4)</name>
    <name>Epsilon (5)</name>
    <name>Zeta (6)</name>
    <name>Eta (7)</name>
    <name>Theta (8)</name>
    <name>Iota (9)</name>
    <name>Kappa (10)</name>
    <name>Lambda (11)</name>
    <name>Mu (12)</name>
  </names>
</desktops>

<resize>
  <drawContents>yes</drawContents>
</resize>

<dock>
  <position>TopLeft</position>
  <stacking>Top</stacking>
  <direction>Vertical</direction>
  <floatingX>0</floatingX>
  <floatingY>0</floatingY>
  <autoHide>yes</autoHide>
  <hideDelay>500</hideDelay>
  <moveButton>W-Left</moveButton>
</dock>

<keyboard>
  <chainQuitKey>W-q</chainQuitKey>

<!--XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-->
<!--XXXX              (Almost) One-handed Control Prototype              XXXX-->
<!--XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-->
<!--Movement Layer-->
  <keybind key="W-C-KP_7">      <action name="MoveToEdgeNorthWest"/>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-KP_9">      <action name="MoveToEdgeNorthEast"/>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-KP_1">      <action name="MoveToEdgeSouthWest"/>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-KP_3">      <action name="MoveToEdgeSouthEast"/>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-U">         <action name="MoveToEdgeNorthWest"/>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-I">         <action name="MoveToEdgeNorthEast"/>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-N">         <action name="MoveToEdgeSouthWest"/>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-M">         <action name="MoveToEdgeSouthEast"/>    </keybind>


  <keybind key="W-C-KP_8">      <action name="MoveToEdgeNorth"/>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-K">         <action name="MoveToEdgeNorth"/>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-KP_4">      <action name="MoveToEdgeWest"/>     </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-H">         <action name="MoveToEdgeWest"/>     </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-KP_5">      <action name="MoveToCenter"/>       </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-semicolon">     <action name="MoveToCenter"/>       </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-KP_6">      <action name="MoveToEdgeEast"/>     </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-L">         <action name="MoveToEdgeEast"/>     </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-KP_2">      <action name="MoveToEdgeSouth"/>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-J">         <action name="MoveToEdgeSouth"/>    </keybind>

  <keybind key="W-C-KP_0">      <action name="SendToDesktopPrevious"><dialog>no</dialog></action>   </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-comma">     <action name="SendToDesktopPrevious"><dialog>no</dialog></action>   </keybind>

  <keybind key="W-C-KP_Decimal">    <action name="SendToDesktopNext"><dialog>no</dialog></action>   </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-period">        <action name="SendToDesktopNext"><dialog>no</dialog></action>   </keybind>

  <keybind key="W-C-KP_Divide">     <action name="MoveRelative"><x>-20</x></action> </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-O">         <action name="MoveRelative"><x>-20</x></action> </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-KP_Multiply">   <action name="MoveRelative"><x>20</x></action>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-P">         <action name="MoveRelative"><x>20</x></action>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-KP_Subtract">   <action name="MoveRelative"><y>-20</y></action> </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-bracketleft">   <action name="MoveRelative"><y>-20</y></action> </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-KP_Add">        <action name="MoveRelative"><y>20</y></action>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-apostrophe">    <action name="MoveRelative"><y>20</y></action>  </keybind>

  <keybind key="W-C-KP_Enter">      <action name="Iconify"/>        </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-slash">     <action name="Iconify"/>        </keybind>
<!--END of Movement Layer-->

<!--Focus Layer-->
  <keybind key="W-KP_7">    <action name="DirectionalFocusNorthWest"/>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-KP_9">    <action name="DirectionalFocusNorthEast"/>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-KP_1">    <action name="DirectionalFocusSouthWest"/>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-KP_3">    <action name="DirectionalFocusSouthEast"/>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-U">       <action name="DirectionalFocusNorthWest"/>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-I">       <action name="DirectionalFocusNorthEast"/>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-N">       <action name="DirectionalFocusSouthWest"/>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-M">       <action name="DirectionalFocusSouthEast"/>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-S-KP_5">  <action name="PreviousWindow"/>         </keybind>

  <keybind key="W-KP_8">    <action name="DirectionalFocusNorth"/>      </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-K">       <action name="DirectionalFocusNorth"/>      </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-KP_4">    <action name="DirectionalFocusWest"/>       </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-H">       <action name="DirectionalFocusWest"/>       </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-KP_5">    <action name="NextWindow"/>         </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-semicolon">   <action name="NextWindow"/>         </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-S-KP_5">  <action name="PreviousWindow"/>         </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-S-semicolon"> <action name="PreviousWindow"/>         </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-KP_6">    <action name="DirectionalFocusEast"/>       </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-L">       <action name="DirectionalFocusEast"/>       </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-KP_2">    <action name="DirectionalFocusSouth"/>      </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-J">       <action name="DirectionalFocusSouth"/>      </keybind>

  <keybind key="W-KP_0">    <action name="DesktopPrevious"/>        </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-comma">   <action name="DesktopPrevious"/>        </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-KP_Decimal">  <action name="DesktopNext"/>            </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-period">  <action name="DesktopNext"/>            </keybind>

  <keybind key="W-KP_Divide">   <action name="Execute"><command>gmrun</command></action>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-O">       <action name="Execute"><command>gmrun</command></action>    </keybind>

  <keybind key="W-KP_Multiply"> <action name="ToggleOmnipresent"/>      </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-P">       <action name="ToggleOmnipresent"/>      </keybind>

  <keybind key="W-KP_Subtract"> <action name="Raise"/>              </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-bracketleft"> <action name="Raise"/>              </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-KP_Add">  <action name="Lower"/>              </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-apostrophe">  <action name="Lower"/>              </keybind>

  <keybind key="W-KP_Enter">    <action name="ToggleDecorations"/>      </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-slash">   <action name="ToggleDecorations"/>      </keybind>

<!--END Focus Layer-->

<!--Size Layer-->
  <keybind key="W-A-KP_7">  <action name="GrowToEdgeNorthWest"/>        </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-KP_9">  <action name="GrowToEdgeNorthEast"/>        </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-KP_1">  <action name="GrowToEdgeSouthWest"/>        </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-KP_3">  <action name="GrowToEdgeSouthEast"/>        </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-U">     <action name="GrowToEdgeNorthWest"/>        </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-I">     <action name="GrowToEdgeNorthEast"/>        </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-N">     <action name="GrowToEdgeSouthWest"/>        </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-M">     <action name="GrowToEdgeSouthEast"/>        </keybind>

  <keybind key="W-A-KP_8">  <action name="GrowToEdgeNorth"/>        </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-K">     <action name="GrowToEdgeNorth"/>        </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-KP_4">  <action name="GrowToEdgeWest"/>         </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-H">     <action name="GrowToEdgeWest"/>         </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-KP_5">  <action name="Close"/>              </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-semicolon"> <action name="Close"/>              </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-KP_6">  <action name="GrowToEdgeEast"/>         </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-L">     <action name="GrowToEdgeEast"/>         </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-KP_2">  <action name="GrowToEdgeSouth"/>        </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-J">     <action name="GrowToEdgeSouth"/>        </keybind>

  <keybind key="W-A-KP_Divide">     <action name="ResizeRelative"><right>-20</right></action>   </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-O">         <action name="ResizeRelative"><right>-20</right></action>   </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-KP_Multiply">   <action name="ResizeRelative"><right>20</right></action>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-P">         <action name="ResizeRelative"><right>20</right></action>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-KP_Subtract">   <action name="ResizeRelative"><bottom>-20</bottom></action> </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-bracketleft">   <action name="ResizeRelative"><bottom>-20</bottom></action> </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-KP_Add">        <action name="ResizeRelative"><bottom>20</bottom></action>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-apostrophe">    <action name="ResizeRelative"><bottom>20</bottom></action>  </keybind>

  <keybind key="W-A-KP_0">      <action name="ToggleMaximizeHorz"/> </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-comma">     <action name="ToggleMaximizeHorz"/> </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-KP_Decimal">    <action name="ToggleShade"/>        </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-period">        <action name="ToggleShade"/>        </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-KP_Enter">      <action name="ToggleMaximizeVert"/> </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-slash">     <action name="ToggleMaximizeVert"/> </keybind>

<!--END of Size Layer-->

<!--XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-->

<!--Workspace Switch Bindings-->
  <keybind key="W-C-F1">    <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>1</desktop><follow>yes</follow></action>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-F2">    <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>2</desktop><follow>yes</follow></action>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-F3">    <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>3</desktop><follow>yes</follow></action>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-F4">    <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>4</desktop><follow>yes</follow></action>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-F5">    <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>5</desktop><follow>yes</follow></action>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-F6">    <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>6</desktop><follow>yes</follow></action>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-F7">    <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>7</desktop><follow>yes</follow></action>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-F8">    <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>8</desktop><follow>yes</follow></action>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-F9">    <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>9</desktop><follow>yes</follow></action>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-F10">   <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>10</desktop><follow>yes</follow></action> </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-F11">   <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>11</desktop><follow>yes</follow></action> </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-C-F12">   <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>12</desktop><follow>yes</follow></action> </keybind>

  <keybind key="W-F1">  <action name="Desktop"><desktop>1</desktop><dialog>yes</dialog></action>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-F2">  <action name="Desktop"><desktop>2</desktop><dialog>yes</dialog></action>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-F3">  <action name="Desktop"><desktop>3</desktop><dialog>yes</dialog></action>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-F4">  <action name="Desktop"><desktop>4</desktop><dialog>yes</dialog></action>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-F5">  <action name="Desktop"><desktop>5</desktop><dialog>yes</dialog></action>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-F6">  <action name="Desktop"><desktop>6</desktop><dialog>yes</dialog></action>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-F7">  <action name="Desktop"><desktop>7</desktop><dialog>yes</dialog></action>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-F8">  <action name="Desktop"><desktop>8</desktop><dialog>yes</dialog></action>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-F9">  <action name="Desktop"><desktop>9</desktop><dialog>yes</dialog></action>    </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-F10"> <action name="Desktop"><desktop>10</desktop><dialog>yes</dialog></action>   </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-F11"> <action name="Desktop"><desktop>11</desktop><dialog>yes</dialog></action>   </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-F12"> <action name="Desktop"><desktop>12</desktop><dialog>yes</dialog></action>   </keybind>

  <keybind key="W-A-F1">    <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>1</desktop><follow>no</follow></action>   </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-F2">    <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>2</desktop><follow>no</follow></action>   </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-F3">    <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>3</desktop><follow>no</follow></action>   </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-F4">    <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>4</desktop><follow>no</follow></action>   </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-F5">    <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>5</desktop><follow>no</follow></action>   </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-F6">    <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>6</desktop><follow>no</follow></action>   </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-F7">    <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>7</desktop><follow>no</follow></action>   </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-F8">    <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>8</desktop><follow>no</follow></action>   </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-F9">    <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>9</desktop><follow>no</follow></action>   </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-F10">   <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>10</desktop><follow>no</follow></action>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-F11">   <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>11</desktop><follow>no</follow></action>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-A-F12">   <action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>12</desktop><follow>no</follow></action>  </keybind>

<!-- Workspace Switch Bindings -->
  <keybind key="W-backslash">       <action name="DesktopNext"><wrap>yes</wrap><dialog>no</dialog></action>     </keybind>
  <keybind key="XF86AudioRaiseVolume">  <action name="DesktopNext"><wrap>yes</wrap><dialog>no</dialog></action>     </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-S-backslash">     <action name="DesktopPrevious"><wrap>yes</wrap><dialog>no</dialog></action> </keybind>
  <keybind key="XF86AudioLowerVolume">  <action name="DesktopPrevious"><wrap>yes</wrap><dialog>no</dialog></action> </keybind>
<!-- END of Workspace Switch Bindings -->

<!-- Application Switch Bindings -->
  <keybind key="W-Tab">     <action name="NextWindow"/>     </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-S-Tab">   <action name="PreviousWindow"/>     </keybind>
<!-- END of Application Switch Bindings -->

<!--Show Menu Bindings-->
  <keybind key="W-Menu">    <action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-menu</menu></action>   </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-grave">   <action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-list-menu</menu></action>  </keybind>
  <keybind key="XF86Go">    <action name="ShowMenu"><menu>root-menu</menu></action>     </keybind>
  <keybind key="XF86Back">  <action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-list-menu</menu></action>  </keybind>
<!--END of Show Menu Bindings-->

  <keybind key="W-Print">
    <action name="ShowMenu"><menu>root-menu</menu></action>
  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-Scroll_Lock">
    <action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-list-menu</menu></action>
  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-Pause">
    <action name="Execute"><command>xscreensaver-command -l</command></action>
  </keybind>
  <keybind key="XF86UserPB">
    <action name="Execute"><command>xscreensaver-command -l</command></action>
  </keybind>

  <keybind key="W-r">
    <action name="Execute"><command>rox</command></action>
  </keybind>
  <keybind key="W-t">
    <action name="Execute"><command>urxvt -bg black -fg white +sb -sl 1024</command></action>
  </keybind>

</keyboard>

<mouse>
  <dragThreshold>3</dragThreshold>
  <doubleClickTime>200</doubleClickTime>

  <context name="Frame">
    <mousebind button="W-Left" action="Drag">
      <action name="Move"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="W-Left" action="Click">
      <action name="Raise"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="W-Left" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="W-Right" action="Drag">
      <action name="Resize"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="W-Middle" action="Click">
      <action name="Lower"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="W-Middle" action="Press">
      <action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-menu</menu></action>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="W-Up" action="Click">
      <action name="DesktopNext"><wrap>yes</wrap><dialog>yes</dialog></action>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="W-Down" action="Click">
      <action name="DesktopPrevious"><wrap>yes</wrap><dialog>yes</dialog></action>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="W-A-Up" action="Click">
      <action name="SendToDesktopPrevious"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="W-A-Down" action="Click">
      <action name="SendToDesktopNext"/>
    </mousebind>
  </context>
  <context name="Titlebar">
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
      <action name="Move"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
      <action name="Raise"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Left" action="DoubleClick">
      <action name="ToggleShade"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
      <action name="Lower"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Up" action="Click">
      <action name="Shade"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Down" action="Click">
      <action name="Unshade"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
      <action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-menu</menu></action>
    </mousebind>
  </context>
  <context name="Handle">
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
      <action name="Move"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
      <action name="Raise"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
      <action name="Lower"/>
    </mousebind>
  </context>
  <context name="BLCorner">
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
      <action name="Resize"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
    </mousebind>
  </context>
  <context name="BRCorner">
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
      <action name="Resize"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
    </mousebind>
  </context>
  <context name="TLCorner">
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
      <action name="Resize"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
    </mousebind>
  </context>
  <context name="TRCorner">
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Drag">
      <action name="Resize"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
    </mousebind>
  </context>
  <context name="Client">
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
      <action name="Raise"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
    </mousebind>
  </context>
  <context name="Icon">
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
      <action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-menu</menu></action>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
      <action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-menu</menu></action>
    </mousebind>
  </context>
  <context name="AllDesktops">
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
      <action name="ToggleOmnipresent"/>
    </mousebind>
  </context>
  <context name="Shade">
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
      <action name="ToggleShade"/>
    </mousebind>
  </context>
  <context name="Iconify">
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
      <action name="Iconify"/>
    </mousebind>
  </context>
  <context name="Maximize">
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
      <action name="ToggleMaximizeFull"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Middle" action="Click">
      <action name="ToggleMaximizeVert"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Right" action="Click">
      <action name="ToggleMaximizeHorz"/>
    </mousebind>
  </context>
  <context name="Close">
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
      <action name="Close"/>
    </mousebind>
  </context>
  <context name="Desktop">
    <mousebind button="W-Up" action="Press">
      <action name="DesktopNext"><wrap>yes</wrap><dialog>yes</dialog></action>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="W-Down" action="Press">
      <action name="DesktopPrevious"><wrap>yes</wrap><dialog>yes</dialog></action>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Left" action="Press">
      <action name="Focus"/>
      <action name="Raise"/>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Middle" action="Press">
      <action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-list-menu</menu></action>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Right" action="Press">
      <action name="ShowMenu"><menu>root-menu</menu></action>
    </mousebind>
  </context>
  <context name="MoveResize">
    <mousebind button="Up" action="Press">
      <action name="DesktopNext"><wrap>yes</wrap><dialog>yes</dialog></action>
    </mousebind>
    <mousebind button="Down" action="Press">
      <action name="DesktopPrevious"><wrap>yes</wrap><dialog>yes</dialog></action>
    </mousebind>
  </context>
</mouse>

<menu>
  <!-- You can specify more than one menu file in here and they are all loaded,
        just don't make menu ids clash or, well, it'll be kind of pointless -->

  <!-- default menu file (or custom one in $HOME/.config/openbox/) -->
  <file>$HOME/openbox/menu.xml</file>
</menu>

</openbox_config>

Alternate Vim-style ctrl-w Bindings🔗

Since I am extremely lazy and have a poor memory, I wanted even more Vim-like windows bindings than the above example. I came up with the following which tries to closely emulate the regular Vim ctrl-w multi-window controls, substituting the Windows key for ctrl.

This is not a complete rc.xml, the following should be placed within your regular <keyboard></keyboard> section. I only use four virtual desktops, so you'll need to add additional lines if you use more.

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<keybind key="W-w">
  <!-- "Move the cursor to other windows" to move windows -->
  <keybind key="h"><action name="MoveToEdgeWest"/></keybind>
  <keybind key="l"><action name="MoveToEdgeEast"/></keybind>
  <keybind key="j"><action name="MoveToEdgeSouth"/></keybind>
  <keybind key="k"><action name="MoveToEdgeNorth"/></keybind>
  <!-- This a fudge, as there isn't a great Vim equivalent -->
  <keybind key="equal"><action name="MoveToCenter"/></keybind>

  <!-- "Move the window" to grow windows -->
  <keybind key="S-h"><action name="GrowToEdgeWest"/></keybind>
  <keybind key="S-l"><action name="GrowToEdgeEast"/></keybind>
  <keybind key="S-j"><action name="GrowToEdgeSouth"/></keybind>
  <keybind key="S-k"><action name="GrowToEdgeNorth"/></keybind>

  <!-- the following blocks have fairly canonical Vim equivalents -->
  <keybind key="S-bar"><action name="ToggleMaximizeHorz"/></keybind>
  <keybind key="S-underscore"><action name="ToggleMaximizeVert"/></keybind>

  <keybind key="S-less"><action name="ResizeRelative"><left>2</left></action></keybind>
  <keybind key="S-greater"><action name="ResizeRelative"><right>2</right></action></keybind>
  <keybind key="S-plus"><action name="ResizeRelative"><top>2</top></action></keybind>
  <keybind key="minus"><action name="ResizeRelative"><bottom>2</bottom></action></keybind>

  <keybind key="o"><action name="ToggleMaximizeFull"/></keybind>
  <keybind key="c"><action name="Close"/></keybind>
  <keybind key="p"><action name="DesktopLast"/></keybind>

  <!-- "Split windows" to send them to nearby destops, "vertical splits" don't follow
        Use a "count" to send a window to a specific desktop.
        Special case: using a capital when using a "count" sends the window to a specific monitor. -->
  <keybind key="s"><action name="SendToDesktopNext"><follow>yes</follow></action></keybind>
  <keybind key="S-s"><action name="SendToDesktopPrevious"><follow>yes</follow></action></keybind>
  <keybind key="v"><action name="SendToDesktopNext"><follow>no</follow></action></keybind>
  <keybind key="S-v"><action name="SendToDesktopPrevious"><follow>no</follow></action></keybind>

  <keybind key="1">
    <keybind key="s"><action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>1</desktop><follow>yes</follow></action></keybind>
    <keybind key="v"><action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>1</desktop><follow>no</follow></action></keybind>
    <keybind key="S-s"><action name="MoveResizeTo"><monitor>1</monitor></action></keybind>
  </keybind>
  <keybind key="2">
    <keybind key="s"><action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>2</desktop><follow>yes</follow></action></keybind>
    <keybind key="v"><action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>2</desktop><follow>no</follow></action></keybind>
    <keybind key="S-s"><action name="MoveResizeTo"><monitor>2</monitor></action></keybind>
  </keybind>
  <keybind key="3">
    <keybind key="s"><action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>3</desktop><follow>yes</follow></action></keybind>
    <keybind key="v"><action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>3</desktop><follow>no</follow></action></keybind>
    <keybind key="S-s"><action name="MoveResizeTo"><monitor>3</monitor></action></keybind>
  </keybind>
  <keybind key="4">
    <keybind key="s"><action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>4</desktop><follow>yes</follow></action></keybind>
    <keybind key="v"><action name="SendToDesktop"><desktop>4</desktop><follow>no</follow></action></keybind>
    <keybind key="S-s"><action name="MoveResizeTo"><monitor>4</monitor></action></keybind>
  </keybind>
</keybind>