Default configuration🔗
The default bindings for Openbox 3.4 include the following:
| Alt-F4 | Close the active window |
|---|---|
| Alt-Space | Show the client menu for the active window |
| Alt-Tab | Cycle between windows on the desktop |
| Alt-Shift-Tab | Cycle between windows on the desktop in reverse order |
| Control-Alt-Tab | Cycle between panel and desktop windows on the desktop |
| Windows-D | Hide all windows to show the desktop |
| Windows-E | Run the Konqueror file manager (This is an example of how to run a program with a key binding) |
| Alt-Escape | Lower the active window behind other windows, and activate the last window that was in use |
| Windows-F1 | Go to the first desktop instantly |
| Windows-F2 | Go to the second desktop instantly |
| Windows-F3 | Go to the third desktop instantly |
| Windows-F4 | Go to the fourth desktop instantly |
| Control-Alt-Left | Open the desktop switching dialog, to go to the desktop to the left of the current one |
| Control-Alt-Right | Open the desktop switching dialog, to go to the desktop to the right of the current one |
| Control-Alt-Up | Open the desktop switching dialog, to go to the desktop above the current one (This will only be useful if you use a pager to set up a desktop layout with multiple rows) |
| Control-Alt-Down | Open the desktop switching dialog, to go to the desktop below the current one (This will only be useful if you use a pager to set up a desktop layout with multiple rows) |
| Shift-Alt-Left | Open the desktop switching dialog, to go to the desktop to the left of the current one, and bring the active window with you |
| Shift-Alt-Right | Open the desktop switching dialog, to go to the desktop to the right of the current one, and bring the active window with you |
| Shift-Alt-Up | Open the desktop switching dialog, to go to the desktop above the current one, and bring the active window with you (This will only be useful if you use a pager to set up a desktop layout with multiple rows) |
| Shift-Alt-Down | Open the desktop switching dialog, to go to the desktop below the current one, and bring the active window with you (This will only be useful if you use a pager to set up a desktop layout with multiple rows) |
| Alt-Left mouse button | Move a window |
| Alt-Right mouse button | Resize a window. The window is resized towards the edge that the mouse is nearest to. So use Alt-Right mouse button in the top right corner of a window to resize that corner. |
| Alt-Scroll wheel | Change desktops forward and backward |
Root menus🔗
If you are running Openbox on its own (not inside KDE or GNOME), the following will be available by clicking on the desktop (a.k.a. root window):
| Middle mouse button | Open a menu listing all your windows |
|---|---|
| Right mouse button | Open a menu for launching applications (You should customize this menu to your liking) |
These may or may not be available if you use a program to give you icons on your desktop, depending on how it works.
Focus-follows-mouse🔗
If you enable focus-follows-mouse, the default settings are to delay focusing windows you enter with the mouse by 200ms (1/5 of a second). This allows you to move across windows without focusing them.
Other configurations🔗
There are a number of example configuration files here which demonstrate some different ways to use Openbox.