• Registered: 2011-02-08
  • Posts: 516

Topic: Getting the Gimp to behave in Openbox

After a bit of fumbling around, I've finally dominated the Gimp.  I like to undecorate / maximize my windows as a default in openbox.  Unfortunately this was making things a bit annoying in the GIMP.  I figured out some simple solutions to this problem by using rc.xml, but it still wasn't perfect, the toolboxes would appear in somewhat awkward positions, and there'd always be three logos in the taskbar...finally I've gotten the settings almost just right, using a tool called OBapps:
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/o … =Main_Page

Here is what my rc.xml looks like now, under applications

    <application class="Gimp" name="gimp" role="gimp-toolbox" type="utility">
      <decor>no</decor>
      <maximized>vertical</maximized>
      <fullscreen>no</fullscreen>
      <skip_taskbar>yes</skip_taskbar>
      <skip_pager>yes</skip_pager>
      <position force="yes">
        <x>0</x>
        <y>0</y>
      </position>
    </application>
    <application class="Gimp" name="gimp" role="gimp-dock" type="utility">
      <skip_taskbar>yes</skip_taskbar>
      <skip_pager>yes</skip_pager>
      <decor>no</decor>
      <maximized>vertical</maximized>
      <layer>default</layer>
      <position force="yes">
        <x>822</x>
        <y>0</y>
      </position>
    </application>
    <application class="Gimp" name="gimp" role="gimp-image-window" type="normal">
      <decor>yes</decor>
      <maximized>vertical</maximized>
      <position force="no">
        <x>center</x>
        <y>center</y>
      </position>
    </application>
   <application class="Gimp" name="gimp" role="gimp-layer-new" type="dialog">
      <decor>yes</decor>
      <maximized>no</maximized>
      <skip_taskbar>yes</skip_taskbar>
      <skip_pager>yes</skip_pager>
    </application>

try putting that code in and see how nicely the gimp behaves.  Note: under gimp dock, it says <x>822</x> this puts the right dock in a good position for me on my 1024x600 monitor...If you have a different size monitor, just subtract about 200 from the x size of your monitor, and put that in instead.

Using OBapps, it's easy to customize how openbox displays all sorts of applications...definitely something worth checking out.

I appologize if this information is obvious or already posted elsewhere...just figured it out on my own and got excited.  Happy Gimping!