Topic: Icons in openbox menu ?
Hi all!!!
It's possible insert icons in openbox menu ?..I used before Crunchbang, linux mint fluxbox edition, there are icons in fluxbox menu...
Thanks for your answers 
- razienwolf
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Re: Icons in openbox menu ?
For now as far as I know Openbox doesnt support icons.
Perhaps in the future who knows. But not right now.
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Re: Icons in openbox menu ?
There is a wee hack here http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/post/836/#p836 
EDIT; sorry i thought you meant desktop 
Last edited by machina (2008-12-17 16:52:22)
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Re: Icons in openbox menu ?
I will wait ^^....thanks
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Re: Icons in openbox menu ?
Personally, I really like the fact that Openbox's menu does not show icons, it allows the menu to load faster. I also think the menu looks cleaner without icons. Just my 2 cents.
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Re: Icons in openbox menu ?
Personally, I really like the fact that Openbox's menu does not show icons, it allows the menu to load faster. I also think the menu looks cleaner without icons. Just my 2 cents.
Having options is always a great think. Isnt that what linux is all about? Choice?
I could be wrong but fluxbox has menus with a plugin, its not default. Openbox could have something like that on the future...
Speaking of which (dunno if that's how it's write) this thread is at the wrong place, shouldnt be on Openbox talk or perhaps Help and support?
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^ Thank you. Moved to Openbox Talk
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Re: Icons in openbox menu ?
corenominal wrote:
Personally, I really like the fact that Openbox's menu does not show icons, it allows the menu to load faster. I also think the menu looks cleaner without icons. Just my 2 cents.
I agree.
Re: Icons in openbox menu ?
Me three. I used to use Fluxbuntu, and it was really annoying each time I added an application to try and track down the icon to add to the menu. As a result, some of my apps had icons and some didn't, and it looked kind of sloppy.
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Re: Icons in openbox menu ?
corenominal wrote:
Personally, I really like the fact that Openbox's menu does not show icons, it allows the menu to load faster. I also think the menu looks cleaner without icons. Just my 2 cents.
I "sort of" agree, although I prefer having a very small number of icons in the lower left lxpanel area. Mine include the lxpanel's apps menu, firefox, mplayer, recordMyDesktop, and liferea rss. With an empty desktop with a few panel icons, it still maintains a clean, non-distracting appearance.
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Re: Icons in openbox menu ?
I'd like to see icons in there myself, so +1 for that cause. Although icons are often seen as irrelevant bling, people (like me, at least) find it quicker and easier to recognise shapes than read text. Although, before too long you will 'learn' the menu.
Icon's don't have to be all glossy, 3D and drop-shadowed - in fact, as Susan Kare discovered when she designed the original MacOS and Windows icons, simple is often better. That's in keeping with #!, yes?
On the subjects of icons, I think the file manager could do with a themed set more in keeping with the rest of #! (ie. black/monochrome)
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swj wrote:
corenominal wrote:Personally, I really like the fact that Openbox's menu does not show icons, it allows the menu to load faster. I also think the menu looks cleaner without icons. Just my 2 cents.
I agree.
Me too. It's a visual irritation for me when I have a clean menu (if I had icons), and some icon doesn't fit the look/theme/feel of the others.. Or there's a icon missing from an application. Yes, irritating.
No icons for me please, tg there is freedom of choice.
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Re: Icons in openbox menu ?
You can use some ☀ ☞ ✚ ♨ ❂ ♔ ☗ ☃
- seth
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i imagine there's a way to change the font; you could always use the openlogos font for some icons.
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erbazzone wrote:
You can use some ☀ ☞ ✚ ♨ ❂ ♔ ☗ ☃
This is a good idea. I will try this. It is fast in two ways: Quick finding of menue items and a quick openeing of the menu.
Cool. I like this forum. I can find a lot of inspirations 
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Seems like the OB devs won't budge on this: http://urukrama.wordpress.com/openbox-faq/#icons
Can Openbox show icons in the root menu?
No.
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Re: Icons in openbox menu ?
There is actually a git branch (optionally using imlib2) with this in and, as i understand it, it is possible it might one day creep in, it seems popular and might help people locate things quicker, either way it is not a big deal, is it?
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david wrote:
There is actually a git branch (optionally using imlib2) with this in and, as i understand it, it is possible it might one day creep in, it seems popular and might help people locate things quicker, either way it is not a big deal, is it?
Hello david and welcome I was a little surprised to see you had registered, it is good to see you here. Anyhow, thanks for the info about the git branch, I will try and take a look. Hope to see you about some more, your experience could come in handy!
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schanall wrote:
erbazzone wrote:You can use some ☀ ☞ ✚ ♨ ❂ ♔ ☗ ☃
This is a good idea. I will try this. It is fast in two ways: Quick finding of menue items and a quick openeing of the menu.
Cool. I like this forum. I can find a lot of inspirations
How do I use fonts in the menu?
I tryed this, but I failed:
<item label="${font webdings:size=10}N${font sans-serif:size=8}test">
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Re: Icons in openbox menu ?
@jemy - Do not cross post. You already have a separate thread asking about fonts. Also you bumped a rather old thread.
http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic … nuxmlfile/
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