ObConf:About

From Openbox

(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
(Screenshots)
(Screenshots)
Line 1: Line 1:
 +
== Features ==
 +
* Real theme previews generated using libobrender
 +
* Written in Ruby, not a pain in the ass to add new options to it (not 500 callback functions like the C version)
 +
 +
== Caveats ==
 +
* Lags behind openbox development either because I'm lazy or because of school.
 +
* Ubuntu has an old (buggy) version of ruby-gnome2 in its repositories that doesn't work well with Obconf.
 +
 +
== Installation ==
 +
You'll need the following:
 +
* openbox from subversion
 +
  * svn co svn://svn.icculus.org/openbox/trunk/ openbox
 +
  * cd openbox; ./configure --prefix=/usr; make; make install [make install requires root privileges]
 +
* [http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/ ruby-gnome2] 0.16.0 or cvs.
 +
  * FOR 0.16.0 ONLY: edit /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/libglade2.rb
 +
    * find (should be line 42)
 +
{{{
 +
#!ruby
 +
if signal_proc
 +
}}}
 +
    * add guard_source_from_gc(source) so that it looks like
 +
{{{
 +
#!ruby
 +
if signal_proc
 +
    guard_source_from_gc(source)
 +
}}}
 +
* ruby-gettext
 +
* obtain and install obconf
 +
  * svn co http://svn.l3ib.org/obconf/trunk obconf
 +
  * cd obconf; sudo ruby setup.rb [requires root privileges]
 +
* enjoy life
 +
  * run obconf2
 +
 
== Screenshots ==
 
== Screenshots ==
 
[[Image:Obconf_Theme.png]]
 
[[Image:Obconf_Theme.png]]

Revision as of 20:50, 19 May 2007

Contents

Features

  • Real theme previews generated using libobrender
  • Written in Ruby, not a pain in the ass to add new options to it (not 500 callback functions like the C version)

Caveats

  • Lags behind openbox development either because I'm lazy or because of school.
  • Ubuntu has an old (buggy) version of ruby-gnome2 in its repositories that doesn't work well with Obconf.

Installation

You'll need the following:

* openbox from subversion
  * svn co svn://svn.icculus.org/openbox/trunk/ openbox
  * cd openbox; ./configure --prefix=/usr; make; make install [make install requires root privileges]
* ruby-gnome2 0.16.0 or cvs.
  * FOR 0.16.0 ONLY: edit /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/libglade2.rb
    * find (should be line 42)

{{{

  1. !ruby

if signal_proc }}}

    * add guard_source_from_gc(source) so that it looks like

{{{

  1. !ruby

if signal_proc

   guard_source_from_gc(source)

}}}

* ruby-gettext
* obtain and install obconf
  * svn co http://svn.l3ib.org/obconf/trunk obconf
  * cd obconf; sudo ruby setup.rb [requires root privileges]
* enjoy life
  * run obconf2

Screenshots

File:Obconf Theme.png

File:Obconf Appearance.png

File:Behaviour.png

File:Obconf Desktops.png

File:Obconf Dock.png

Personal tools