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ob.Openbox
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This document describes the 'Openbox' class, exposed by Openbox's 'ob' module
to its python scripts.
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Methods
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shutdown()
Causes Openbox to shutdown and exit.
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restart([path])
Causes Openbox to shutdown and restart. If path is specified, Openbox will
shutdown and attempt to run the specified executable instead of restarting
itself. If that fails, however, it will restart itself.
path: Optional path to replacement executable.
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state()
Returns Openbox's current state, this will be one of the State constants.
Returns: One of the State values representing the internal state
of Openbox.
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desktop()
Returns the number of the currently visible desktop. This will be in the range
of [0, numDesktops()).
Returns: The currently visible desktop.
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setDesktop(desktop)
Sets the specified desktop as the visible desktop.
desktop: The desktop to make visible. Must be in the range of
[0, numDesktops()) or a ValueError exception will be raised.
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setNextDesktop([wrap])
Sets the visible desktop to the next desktop, optionally wrapping around when
reaching the last.
wrap: An optional argument which, when True will cause the function to
wrap to the first desktop when going past the last. If it is not
specified, it defaults to true.
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setPreviousDesktop([wrap])
Sets the visible desktop to the previous desktop, optionally wrapping around
when reaching the first.
wrap: An optional argument which, when True will cause the function to
wrap to the last desktop when going past the first. If it is not
specified, it defaults to true.
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numDesktops()
Returns the number of desktops available.
Returns: The number of available desktops.
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setNumDesktops(num)
Sets the number of desktops available.
num: The new number of available desktops. This must be greater than 0.
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desktopNames()
Returns a tuple of names, containing a name for each desktop. The tuple may
have a length greater than numDesktops() if more names have been specified.
Returns: A tuple of names.
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setDesktopNames(names)
Sets the names for the desktops.
names: An iterable list of names to apply to the desktops. Can contain
more or less names than numDesktops(). If it contains fewer
names, then Openbox will give the remaining desktops a
placeholder name.
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showingDesktop()
Returns True or False, depicting if Openbox is in 'showing the desktop' mode.
In 'showing the desktop' mode, all normal clients are hidden and the desktop
is given focus if possible.
Returns: True or False describing if Openbox is in 'showing the
desktop' mode.
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setShowingDesktop(show)
Enters or leaves 'showing the desktop' mode. See showingDesktop() for a
description of this mode.
show: True or False to enter or leave 'showing the desktop' mode
respectively.
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screenArea(desktop)
Returns the on-screen available area. This is the area not reserved by
applications' struts. Windows should be placed within this area, not within
the physicalSize().
desktop: The desktop for which to get the available area. 0xffffffff to
get the combined area for all desktops (combined
subtractively).
Returns: A tuple of form (x, y, width, height) containing the
dimensions of the available on-screen area for the desktop.
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screenStrut(desktop)
Returns the combined strut which has been reserved by all applications on the
desktops.
desktop: The desktop for which to get the strut. 0xffffffff to get the
combined strut for all desktops (combined additively).
Returns: A tuple of form (left, top, right, bottom) containing the
size of the reserved strut space for the desktop.
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physicalSize()
Returns the physical size of the display device (in pixels).
Returns: A tuple of the form (width, height) containing the size of
the display device's area.
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screenNumber()
Returns the number of the screen on which Openbox is running.
Returns: An integer specifying the screen on which this instance of
Openbox is running.
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rootWindow()
Return the window id of the root window.
Returns: An integer containing the window id of the root window.
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clientList()
Returns a all clients currently being managed by Openbox. This list is updated
as clients are managed and closed/destroyed/released.
Returns: A list of Clients containing all the clients managed by
Openbox.
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ob.State
State.Starting: Openbox is starting up and has not yet reached its
main event loop.
State.Running: Openbox is running normally.
State.Exiting: Openbox has left its main event loop and is shutting
down.