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Aerosnap

IMPORTANT: don’t do this with Lubuntu 13.04+ because it’s already implemented!

AeroSnap is a feature of some window managers to anchor the windows to the  screen edges. Sadly, Openbox does not provide this feature but ronniew told us the way we can do it.


  • Open a terminal and type this:leafpad .config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml

 

  • Now find the line “<chainQuitKey>C-g</chainQuitKey>”. Then copy and paste the following code:
    <!– Aero Snap for Openbox Begin Code–>

    <keybind key=”W-Left”>        # HalfLeftScreen
    <action name=”UnmaximizeFull”/>
    <action name=”MoveResizeTo”>
    <x>0</x>
    <y>0</y>
    <height>97%</height>
    <width>50%</width>
    </action>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key=”W-Right”>        # HalfRightScreen
    <action name=”UnmaximizeFull”/>
    <action name=”MoveResizeTo”>
    <x>-0</x>
    <y>0</y>
    <height>97%</height>
    <width>50%</width>
    </action>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key=”W-Up”>        # HalfUpperScreen
    <action name=”UnmaximizeFull”/>
    <action name=”MoveResizeTo”>
    <x>0</x>
    <y>0</y>
    <width>100%</width>
    <height>50%</height>
    </action>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key=”W-Down”>        # HalfLowerScreen
    <action name=”UnmaximizeFull”/>
    <action name=”MoveResizeTo”>
    <x>0</x>
    <y>-0</y>
    <width>100%</width>
    <height>50%</height>
    </action>
    </keybind>
    <!– Aero Snap for Openbox End Code–>

     

  • Save, close and restart. Now you can control the window behaviour using Super (the key often named Win)+Up, Super+Down, Super+Left or Super+Right, and the selected window will occupy that position.

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