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S Shift key C Control key A Alt key W Super key (Usually bound to the Windows key on keyboards which have one) M Meta key

Key bindings

<keyboard>
  <keybind key="A-F4">
    <action name="Close"/>
  </keybind>
  <keybind key="A-space">
    <action name="ShowMenu"><menu>client-menu</menu></action>
  </keybind>
</keyboard>

Keys

Find the key name you want use xev comand in a terminal

KeyRelease event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x1e00001,
    root 0x7e, subw 0x0, time 29920856, (168,-7), root:(900,313),
    state 0x0, keycode 135 (keysym 0xff67, Menu), same_screen YES,
    XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
    XFilterEvent returns: False

Menu is the name you press, keycode 135

This key can then be used as in the following example.

<keyboard>
  ...
  <keybind key="C-Menu S-F10">
    <action name="ShowMenu">
      <menu>root-menu</menu>
    </action>
  </keybind>
  ...
</keyboard>

Keys can also be specified by their numeric codes, 135 == 0x87 (8*16 + 7), the keycode for the menu key is 135, which is 0x87 hexadecimal.

<keyboard>
  ...
  <keybind key="C-0x87">
    <action name="ShowMenu">
      <menu>root-menu</menu>
    </action>
  </keybind>
  ...
</keyboard>

[Actions]()

#####Key chains

Nesting key bindings in <keybind></keybind>,Here's an example:

  <keybind key="C-f">
    <keybind key="x">
      <action name="ToggleMaximizeFull"/>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="s">
      <action name="ToggleShade"/>
    </keybind>
  </keybind>

Press C-f together,then you release everything and press x key to share Window

The key chain dialog

appear when you start key chains
disappear when you press the key no found inside the chains

Cancelling key chain

Too long without completing it ;
C-g to cancelling shortcut , The choice of this key is controlled by the in the section of the rc.xml configuration file.

C-g ...

Mouse bindings

From .config/openbox/lxde-rc.xml

<context name="Frame">
      <mousebind button="A-Left" action="Press">
        <action name="Focus"/>
        <action name="Raise"/>
      </mousebind>
      <mousebind button="A-Left" action="Click">
        <action name="Unshade"/>
      </mousebind>
      <mousebind button="A-Left" action="Drag">
        <action name="Move"/>
      </mousebind>
      <mousebind button="A-Right" action="Press">
        <action name="Focus"/>
        <action name="Raise"/>
        <action name="Unshade"/>
      </mousebind>
      <mousebind button="A-Right" action="Drag">
        <action name="Resize"/>
      </mousebind>
      <mousebind button="A-Middle" action="Press">
        <action name="Lower"/>
        <action name="FocusToBottom"/>
        <action name="Unfocus"/>
      </mousebind>
      <mousebind button="A-Up" action="Click">
        <action name="GoToDesktop">
          <to>previous</to>
        </action>
      </mousebind>
      <mousebind button="A-Down" action="Click">
        <action name="GoToDesktop">
          <to>next</to>
        </action>
      </mousebind>
      <mousebind button="C-A-Up" action="Click">
        <action name="GoToDesktop">
          <to>previous</to>
        </action>
      </mousebind>
      <mousebind button="C-A-Down" action="Click">
        <action name="GoToDesktop">
          <to>next</to>
        </action>
      </mousebind>
      <mousebind button="A-S-Up" action="Click">
 </mousebind>
      <mousebind button="A-S-Down" action="Click">
        <action name="SendToDesktop">
          <to>next</to>
        </action>
      </mousebind>
    </context>

Application shortcut setting

<!-- Apps -->
    <keybind key="A-C-S-e">
      <action name="Execute">
        <command>gedit</command>
      </action>
    </keybind>

    <keybind key="A-C-S-i">
      <action name="Execute">
        <command>firefox</command>
      </action>
    </keybind>

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