Openbox Window Manager: Keyboard Shortcuts

Openbox uses keyboard shurtcuts defined in the "rc.xml" file usually located in your /home/USER/.config/openbox/ directory. Following shortcut examples include raise/lower volume with amixer, open a terminal with terminator, take a screenshot with scrot, open thunar file manager and exit openbox.

    <!-- My keybindings -->
    <keybind key="W-t">
      <action name="execute">
        <execute>terminator -m</execute>
      </action>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="W-KP_Add">
      <action name="execute">
        <execute>amixer sset Master 5+</execute>
      </action>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="W-KP_Subtract">
      <action name="execute">
        <execute>amixer sset Master 5-</execute>
      </action>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="C-A-BackSpace">
      <action name="execute">
        <execute>openbox --exit</execute>
      </action>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="W-f">
      <action name="execute">
        <execute>thunar</execute>
      </action>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="Print">
      <action name="execute">
        <execute>/usr/bin/scrot</execute>
      </action>
    </keybind>

After modifying the "rc.xml" file remember to run "openbox --reconfigure" on the shell to make changes take effect.