OBConf

OBConf is a graphical configuration utility for the Openbox window manager. It provides a user interface to edit the Openbox configuration file (rc.xml) and related resources, allowing users to adjust settings without directly editing XML. Changes made in OBConf are applied by reloading Openbox, making it a convenient tool for quickly tweaking the desktop behavior.

The software exposes several configuration areas. Appearance includes themes, window borders, and fonts. Window behavior covers focus models, placement policies, and other rules that affect how new or moving windows are handled. Keyboard and mouse bindings can be configured to assign shortcuts and actions. The Openbox menu and actions can also be edited to customize the desktop’s right-click menu and available commands. OBConf writes changes to rc.xml and typically offers options to back up or restore configurations and to apply changes through a reconfiguration of Openbox.

OBConf is distributed as part of the Openbox project and is commonly available in Linux distributions that use Openbox as their window manager. There are GTK and Qt variants of OBConf (often named obconf-gtk and obconf-qt) to suit different desktop environments and user preferences. It is especially popular in lightweight desktop setups, such as those based on LXDE or other Openbox-based environments, where users rely on a simple GUI to manage desktop behavior without manual XML editing.

In summary, OBConf serves as a practical, neutral GUI front end for configuring Openbox, encapsulating common settings in an accessible interface and facilitating straightforward application of changes.