(SOLVED) Sakura and Openbox-menu error

[unist]

Hi, unexpectedly I am getting the following error:

Invalid output pipe-menu "openbox-menu -g -t 'sakura -e'"

And the far left button of the lower bar, that is used to display all programs is not working. I have to use the right button of the mouse as the only way to access some menus but the installed programs.

I uninstalled sakura and task-openbox to see if the problem resolves, but the original error remains.

Please advise. Thank you.

P.S.: I reinstalled sakura and task-openbox since the problem was not solved in order to keep the system in the original situation.

Update: When I open sakura there is an initial message:

gpg-agent[4514]: can't create directory `/tmp/gpg-L6poSW': Permiso denegado

Permiso denegado translates permit denied

[djohnston]

Open /home/(you)/.config/openbox/menu.xml in a text editor. At the top of the file, you will see a line:

<menu id="desktop-app" label="Applications" execute="openbox-menu -g -t 'sakura -e'" />

Change that line to read:

<menu id="desktop-app" label="Applications" execute="openbox-menu -t 'sakura -e'" />

(Delete the -g portion of the line.) Save the file and restart Openbox.

[melodie]

Open /home/(you)/.config/openbox/menu.xml in a text editor. At the top of the file, you will see a line:

<menu id="desktop-app" label="Applications" execute="openbox-menu -g -t 'sakura -e'" />

Change that line to read:

<menu id="desktop-app" label="Applications" execute="openbox-menu -t 'sakura -e'" />

(Delete the -g portion of the line.) Save the file and restart Openbox.

Hi, the -g switch has for function to have all menu entries belonging to Gnome to be displayed in the menus. If you remove it the menu entries will not show anymore.

$ LEN openbox-menu --help
Usage:
  openbox-menu [OPTION...] [menu]  - Openbox menu generator 0.3.6.6

Help Options:
  -h, --help             Show help options

Application Options:
  -c, --comment          Display comment instead of application name
  -i, --noicons          Don't display icons in menu
  -t, --terminal=cmd     Terminal command (default sakura -e)
  -g, --gnome            Display GNOME entries
  -k, --kde              Display KDE entries
  -x, --xfce             Display XFCE entries
  -r, --rox              Display ROX entries
$

The menus which don't appear in Lxpanel could be because you put the panel on the top of the screen ?

What kind of Openbox version do you use ? Home made or the one provided on the mirrors ?

In case you need new configuration files (if you have damaged your's for example), you can copy a new one from /usr/share/openbox-menu, or from /etc/skel/.config/openbox, or get new ones here:
Openbox : updated configuration files New New !.

[melodie]

gpg-agent[4514]: can't create directory `/tmp/gpg-L6poSW': Permiso denegado

Permiso denegado translates permit denied

Can you give the output of the command:

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$ ls -l /
?

[djohnston]

Hi, the -g switch has for function to have all menu entries belonging to Gnome to be displayed in the menus. If you remove it the menu entries will not show anymore.

Hmmm. Works okay for me. Must not have any gtk apps.

[melodie]

Hi, the -g switch has for function to have all menu entries belonging to Gnome to be displayed in the menus. If you remove it the menu entries will not show anymore.

Hmmm. Works okay for me. Must not have any gtk apps.

Hi,
It is mostly a matter of desktop files, you know, the ones located under /usr/share/applications when it is written chains such as "OnlyShowIn=Gnome" for example ?

[djohnston]

It is mostly a matter of desktop files, you know, the ones located under /usr/share/applications when it is written chains such as "OnlyShowIn=Gnome" for example ?

Ah, I see. I usually edit those pesky desktop files and put the edited copy in ~/.local/share/applications, like you had previously suggested.

[unist]

Open /home/(you)/.config/openbox/menu.xml in a text editor. At the top of the file, you will see a line:

<menu id="desktop-app" label="Applications" execute="openbox-menu -g -t 'sakura -e'" />

Change that line to read:

<menu id="desktop-app" label="Applications" execute="openbox-menu -t 'sakura -e'" />

(Delete the -g portion of the line.) Save the file and restart Openbox.

I applied it but error persisted. Please see the first lines of the modified file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<openbox_menu xmlns="http://openbox.org/3.4/menu">

   <menu id="desktop-app" label="Applications" execute="openbox-menu -t 'sakura -e'" />
   
   <menu id="openbox-menu" label="OpenBox">
        <item label="ObConf">
           <action name="Execute"><command>obconf</command></action>
        </item>
        <item label="Reconfigure">
          <action name="Reconfigure" />
        </item>
   </menu>   

[Hootiegibbon]

If you are using

export DE=gnome

in .bashrc there should be no reason to use the -g switch, as your system already thinks its a gnome environment.

Jase

[unist]

The menus which don't appear in Lxpanel could be because you put the panel on the top of the screen ?

What kind of Openbox version do you use ? Home made or the one provided on the mirrors ?

In case you need new configuration files (if you have damaged your's for example), you can copy a new one from /usr/share/openbox-menu, or from /etc/skel/.config/openbox, or get new ones here:
Openbox : updated configuration files New New !.

1) I restored the -g option in menu.xml and saved the change.

2) I did not put the Lxpanel on top of the screen.

3) My Openbox version is PCLinux OS Openbox 2011-08, from the PCLOS Web site (through a CD)

4) In case I  can solve the problem I will look for the updated configuration files.

[unist]

Can you give the output of the command:

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$ ls -l /

This is the output:

gpg-agent[5457]: can't create directory `/tmp/gpg-z5o8D6': Permiso denegado
[hugo@localhost ~]$ ls -l /
total 192
-rw-r--r--   1 root root   592 dic 18 02:33 
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root  4096 mar 25 19:34 bin/
drwxr-xr-x   3 root root  4096 mar 27 17:54 boot/
-rw-------   1 root root 16237 ene 13 04:02 dead.letter
drwxr-xr-x  18 root root  4840 mar 27 17:54 dev/
drwxr-xr-x 130 root root 12288 mar 27 17:54 etc/
drwxr-xr-x   3 root root  4096 dic 17 10:29 home/
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root  4096 dic 17 10:31 initrd/
drwxr-xr-x  16 root root 12288 mar 23 20:42 lib/
drwx------   2 root root 16384 dic 17 05:29 lost+found/
drwxrwxr-x   2 root root  4096 mar 27 17:54 media/
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root  4096 dic 17 05:29 mnt/
-rw-rw-r--   1 root root 67331 dic 22 19:06 Module.symvers
-rw-rw-r--   1 root root     0 dic 17 05:45 null
drwxr-xr-x   7 root root  4096 mar 24 12:00 opt/
dr-xr-xr-x 134 root root     0 mar 27 13:23 proc/
drwxr-x---  21 root root  4096 mar 27 17:46 root/
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root 12288 mar 25 19:35 sbin/
drwxr-xr-x  12 root root     0 mar 27 13:23 sys/
drwxr-xr-x  34 root root 12288 mar 27 17:54 tmp/
drwxr-xr-x  14 root root  4096 dic  6 11:36 usr/
drwxr-xr-x  21 root root  4096 mar 24 10:11 var/
[hugo@localhost ~]$

[unist]

Hi,
It is mostly a matter of desktop files, you know, the ones located under /usr/share/applications when it is written chains such as "OnlyShowIn=Gnome" for example ?

Effectively, I can't have access to the programs in /usr/share/applications

[unist]

If you are using

export DE=gnome

in .bashrc there should be no reason to use the -g switch, as your system already thinks its a gnome environment.

Jase

Jase: due to my limited knowledge of Linux and PCLOS I can't to verify if I am using
export DE=gnome

[Hootiegibbon]

If you are using

export DE=gnome

in .bashrc there should be no reason to use the -g switch, as your system already thinks its a gnome environment.

Jase

Jase: due to my limited knowledge of Linux and PCLOS I can't to verify if I am using
export DE=gnome

Open a terminal and type

cat .bashrc |grep DE=

and see what it come up with - if its nothing then its not in place

IF you want to try seeing if it makes a difference 

open .bashrc and add

export DE=gnome

then log out and log back in

you may need to use (in a terminal)

update-desktop-database && xdg_menu && update-menus -v

in order to get the benefit

Jase

[unist]

Open a terminal and type

cat .bashrc |grep DE=

and see what it come up with - if its nothing then its not in place

This is the output of cat .bashrc | DE=

gpg-agent[8627]: can't create directory `/tmp/gpg-0apWpV': Permiso denegado
[hugo@localhost ~]$ cat .bashrc |grep DE=
[hugo@localhost ~]$