How to get back the normal right-click on desktop?

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mtarzaim
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How to get back the normal right-click on desktop?

Post by mtarzaim »

Hi there.

I've lost the normal right-click menu you got on the desktop. Just because I checked a box I naively thought I could easily uncheck later.
Of course, there's not such checkbox in the openbox manager. So, I'm screwed.
Because now, every customer who will use the PC will right-click at one point, and click on the Exit option, screw the whole desktop, forcing a reboot and loosing whatever they were typing or reading. And of course, it sucks.

Long story short: How to get back the normal right-click menu when I right-click on the desktop ?

Thank you.

PS : I have no Desktop Settings or whatsoever in my LX panel. Only OB config manager.
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Re: How to get back the normal right-click on desktop?

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Out of idle curiosity do you have the normal right click settings when you reboot and you are asking if you can get them back without rebooting?
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mtarzaim
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Re: How to get back the normal right-click on desktop?

Post by mtarzaim »

Sadly, no. The OB right click menu is still here no matter how many time I reboot.
The sole presence of this menu baffles me, since the default menu is far more efficient and practical. Why giving the user an easy-to-reach option to change it to something nearly useless.. and of course hard to reverse?

EDIT:

And now with pictures!
OpenBox Trapo'Death
OpenBox Trapo'Death
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Desktop Manager/settings MIA
Desktop Manager/settings MIA
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It's one of the silly issues that get back often (with the numlock one).
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Re: How to get back the normal right-click on desktop?

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Try this from Ubuntu Forms.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1866360
It seemed to solve the problem there.
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mtarzaim
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Re: How to get back the normal right-click on desktop?

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Rex Bouwense wrote:Try this from Ubuntu Forms.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1866360
It seemed to solve the problem there.
Yes! That's it! :o

Apparently, I'm not the only one struggling with this right now... :lol:

I put the answer here for those who won't think about looking in the Ubuntu general forum.

Type "pcmanfm --desktop-pref" in the execute window.
It's the command to popup the desktop settings window.

On a sidenote, it would be nice to add this command in the application menu. It will save lifes you know...
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Re: How to get back the normal right-click on desktop?

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Glad to be of help and that your problem is solved. This post should be marked as solved.
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Re: How to get back the normal right-click on desktop?

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Rex Bouwense wrote:Glad to be of help and that your problem is solved. This post should be marked as solved.
Done. :)
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