Labwc/Openbox Menu Generator

Features

• Dual Mode: Generate static XML menus or dynamic piped menus (Openbox).
• Robust Icon Detection: Automatically finds the best icon by reading the GTK icon theme from ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini.
• Pretty Formatting: Outputs clean static XML.
• Custom Footer: Supports a customizable footer with dynamic icons and separators.
• Auto-Reconfigure: Can automatically reconfigure Labwc after generating the menu.

Important Notes on Icons

⚠️ Icon Search Paths

This script currently looks for icons in /usr/share/icons. It does not search ~/icons or ~/.local/share/icons.

If your settings.ini specifies a theme (e.g., "Papirus") that is installed locally in your home folder, the icons will not appear in the menu. Please ensure your desired icon theme is installed system-wide in /usr/share/icons.

Usage

Generate Static Menu

python3 menu-generator.py -o ~/.config/labwc/menu.xml

Disable Footer

python3 menu-generator.py -o ~/.config/labwc/menu.xml -f false

Preview

Labwc (Static Menu)

Openbox (Piped Menu)

menu.xml for the openbox menu shown above

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<openbox_menu>
    <menu id="root-menu" label="Root Menu">
        <menu id="apps-menu"
              label="Applications (Dynamic)"
              icon="/usr/share/icons/Papirus/48x48/categories/applications-all.svg"
              execute="python3 /path/to/menu-generator.py" /> <!-- Edit this line -->
<!-- menu without footer: "python3 /path/to/menu-generator.py -f false" -->

        <item label="Exit" icon="/usr/share/icons/Tela/32/status/system-log-out.svg">
            <action name="Exit"/>
        </item>
    <item label="Terminal" icon="" execute="xfce4-terminal">
    </item>
    </menu>
</openbox_menu>

Configuration

1. Edit the footer_items list in the script to customize menu footer entries with your preferred applications and icons.
2. Edit terminal_string to set your preferred terminal emulator.

Credits

Original work by onuronsekiz