copy all defaults to your home folder (create the destination folder if needed)
cp /etc/xdg/openbox/* ~/.config/openbox/
autostart.sh: like sessions in gnome.
what mine looks like:
# Run the system-wide support stuff
. $GLOBALAUTOSTART
# Programs to launch at startup
ogg123 /opt/timotei.ogg &
fbsetbg `grep "^file" /home/kernel/.config/nitrogen/bg-saved.cfg | sed 's/^file=//'` &
xcompmgr -CcFf -o 0.3 &
sh /home/kernel/scripts/mv_torrents &
# SCIM support (for typing non-english characters)
export LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.utf8
export XMODIFIERS=@im=SCIM
export GTK_IM_MODULE=scim
export QT_IM_MODULE=scim
scim -d &
# Programs that will run after Openbox has started
(sleep 3 && conky) &
(sleep 3 && conky -c ~/.conkyrc_mpd) &
(sleep 5 && tilda) &
(sleep 2 && scmpc) &
Notice the & at the end of each line, it backgrounds the task.
Menu.xml: thats where the menu is stored.
what mine looks like:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<openbox_menu xmlns="http://openbox.org/"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://openbox.org/
file:///usr/share/openbox/menu.xsd">
<menu id="root-menu" label="Openbox 3">
<item label="Sw3">
<action name="Execute"><execute>swiftweasel3</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="FM">
<action name="Execute"><execute>pcmanfm</execute></action>
</item>
<separator />
<menu id="internet" label="Net">
<item label="Opera">
<action name="Execute"><execute>opera</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="Epiphany">
<action name="Execute"><execute>epiphany</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="Transmission">
<action name="Execute"><execute>transmission</execute></action>
</item>
</menu>
<menu id="system" label="Misc">
<item label="Run...">
<action name="Execute"><execute>gmrun</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="Steam">
<action name="Execute"><execute>sh /home/kernel/scripts/run_steam</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="KjP">
<action name="Execute"><execute>kanjipad</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="Nautilus">
<action name="Execute"><execute>nautilus --no-desktop</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="Gnome Control Center">
<action name="Execute"><execute>gnome-control-center</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="gParted">
<action name="Execute"><execute>gparted</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="Baobab">
<action name="Execute"><execute>baobab</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="VBox">
<action name="Execute"><execute>VirtualBox</execute></action>
</item>
</menu>
<menu id="multimedia" label="Media">
<item label="Gnome-MPlayer">
<action name="Execute"><execute>gnome-mplayer</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="Sonata">
<action name="Execute"><execute>sonata</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="Vocaloid">
<action name="Execute"><execute>wine /home/kernel/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files/VOCALOID2/VOCALOID2.exe</execute></action>
</item>
</menu>
<menu id="graphics" label="Vis">
<item label="Nitrogen">
<action name="Execute"><execute>nitrogen --sort=aplha /home/kernel/Walls</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="Photoshop">
<action name="Execute"><execute>wine /home/kernel/ps/Photoshop.exe</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="Gimp">
<action name="Execute"><execute>gimp</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="gThumb">
<action name="Execute"><execute>gthumb</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="Picasa">
<action name="Execute"><execute>picasa</execute></action>
</item>
</menu>
<separator />
<menu id="openbox-conf-menu" label="Conf">
<menu id="client-list-menu" />
<separator />
<item label="ObConf">
<action name="Execute"><execute>obconf</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="Edit autostart.sh">
<action name="Execute"><execute>gedit /home/kernel/.config/openbox/autostart.sh</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="Edit menu.xml">
<action name="Execute"><execute>gedit /home/kernel/.config/openbox/menu.xml</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="Edit rc.xml">
<action name="Execute"><execute>gedit /home/kernel/.config/openbox/rc.xml</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="gtk">
<action name="Execute"><execute>gtk-theme-switch2</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="Screenlets">
<action name="Execute"><execute>screenlets-manager</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="Restart">
<action name="Restart" />
</item>
<item label="Reconfigure">
<action name="Reconfigure" />
</item>
</menu>
</menu>
</openbox_menu>
rc.xml: all other options are stored here. Too long to post what mine looks like.
More info: http://icculus.org/openbox/index.php/Main_Page