M scripts/Makefile.am → scripts/Makefile.am

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ 
 scriptdir = $(libdir)/openbox/python
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
-script_DATA = clientmotion.py clicks.py
+script_DATA = clientmotion.py clicks.py globals.py
 EXTRA_DIST = $(script_DATA)
 
 distclean-local:

A scripts/globals.py

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ 
+# openbox - pointer to the current Openbox instance
+openbox = Openbox_instance()
+
+# screen - list of all screens in the current openbox instance
+screen = []
+for i in range(Openbox_screenCount(openbox)):
+    screen.append(Openbox_screen(openbox, i))
+
+print "Loaded globals.py"

M src/openbox.cc → src/openbox.cc

@@ -159,24 +159,11 @@ _cursors.lr_angle = XCreateFontCursor(otk::OBDisplay::display, XC_lr_angle);
   _cursors.ul_angle = XCreateFontCursor(otk::OBDisplay::display, XC_ul_angle);
   _cursors.ur_angle = XCreateFontCursor(otk::OBDisplay::display, XC_ur_angle);
 
-  // start up python and run the user's startup script
-  Py_SetProgramName(argv[0]);
-  Py_Initialize();
-  init_otk();
-  init_openbox();
-  PyRun_SimpleString("from _otk import *; from _openbox import *;");
-  PyRun_SimpleString("openbox = Openbox_instance()");
-
-  runPython(SCRIPTDIR"/clientmotion.py"); // moving and resizing clients
-  runPython(SCRIPTDIR"/clicks.py"); // titlebar/root clicks and dblclicks
-  runPython(_scriptfilepath.c_str());
- 
   // initialize all the screens
   OBScreen *screen;
   screen = new OBScreen(0, _config);
   if (screen->managed()) {
     _screens.push_back(screen);
-    _screens[0]->manageExisting();
     // XXX: "change to" the first workspace on the screen to initialize stuff
   } else
     delete screen;
@@ -186,6 +173,22 @@ printf(_("No screens were found without a window manager. Exiting.\n"));
     ::exit(1);
   }
 
+  // start up python and run the user's startup script
+  Py_SetProgramName(argv[0]);
+  Py_Initialize();
+  init_otk();
+  init_openbox();
+  PyRun_SimpleString("from _otk import *; from _openbox import *;");
+
+  runPython(SCRIPTDIR"/globals.py"); // create/set global vars
+  runPython(SCRIPTDIR"/clientmotion.py"); // moving and resizing clients
+  runPython(SCRIPTDIR"/clicks.py"); // titlebar/root clicks and dblclicks
+  runPython(_scriptfilepath.c_str());
+
+  ScreenList::iterator it, end = _screens.end();
+  for (it = _screens.begin(); it != end; ++it)
+    (*it)->manageExisting();
+ 
   // grab any keys set up before the screens existed
   _bindings->grabKeys(true);