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[rolypolycat]

Hello!
I am trying to get certain apps to open at a configured size and desktop in Openbox. I followed the examples given in the rc.xml file, but when I restart openbox, I get this error:One or more xml syntax errors while parsing the openbox configuration files.the last error seen was in file "home/michelle/.config/openbox/rc.xml line 800 with message:Extra content at the end of the document.
I don't know enough about programming xml to understand this message, and the info I found online seemed to do more with php and xml than openbox. My rc.xml file is below; can anyone more knowledgeable tell me what is wrong and how I can fix it?( I included the example file from openbox at the top) Thanks in advance!

<applications>
<!--
# this is an example with comments through out. use these to make your
# own rules, but without the comments of course.
# you may use one or more of the name/class/role/title/type rules to specify
# windows to match

<application name="the window's _OB_APP_NAME property (see obxprop)"
class="the window's _OB_APP_CLASS property (see obxprop)"
groupname="the window's _OB_APP_GROUP_NAME property (see obxprop)"
groupclass="the window's _OB_APP_GROUP_CLASS property (see obxprop)"
role="the window's _OB_APP_ROLE property (see obxprop)"
title="the window's _OB_APP_TITLE property (see obxprop)"
type="the window's _OB_APP_TYPE property (see obxprob)..
(if unspecified, then it is 'dialog' for child windows)">
# you may set only one of name/class/role/title/type, or you may use more
# than one together to restrict your matches.

# the name, class, role, and title use simple wildcard matching such as those
# used by a shell. you can use * to match any characters and ? to match
# any single character.

# the type is one of: normal, dialog, splash, utility, menu, toolbar, dock,
# or desktop

# when multiple rules match a window, they will all be applied, in the
# order that they appear in this list


# each rule element can be left out or set to 'default' to specify to not
# change that attribute of the window

<decor>yes</decor>
# enable or disable window decorations

<shade>no</shade>
# make the window shaded when it appears, or not

<position force="no">
# the position is only used if both an x and y coordinate are provided
# (and not set to 'default')
# when force is "yes", then the window will be placed here even if it
# says you want it placed elsewhere. this is to override buggy
# applications who refuse to behave
<x>center</x>
# a number like 50, or 'center' to center on screen. use a negative number
# to start from the right (or bottom for <y>), ie -50 is 50 pixels from
# the right edge (or bottom). use 'default' to specify using value
# provided by the application, or chosen by openbox, instead.
<y>200</y>
<monitor>1</monitor>
# specifies the monitor in a xinerama setup.
# 1 is the first head, or 'mouse' for wherever the mouse is
</position>

<size>
# the size to make the window.
<width>20</width>
# a number like 20, or 'default' to use the size given by the application.
# you can use fractions such as 1/2 or percentages such as 75% in which
# case the value is relative to the size of the monitor that the window
# appears on.
<height>30%</height>
</size>

<focus>yes</focus>
# if the window should try be given focus when it appears. if this is set
# to yes it doesn't guarantee the window will be given focus. some
# restrictions may apply, but Openbox will try to

<desktop>1</desktop>
# 1 is the first desktop, 'all' for all desktops

<layer>normal</layer>
# 'above', 'normal', or 'below'

<iconic>no</iconic>
# make the window iconified when it appears, or not

<skip_pager>no</skip_pager>
# asks to not be shown in pagers

<skip_taskbar>no</skip_taskbar>
# asks to not be shown in taskbars. window cycling actions will also
# skip past such windows

<fullscreen>yes</fullscreen>
# make the window in fullscreen mode when it appears

<maximized>true</maximized>
# 'Horizontal', 'Vertical' or boolean (yes/no)
</application>

# end of the example
-->
</applications>
</application>
<application class="pcmanfm", "Pcmanfm">
<application name="pcmanfm", "Pcmanfm">
<desktop>1</desktop>
</size>
<width>1632</width>
<height>949</height>
</size>
<position force="no">
<x>16</x>
<y>35</y>
</position>
<layer>normal</layer>
</application>
</application>
<application class="deadbeef", "Deadbeef">
<application name="deadbeef","Deadbeef",>
<desktop>1</desktop>
</size>
<width>500</width>
<height>300</height>
</size>
<position force="no">
<x>1339</x>
<y>518</y>
</position>
<layer>normal</layer>
</application>
</application>
<application class="Navigator", "Firefox-esr">
<application name="Startpage Search Engine - Mozilla Firefox">
<desktop>2</desktop>
</size>
<width>1670</width>
<height>946</height>
</size>
<position force="no">
<x>1339</x>
<y>518</y>
</position>
<layer>normal</layer>
</application>
</application>
<application class="mousepad", "Mousepad">
<application name="mousepad", "Mousepad">
<desktop>1</desktop>
</size>
<width>985</width>
<height>964</height>
</size>
<position force="no">
<x>568</x>
<y>68</y>
</position>
<layer>normal</layer>
</application>
</application>
<application class="gpicview","Gpicview">
<application name="gpicview", "Gpicview">
<desktop>1</desktop>
</size>
<width>1149</width>
<height>979</height>
</size>
<position force="no">
<x>1149</x>
<y>979</y>
</position>
<layer>normal</layer>
</application>
</application>
<application class="vlc","Vlc">
<application name="vlc","Vlc">
<application role="vlc-main">
<desktop>3</desktop>
</size>
<width>1638</width>
<height>971</height>
</size>
<position force="no">
<x>1638</x>
<y>971</y>
</position>
<layer>normal</layer>
</application>
</openbox_config>

[sunrat]

Please use code boxes for posting code, it's hard to read otherwise.
Paste the file in an xml editor, some text editors can highlight xml syntax so you can see errors.
I'm no expert at xml, but it appears you have opened 3 application parameters for vlc but only closed once. Not sure if that matters.

[debiman]

I'm no expert at xml, but it appears you have opened 3 application parameters for vlc but only closed once. Not sure if that matters.

it does.
openbox is very sensitive about entering correct xml, and notoriously unspecific in its error messages...
kudos for spotting it! i would never have bothered without code tags...

PS & OT:
i was always impressed by your signature.
I now finally belong to the first category... :sigh: