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@@ -19,24 +19,33 @@ in the login session type menu for Openbox:
 within GNOME or KDE, you can choose the appropriate entry, and it will 
 launch GNOME or KDE with Openbox as the window manager. 
 .PP 
-If you don't want to run Openbox within a desktop environment, then 
-it is recommended that you instead set up a ~/.xsession file and 
-use the \fBDefault\fR session type. The ~/.xsession file 
-should start any applications you want to run at startup, and then run 
-\fBopenbox\fR at the end, such as: 
+The third option at log in, which is \fBOpenbox\fR       without a session manager, uses the \fBopenbox-session\fR       command to start Openbox. On log in, \fBopenbox\fR will 
+run the ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh script if it exists, and will run 
+the system-wide script @configdir@/openbox/autostart.sh otherwise. You 
+may place anything you want to run automatically in those files, for 
+example: 
+ 
 .PP 
 .RS 
 .PP 
 .nf 
 xsetroot \-solid grey & 
 gnome-settings-daemon & 
-exec \fBopenbox\fR 
 .fi 
 .RE 
 .PP 
+Make sure that each line is followed by a "&" or else the script will 
+stop there and further commands will not be executed. You can use the 
+@configdir@/openbox/autostart.sh file as an example for creating your 
+own. 
+.PP 
+The default @configdir@/openbox/autostart.sh runs a number of things 
+with Openbox. 
+.PP 
 Lastly, if you use \fBstartx\fR to launch your X 
-session, you should set up a ~/.xinitrc file, exactly the same as the 
-above ~/.xsession file. 
+session, you can set up a ~/.xinitrc file to run 
+\fBopenbox-session\fR and follow the same directions as 
+above regarding the autostart.sh file. 
 .PP 
 You can use the \fBobconf\fR tool to configure Openbox 
 easily with a graphical interface, however more in-depth configuration 
@@ -44,9 +53,9 @@ is possible by editing the configuration files by hand. Please note that
 \fBobconf\fR older than version 2.0 may not work at all 
 for you. 
 .PP 
-The default configuration files are installed in 
-@configdir@/openbox/rc.xml, and the user configuration is placed in 
-~/.config/openbox/rc.xml. You can copy the default configuration 
+The default configuration and menu files are installed in 
+@configdir@/openbox/, and the user configuration is placed in 
+~/.config/openbox/. You can copy the default configuration and menus 
 to ~/.config/openbox and edit it to your liking. 
 .SH "OPTIONS" 
 .PP 
@@ -74,12 +83,12 @@ xinerama is not already enabled. This is for debugging
 xinerama support. 
 .SH "SEE ALSO" 
 .PP 
-obconf (1), openbox-gnome-session (1), openbox-kde-session (1). 
- 
+obconf (1), openbox-session(1), openbox-gnome-session(1), 
+openbox-kde-session(1). 
 .PP 
 The program's full documentation is available on the website: 
-\fBhttp://openbox.org/\fP 
+\fBhttp://icculus.org/openbox/\fP 
 .PP 
 Please report bugs to: \fBhttp://bugzilla.icculus.org/ 
 \fP 
-.\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Mon 14 May 2007, 17:39 
+.\" created by instant / docbook-to-man, Wed 16 May 2007, 01:19