How can I instantly move the active window to a secondary monitor in openbox?

Question

By looking at http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Configuration I have figured out a few things about modifying the behavior of openbox. My config lives in ~/.config/openbox/conf.xml.

I know that I can use the SendToDesktop action to send the active window to a different virtual desktop using for example the window + down arrow keys by setting the following config:

<keybind key="W-down">
  <action name="SendToDesktop">
    <to>"south"</to>
  </action>
</keybind>

Furthermore I know that I can move the active window around on the current virtual desktop using the window + arrow keys by setting the following config:

<keybind key="Super_L">
  <action name="Move"/>
</keybind>

The latter would allow me to slowly move the window to the adjacent secondary monitor. I am hoping for a way to move the active window to the adjacent monitor (not virtual desktop) instantly. Can it be done? If not, is there a way to make the window move faster when moving it using the arrow keys?

Answer 1

Your looking for the MoveResizeTo action:

<keybind key="W-2">
  <action name="MoveResizeTo">
    <!-- move the window to the second monitor -->
    <monitor>2</monitor>
  </action>
</keybind>

You can also supply <x> and <y> options to absolute position the window on the moved to monitor:

<keybind key="W-c">
  <action name="MoveResizeTo">
    <!-- center the window on the first monitor -->
    <x>center</x>
    <y>center</y>
    <monitor>1</monitor>
  </action>
</keybind>

Source: OpenBox Actions Documentation