Added virtualbox-openbox

README.md

@@ -6,3 +6,8 @@ Multiple scripts that are useful but don't deserve their own repository.
 Used along with Podfox to create a daily briefing without involving 
 Google or Amazon or Apple.  The post detailing this is at 
 [ideatrash](https://ideatrash.net/?p=69528).
+
+## virtualbox-openbox
+
+To dynamically create a list of virtualbox VM's (and allow you to run them) 
+as an OpenBox pipe menu

virtualbox-openbox.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#	openbox_VirtualBox_pipemenu.sh - VirtualBox launcher for openbox
+#	initially created 2013 - Ryan Fantus for PlayOnLinux
+#
+
+# command to launch VirtualBox
+VBox_launcher_command='VBoxManage startvm '
+
+function generate_vbox_menu {
+
+VBoxManage list vms | awk -F '"' '{print $2}' | while read; do
+
+	echo '<item label="'"${REPLY}"'">'
+	echo -n '<action name="Execute"><execute>'
+	echo -n "$VBox_launcher_command '${REPLY}'"
+	echo '</execute></action>'
+	echo '</item>'
+   done
+
+}
+
+echo '<openbox_pipe_menu>'
+echo '<separator label="VirtualBox" />'
+# First, we'll create a launcher specifically for PlayOnLinux
+
+echo '<item label="VirtualBox">'
+echo -n '<action name="Execute"><execute>'
+echo -n "virtualbox"
+echo '</execute></action>'
+echo '</item>'
+
+generate_vbox_menu
+
+echo '</openbox_pipe_menu>'