1. keybind
find the file ~/.config/openbox/rc.xml
in the node <keybind>, add below code:
<keybind key="W-t">
<action name="Execute">
<command>x-terminal-emulator</command>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-r">
<action name="Execute">
<command>x-www-browser</command>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="W-e">
<action name="Execute">
<command>emacs</command>
</action>
</keybind>
<!--
volume control: install ALSA amixer to control the volume.
run command: sudo apt-get install alsa-base
-->
<keybind key="XF86AudioRaiseVolume">
<action name="Execute">
<command>amixer set Master 5%+ unmute</command>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="XF86AudioLowerVolume">
<action name="Execute">
<command>amixer set Master 5%- unmute</command>
</action>
</keybind>
<keybind key="XF86AudioMute">
<action name="Execute">
<command>amixer set Master toggle</command>
</action>
</keybind>
2.menu
you can use the default menu, or add menu.xml in directory ~/.config/openbox/ and add you menu.
Here is my menu.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<openbox_menu xmlns="http://openbox.org/"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://openbox.org/
file:///usr/share/openbox/menu.xsd">
<menu id="root-menu" label="Openbox">
<item label="Terminal">
<action name="Execute">
<command>x-terminal-emulator</command>
</action>
</item>
<item label="WebBrowser">
<action name="Execute">
<command>x-www-browser</command>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Emacs">
<action name="Execute">
<command>emacs</command>
</action>
</item>
<separator/>
<menu id="application" label="Application">
<item label="PDFViewer">
<action name="Execute">
<command>evince</command>
</action>
</item>
<item label="Dia">
<action name="Execute">
<command>dia</command>
</action>
</item>
<item label="ImageViewer">
<action name="Execute">
<command>gpicview</command>
</action>
</item>
</menu>
<separator/>
<item label="Reconfigure">
<action name="Reconfigure"/>
</item>
<item label="Restart">
<action name="Restart"/>
</item>
<item label='obconf' >
<action name='Execute'><execute>obconf</execute></action>
</item>
<item label="Exit">
<action name="Exit"/>
</item>
</menu>
</openbox_menu>