Package: gnome-session Version: 2.22.0-2 Severity: normal File: /usr/bin/gnome-session-properties
In former gnome versions it was possible to specify an integer based priority value for each startup program in gnome-session-properties. During gnome startup, all programs are then become executed in the order given by these values. This was essential for applications which have to be loaded before others. Like compiz - it's suggest to add compiz to the gnome session with "compiz --replace" which then will replace the metacity windows manager. But without the order specified some applications may have been already started and will end up somewhere on desktop overlaying each others (which does not happen normally because the window manager is taking care of this). This was how gnome-session-properties looked previously: http://www.fs-security.com/docs/pics/sessions-small.png I guess this is the right gnome bug report. http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=330693 Currently it's only possible to specify the order in the "Current Session" tab in gnome-session-properties. But this only applies for session-managed programs. "Startup Programs" takes care of programs which have to start before the session comes up (which I guess means loading all the applets and that stuff). Also gnome-help (topic "Session Preferences") seems to differ from what is possible in the current lenny-gnome version. Table 8-22 says: > To add a startup application, click on the Add button. The Add Startup > Program dialog is displayed. Enter the command to start the > application > in the Startup Command field. > If you specify more than one startup application, use the Priority > spin > box to specify the startup order of the each application. The startup > order is the order in which you want the startup applications to > start. But it isn't there. Cheers, Andreas -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages gnome-session depends on: ii gconf2 2.22.0-1 GNOME configuration database syste ii gnome-control-center 1:2.22.1-1 utilities to configure the GNOME d ii gnome-power-manager 2.22.1-1 frontend for gnome-powermanager ii gnome-settings-daemon 2.22.1-2 GNOME settings daemon ii libatk1.0-0 1.22.0-1 The ATK accessibility toolkit ii libbonobo2-0 2.22.0-1 Bonobo CORBA interfaces library ii libc6 2.7-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libdbus-1-3 1.2.1-2 simple interprocess messaging syst ii libdbus-glib-1-2 0.74-2 simple interprocess messaging syst ii libgconf2-4 2.22.0-1 GNOME configuration database syste ii libglib2.0-0 2.16.3-2 The GLib library of C routines ii libgnome-keyring0 2.22.1-1 GNOME keyring services library ii libgnome2-0 2.20.1.1-1 The GNOME 2 library - runtime file ii libgnomeui-0 2.20.1.1-1 The GNOME 2 libraries (User Interf ii libgtk2.0-0 2.12.9-3 The GTK+ graphical user interface ii libice6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library ii liborbit2 1:2.14.12-0.1 libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB ii libpango1.0-0 1.20.2-2 Layout and rendering of internatio ii libsm6 2:1.0.3-1+b1 X11 Session Management library ii libwrap0 7.6.q-15 Wietse Venema's TCP wrappers libra ii libx11-6 2:1.0.3-7 X11 client-side library ii libxau6 1:1.0.3-2 X11 authorisation library Versions of packages gnome-session recommends: ii dbus 1.2.1-2 simple interprocess messaging syst ii gnome-panel 2.20.3-3 launcher and docking facility for ii metacity 1:2.22.0-1 A lightweight GTK2 based Window Ma ii nautilus 2.20.0-3 file manager and graphical shell f -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]