On Thu, 2005-10-27 at 23:02 +0200, Kim Woelders wrote: > Peter Hyman wrote: > > I used to have the following apps automatically startup up > > > > xscreensaver > > rox panel > > > > and others....These were listed in the snapshots file. > > > > Now, all of a sudden, on startup of E, the applications do not start. In > > the snapshots file it strips the CMD: line and just leave the NEW: > > TITLE: NAME: and CLASS: lines. If I add the CMD back in, it is stripped > > on next startup. > > > > NEW: ROX-Panel.ROX-Filer > > TITLE: ROX-Filer > > NAME: ROX-Panel > > CLASS: ROX-Filer > > > > CMD should be: rox -b Default > > > > I also tried putting it in quotes. Same result. > > > > With Xscreensaver, the command was: xscreensaver -nosplash. > > > > Now, if I manually load the panel from within E, and try and remember > > it, there is no check box for "relaunch app at startup". > > > > OTOH, with applications like gkrellm2, that checkbox option IS there. > > Applications that are open when E is shutdown relaunch fine. > > > > This was working fine two weeks ago or so. Is there a different place to > > startup programs that are daemons or panels? > > > Thanks, it should be back to normal now. > You could also use the init script for stuff like this, i.e. > make a file, e.g. /home/me/.e16/startup.sh, containing > > #!/bin/sh > rox -b Default & > xscreensaver -nosplash & > Then do > $ eesh set misc.session.cmd_init /home/me/.e16/startup.sh > This script should now be run every time a new session starts. > I did not know this trick, thanks.
> The programs could of course also be started from .xsession or whatever > your X session startup script is. > Yes, I actually was doing this for a long time, but it seemed more logical to have E start everything. jMHO I'll try this workaround. I wish it was documented. Did I miss it? > > /Kim -- Peter ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005 Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification for more information _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
