[CGUYS] Program start OS X
Is there any way--I'm sure there is--to automatically start a program at boot time in OSX? I've found my desktop clock solution for X.5*, and I'd like to have it start up at boot time. Also (I don't remember if I asked this already), is there a way to assign keyboard short cuts to start programs? Yeah, I know there's the Dock, but for me it's easier to poke out a few key strokes than it is to reach for the mouse, figure out where the cursor is on the screen, scroll it into position and aim. Especially if I'm using a track pad. Thanks. *SimpleFloatingClock http://www.splook.com/Software/Simple_Floating_Clock.html It has the usual features. You can change the opacity, add date, day of the week, make it digital or analog, 12 or 24 hour, you can add an additional time zone (a dot on the face that shows the hour of another time zone). Oops. I see a Launch at Login item on the right-click-menu (but I'd still like to know about programs start at boot). Probably the best feature though, is Pass Clicks Through so you can leave it on top of everything and still be able to click on the *useful* stuff behind it. It adds a clock icon to the menu bar that you click on to be able to access the clock itself. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Program start OS X
Right click on the app in the dock and choose open at login. On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: Is there any way--I'm sure there is--to automatically start a program at boot time in OSX? I've found my desktop clock solution for X.5*, and I'd like to have it start up at boot time. Also (I don't remember if I asked this already), is there a way to assign keyboard short cuts to start programs? Yeah, I know there's the Dock, but for me it's easier to poke out a few key strokes than it is to reach for the mouse, figure out where the cursor is on the screen, scroll it into position and aim. Especially if I'm using a track pad. Thanks. *SimpleFloatingClock http://www.splook.com/Software/Simple_Floating_Clock.html It has the usual features. You can change the opacity, add date, day of the week, make it digital or analog, 12 or 24 hour, you can add an additional time zone (a dot on the face that shows the hour of another time zone). Oops. I see a Launch at Login item on the right-click-menu (but I'd still like to know about programs start at boot). Probably the best feature though, is Pass Clicks Through so you can leave it on top of everything and still be able to click on the *useful* stuff behind it. It adds a clock icon to the menu bar that you click on to be able to access the clock itself. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Program start OS X
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: Right click on the app in the dock and choose open at login. Okay, well that was just *too* easy. Thanks. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Program start OS X
By the way, if you go to System Preferences-Accounts and click on Login Items, you can see what's loading at startup and add or remove programs. I don't know a specific answer to the shortcuts question, but I think I read that more of this capability was added to Snow Leopard. Again, in System Preferences, take a look at the Keyboard and Mouse section and click on Keyboard Shortcuts. Reid Katan wrote: Is there any way--I'm sure there is--to automatically start a program at boot time in OSX? I've found my desktop clock solution for X.5*, and I'd like to have it start up at boot time. Also (I don't remember if I asked this already), is there a way to assign keyboard short cuts to start programs? Yeah, I know there's the Dock, but for me it's easier to poke out a few key strokes than it is to reach for the mouse, figure out where the cursor is on the screen, scroll it into position and aim. Especially if I'm using a track pad. Thanks. *SimpleFloatingClock http://www.splook.com/Software/Simple_Floating_Clock.html It has the usual features. You can change the opacity, add date, day of the week, make it digital or analog, 12 or 24 hour, you can add an additional time zone (a dot on the face that shows the hour of another time zone). Oops. I see a Launch at Login item on the right-click-menu (but I'd still like to know about programs start at boot). Probably the best feature though, is Pass Clicks Through so you can leave it on top of everything and still be able to click on the *useful* stuff behind it. It adds a clock icon to the menu bar that you click on to be able to access the clock itself. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Program start OS X
Quoting Jordan jor17...@gmail.com: By the way, if you go to System Preferences-Accounts and click on Login Items, you can see what's loading at startup and add or remove programs. Thanks. That's good to know. I'm sure I ran across it at some point while I was looking around the System Preferences window. I don't know a specific answer to the shortcuts question, but I think I read that more of this capability was added to Snow Leopard. Cool. My Mini came with X.6 (X.5 installed and a disk for X.6) and after I get done playing around for a while, I'm going to wipe the system and install it. Again, in System Preferences, take a look at the Keyboard and Mouse section and click on Keyboard Shortcuts. I've looked through there and didn't see anything obvious. I'll look through there again. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
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I type slowly and only take my hand off the mouse when necessary, so I'm no authority on keyboard shortcuts. But in 10.4.11 at the bottom of keyboard Shortcuts, it appears as though you can add Apps and maybe assign shortcuts to them. Just guessing. Reid Katan wrote: I've looked through there and didn't see anything obvious. I'll look through there again. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Program start OS X
OK, if you want it harder, go to Accounts in System Preferences, select your user account, click on the Login Items tab, and add your application there. This is also how you can remove login items if you want to (and the real reason I'm telling you this). From:Reid Katan ka...@his.com Subject: Re: Program start OS X Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: Right click on the app in the dock and choose open at login. Okay, well that was just *too* easy. Thanks. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Program start OS X
Quoting Jordan jor17...@gmail.com: But in 10.4.11 at the bottom of keyboard Shortcuts, it appears as though you can add Apps and maybe assign shortcuts to them. Just guessing. It looks to me (OSX.5) that those are for menu items within programs. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
