Hello Gilber,

i tested this file:
~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/autostart

with a this content:
echo hello world

and it was just fine.

there is no point in front of autostart neither a .sh at the end. Also no
dot at GNUstep.

And if you want to change this directory, use GNUSTEP_USER_ROOT like herre:
http://bugs.windowmaker.info/issues/19

Nice project, btw. Looking forward to test it


Greetings




2009/11/18 Ed Snyder <[email protected]>

> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:12:47 +0100
> Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:33:54 +0100
> > didier gaumet <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Le Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:44:41 +0000,
> > > Ed Snyder <[email protected]> a
> > > écrit :
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > New to the list, but have a question...
> > > >
> > > > Does the autostart.sh
> > >
> > > I suppose you mean xdg autostart
> > >
> > > > work in Window Maker?
> > >
> > > in this case: no
> > >
> > > >  When I log in, it ignores
> > > > the file. However, I can click the file once logged in and it
> > > > works fine (runs all the apps within it).
> > > >
> > > > I'm running .92 on Debian squeeze with gdm.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for any help or info!
> > > >
> > > > Ed
> > >
> > > Modify the file ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker/autostart.
> > > if not already present, create it with right to execute it.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> >
> > Sounds like a glitch in the debian installation. The file, as found
> > in the sources, is name autostart.sh. The installation should change
> > this to aimply 'autostart' and make the file executable. And the
> > routine which sets up each users ~/GNUstep directory should copy this
> > file (autostart) into that directory.
> >
> > Since the debian maintainer for wmaker is now the official maintainer
> > of WindwoMaker itself, hopefully you can get the matter resolved
> > properly. Gilbert
> >
> >
>
> Well it does that. The "autostart" file is in
> ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker. It just doesn't work. This worked fine
> under Lenny, But under Squeeze it's not working. Under Lenny I had some
> Xfce bits in there that may have been handling autostart apps. Under
> Squeeze it's pure Window Maker.
>
> The reason I am trying to sort this out, is that for the last 4-5
> months I've been building a Window Maker distro. Actually, I started
> with AfterStep, but quickly decided WM would be better. I'm currently
> working on the next (4th) Beta release and I'm trying to resolve some
> issues. This autostart thing being one of them. I may end up back on
> Lenny since some dock apps aren't working properly under squeeze
> either. My distro uses the Dreamlinux distro as a base. I'm actually
> part of their dev team now. The newer Dreamlinux has moved to a squeeze
> base, which is why my distro uses squeeze. Maybe it's Dreamlinux, since
> the latest version is still Alpha. The previous Dreamlinux I used was
> v3.5 and it was Lenny based. Everything worked there. But, like I said,
> I left some Xfce bits in it.
>
> After seeing my latest desktop screen shots, people are emailing me for
> a release date. So, hopefully I can sort this out soon. I would like to
> see Window Maker back in the spotlight again. Oh, my distro site is:
> http://www.dreamstep.org  just in case anyone is interested. The old
> ISOs are offline (unless someone is still seeding the torrent). I
> should have the new release online soon.
>
> Thanks again for the help!
>
> Ed
>
>
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