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



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