[kde-linux] How to extend Kpersonalizer by a script?

Kevin Krammer kevin.krammer at gmx.at
Thu Jul 21 22:58:27 UTC 2005


On Thursday 21 July 2005 17:21, Sagara Wijetunga wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Is it possible to run a script by the Kpersonalizer
> after it's job is done when a user login for the
> first-time to further automate some desktop
> configurations for end users?
>
> If the Kpersonalizer's functionality cannot be
> extended by way of a script, what is the recommended
> way to automate KDE desktop configurations by running
> a script? I want user to see a customized desktop just
> after his first-time login. I don't want to ask from a
> user to run a script in the Terminal (Konsole).

You could put the script into one of the autostart locations and like 
KPersonalizer check if it is the first run by setting an appropriate value in 
a configuration file.
You could even check the one in kpersonalizer's config with kreadconfig

Cheers,
Kevin

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Kevin Krammer <kevin.krammer at gmx.at>
Qt/KDE Developer, Debian User
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