autostart

[Laurent Montel]

On Tuesday 18 March 2008 10:43:18 David Faure wrote:
> On Tuesday 18 March 2008, Laurent Montel wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I worked on kcm_autostart and now we can configure autostart files.
> > Now I am a question:
> > KDE4.0 supports xdg autostart folder (.config/autostart), so it will
> > better to create autostart file directly in this folder.
> > So it will necessary to hide in kcmshell4 desktoppath "Autostart Path"
> > and remove in konqueror entry "Autostart" (or replace .kde/Autostart by
> > .config/autostart).
> > We keep KGlobalSettings::Autostart for compatibility.
> >
> > And we can create a script to move all .desktop (script) in
> > .kde/Autostart to .config/autostart.
> >
> > What do you think about it ?
>
> Maybe we need both?
> Using .config/autostart instead of .kde/Autostart makes a difference if you
> use two environments, like gnome and KDE. What you put in .config/autostart
> will be autostarted in both environments, and what you put in
> .kde/Autostart will only be started by KDE. Isn't this a feature? I mean,
> you might have something in your KDE autostart which you don't need/want in
> gnome? Looking at my own autostart folder it's pretty KDE-unrelated but
> maybe others have the need for the KDE-only folder? Anyone?

Spec Desktop file has OnlyShowIn which specify if we want to start or not in 
specific environment. (We can add a "advanced" dialog box in kcm autostart to 
specify it)


> Otherwise, if we don't see the need for both, I agree with your solution.



-- 
Laurent Montel,
KDE/KOffice developer, Qt consultancy projects
Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB, Platform-independent software solutions