[Bug 310657] New: AUTOSTART FOLDERS - non compliance to freedesktop.org standards

[Andrei ILIE]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=310657

            Bug ID: 310657
          Severity: normal
           Version: 4.9
          Priority: NOR
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
           Summary: AUTOSTART FOLDERS - non compliance to freedesktop.org
                    standards
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: Linux
          Reporter: andrei.ilie at ymail.com
          Hardware: Fedora RPMs
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
         Component: general
           Product: kde

We have too many autostart directories...

freedesktop.org clearly states: "By placing an application's .desktop file in
one of the autostart directories the application will be automatically launched
during startup of the user's desktop environment after the user has logged in.
[...] The autostart directories are:
    ~/.config/autostart/    (personal autostart directory)
    /etc/xdg/autostart/     (system wide autostart directory)"

In practice, however, at least six folders are being checked for .desktop
files, wich creates, let's say, a bit of confusion:
    ~/.kde/Autostart/
    ~/.kde/share/autostart/
    ~/.config/autostart/
    ~/.local/share/autostart/
    /etc/xdg/autostart/
    /usr/share/autostart/


Reproducible: Always

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