Adding apps to startup could be made easier

David M. Karr davidmichaelkarr at gmail.com
Wed Mar 11 17:25:38 UTC 2009


Several times I've run into a similar scenario:

I discover an application I want to install, so I go to "Add/Remove", 
find it, then install it.

I can now see it in the "Applications" menu, although it just shows me 
the "displayable" name of the application, not the full path to the 
application.

Now, one of the installed applications needs to go into my session 
startup.  The dialog to add a startup application doesn't allow me to 
browse through the installed applications, all I can do is enter a full 
path to an executable.

There's a disconnect here.  Either the applications menu needs to 
provide a "Properties" item that shows the full path to the application, 
or the "Add Startup Program" dialog needs to allow selection of an 
application from the Applications menu.  I could see adding both of 
these.  The latter is friendlier to less experienced users.  The former 
is more general-purpose.

I'd be willing to file an issue for this, after I get some feedback on this.




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