Adding apps to startup could be made easier

[Florian Diesch]

NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> On 03/13/2009 01:48 AM, Florian Diesch wrote:
>> NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 03/12/2009 07:01 PM, Florian Diesch wrote:
>>>> "David M. Karr" <davidmichaelkarr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> 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.
>>>> 
>>>> You can drag&drop an item from the start menu into the list of start programs.
>>>
>>> Can you explain how? For instance whenever I turn on my system in the
>>> morning I always open Nautilus & 2 other apps; I open
>>> System|Preferences|Sessions|Startup Programs, I then open
>>> Applications|Accessories & try to drag & drop 'File Browser' to the
>>> 'Startup Programs' and it doesn't work (both on Hardy and Intrepid).
>> 
>> That's how it works here (Intrepid) - at least I get an entry in the
>> list, I didn't check if it really gets started.
>> 
>> Note that I don't use the "Add" button but just drop the app into the
>> list.
>> 
>> What exactly doesn't work for you: Can't you drag the app out of the
>> menu (the icon is used as mouse cursor as you are dragging) or can't
>> you drop the app into the list?
>
> I can drag the icon out of the menu, but when I drop the app into the
> list (release the mouse button), the icon flys back on to the
> Applications menu.

Strange. I don't think I have anythings special here.


diesch at scenic:~% /usr/bin/gnome-session-properties --version 
/usr/bin/gnome-session-properties 2.24.1


gnome-session:
  Installed: 2.24.1-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 2.24.1-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 2.24.1-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status



   Florian
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