Opening a set of apps

[NoOp]

On 05/03/2010 02:04 PM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
>> On 05/02/2010 07:16 PM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
>>> Is it possible to open a set of applications I use to do a certain task
>>> and have them all positioned on the screen the way i like to use them?
>>>
>>> Sort of like in Seamonkey when you bookmark a group of open tabs which
>>> you can then click to open all the tabs at once.
>>>
>>> Regards,  Jim
>>>
>>
>> System|Preferences|Startup Applications|Startup Programs|Add
>> to have the app start on startup (for example I always open Nautilus on
>> my primary work machine). Position how you wish, close the other
>> applications that you don't want to open on startup&  then:
>> System|Preferences|Startup Applications|Options|'Remember Currently
>> Running Application'
>> Logout.
>>
>> If that is screwed up when you restart/login, then the easiest way to go
>> back (I've found) is to remove the most current session state file in:
>> /home/<username>/.config/session-state
>>
>>
> NoOP,
> 
> Like I mentioned to Chris, my bad. I should have been more clear.  I 
> wasn't looking for a way to launch programs at start up.  I would like 
> to be able to click on a menu entry (or panel launcher) and open and 
> position a group of programs I use for a specific task.
> 
> Thanks,  Jim
> 

Bit dated, but I couldn't find a more recent version:
https://help.ubuntu.com/7.04/user-guide/C/launchers.html
<http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-0.9.4.html>
Newer of the last are here:
http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/
<http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-1.1.html>
I suspect that much of the info is still the same for the newer ubuntu's.