Opening a set of apps (solved)

[Jim Byrnes]

ms wrote:
> On 04/05/10 01:22, NoOp wrote:
>> On 05/03/2010 02:04 PM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
>>> NoOp wrote:
>>>> On 05/02/2010 07:16 PM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
>>> 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.
>
> Don't know about positioning, but for opening, I would just write a dumb
> shell script, make it executable and then linking to it with a
> desktop/menu icon.
>
> Something like:
> ---
> #!/bin/sh
>
> program1&
> program2&
> program3&
> ---
> Maybe the desktop manager will take care of remembering the positions.
>
> A bit more convoluted scripting could also allow you to exit them all
> with a single click, too.
>
> cheers,
> m.
>

Many times the simplest solutions are the best.  This worked just great. 
  The desktop manager put everything where I wanted it.  One app, the 
terminal, was the wrong size, but a little goolging taught me how to fix 
that.  If I get some free time I may take a shot at a one click closing 
script.

Thanks for the solution,  Jim