add new application on start-up?
 

good day to all.
im running slackware 10. and install firefox under /usr/local/firefox-installer/
when i run my x i usually goto Actions then i run my firefox application.

what i want to know is, how can i add new application such this firefox be included in my Applications in X..

does any one have clear idea? please give me step-by-step instruction on how to do it..
thanks in advance...

do u use kde or gnome? or something else?
if kde, then u have to create a link to the firefox binary in your '
/$HOME/.kde/Autostart' folder

ln -s /usr/local/firefox/firefox /$HOME/kde/Autostart
should do the trick...replace with wherever uve installed firefox..

that's a good question..

im using GNOME.
AND i try to find into which file look like to edit same with kde but can find one.
they are very different..

erm Im a newbie too, but your path to the program says "firefox-installer", so does the program require additional setup to run? This may be stupid, but it seems logical to someone from Winland

yeah i think so.. coz the one i run came from the source..
but i have also in here:

/home/kriz/.mozilla/firefox

so how can i add this program to my applications?

I'd try what ganja_guru said, using the "/home/kriz/.mozilla/firefox" path

if '/$HOME/.kde/Autostart' is the start up application for the KDE then whats the Autostartup for GNOME??

please use the search feature more often ...it saves everyone time...u can get the answer for a question like this in a few seconds if u just search..

anyway...

add the path to the binary in your /$HOME/.xprofile

if this file does not exist, then u have to create it..

so...ure .xprofile should look like this


/usr/local/firefox/firefox


DO NOT FORGET THE '.' its .xprofile and not just xprofile


if .xprofile doesnt work try adding it to /$HOME/.xinitrc

also note that for xinitrc , the last line should always be the command to start the windows manager..this method would work only if u use 'startx' to get into ure WM(i think)...tell me what happens..

try .xprofile and then .xinitrc

Big thanks for trying help me out here bro's...

after the digging the web and searching for an answer, and exploring my X.
i found out this todo and does solve my problem by adding short-cut application of firefox in my X:

with GNOME right click on my desktop then i chose 'Create Launcher'.
then i fill in those Name, Generic name, Command(Browsing the application i want to run) and Application and the last was choosing an icon for mozilla.
thats it! i have now my application was on my desktop, instead of running it from xterm.

Really Slack to Rock!!!