auto starting apps..

newbieME · 03-28-2003, 06:16 PM

Okay i am trying to get several eterms up when KDE starts..now the problem is, if i set them to start in the session file, i see them starting but when KDE finishes loading, it shuts them off...now i know i can make a sym link to Eterm in Autostart folder, but i add various arguments when i start Eterm...like buttonbar off and etc etc.....any help??

ranger_nemo · 03-28-2003, 06:29 PM

Any options you are running Eterm can be added to a link in Autostart.

On the desktop, right-click, create new, link to application. In the execute tab, type in the command you want. Any program you can start with a command from the CLI, you can put in there. Once you get it doing what you want, you can move the link to Autostart.

newbieME · 03-28-2003, 06:47 PM

yup that works..know a way to do this from command line??

ranger_nemo · 03-28-2003, 07:47 PM

If you are looking to get programs to run after logging into a terminal, then you could put them at the end of your .bash_profile . man bash for more info.

If you want them to start after starting X, then you could put them at the end of your .xinitrc . man startx for more info.

cuckoopint · 03-28-2003, 08:20 PM

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If you want them to start after starting X, then you could put them at the end of your .xinitrc

actually, ~/.xsession may be a better choice. Although, from the original post this is the solution that was first attempted (?) IF so, maybe post the part of the file, because they should not close.
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