How to I start programs automatically?

tazmad78 · 02-08-2006, 03:17 PM

Hi All,

I hate clutter on my desktop and was pleaseed when I found the ksmoothdock (similar to the dock on a MAC) but the problem is whenever I start KDE I have to start the ksmoothdock manually? Is there any way I can set this to start automatically?

I use runlevel 3 by default and get the GUI's by running "startx".

Thanks

accessrichard · 02-08-2006, 03:25 PM

If you put the command to start a program in the

~/.kde/Autostart

folder it should start on KDE startup.

But it would be easiest to go to the KDE control panel and find the session management controls and choose restart automatically saved sessions. Then in the K-menu (e.g. start menu in windows), click on the save session option. Then log out and log in and it should work.

tazmad78 · 02-08-2006, 03:40 PM

Do i just create a shell script that will point to this application and place that script in the Autostart folder?

(Sorry am complete newbie when it comes to stuff like this.

thanks

accessrichard · 02-08-2006, 06:39 PM

In the Autostart folder, create a file like so ..

Code:

#!/bin/sh
/path/to/ksmoothdock

I also believe that if you put a link to the application in the Autostart folder this would also work and probably be better than creating a short script.

I have never tried this but to do this just do a

Code:

ln -s /path/to/ksmoothdock ~/.kde/Autostart/ksmoothdock

tazmad78 · 02-09-2006, 11:01 AM

I created the link and it worked. I had tried to save the session andset kde to remember the last session, but for some reason that hadnt worked. Thanks for the help!

tonyfreeman · 02-10-2006, 01:57 PM

Great tip ... now how can one start up programs like this in GNOME?

accessrichard · 02-10-2006, 10:26 PM

I know there is a way in one of the Gnome setup panels, a quick search led to this

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Autostart_Programs

hope this helps

Mad_C · 02-13-2006, 02:42 AM

I need to have a couple of apps start at KDE startup, each on it's own desktop, so that I can switch between them with CTRL-F1, CTRL-F2, etc.

Does anyone know how to do this?

Thanks,

Christian

Mad_C · 02-13-2006, 04:20 AM

Found it:

http://docs.kde.org/development/en/k...html#id2552978

Quote:

6.5.

How do I launch applications in a particular desktop?

KDE comes with a program called kstart. To start an xterm on the second desktop and then activate it use: kstart --desktop 2 --activate --window "xterm" xterm.

Note that the --window option is important. It takes an argument which is a regular expression matching the title of the window to apply the settings to.

Please read kstart --help-all for more magic available with kstart (and there is an abundance).

Any comments are warmly welcome, though ..

WeatherMan89 · 03-09-2006, 06:57 AM

Hi,

I have read the instructions that come with kstart (kstart --help-all). However, I have not been able to get it to work as I thought it would.

I am trying to run the "xterm" program in the third vitual workspace. As long as the workspace is named xterm, it seems to work correctly

kstart --desktop 3 --activate --window "xterm" xterm

If the third workspace is called "Three", the xterm window opens in workpace one.

kstart --desktop 3 --activate --window "Three" xterm

Am I doing anything wrong?

Jeffrey Hovis

mrclisdue · 03-09-2006, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonyfreeman

Great tip ... now how can one start up programs like this in GNOME?

gnome>desktop>preferences>more preferences>sessions>startup programs

i've found that it's better to use a script as opposed to a command, especially, of course, if the command usually runs in a terminal.

cheers,