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[TomasHnyk <tomashnyk@xxxxxxxxx>]

>Interesting suggestion but that would lead to random behaviour
(sometimes it work, sometimes it doesn't), consistency is  better than
magic that happens to work only sometimes (random behaviour leads to
confused users).

Please note that I (and probably everyone who added startup applications in the past and thus with icons) is in this state of incosistency (look at the screenshot again).  Moreover, I do not think it would create much inconsistency:
1) If you add an app that has an icon in unity and so on, if it does not appear, it should be filed as a bug.
2) If you add an app that does not have an icon but should, well, it is a bug once more
3) If you add something else (ie. custom script), you are probably experienced enough to know there is no icon for it. Moreover, there is the generic icon (on my screenshot, the one next to liferea and Parcellite) for this case, so not really an inconsistency there.

If you really strive for consistency, remove the icons altogether.


>What we recommend to do is to dnd softwares from the unity dash to the session dialog, that will add the desktop files will all the infos including a nice icon and a name
Frankly, I have no idea what this is supposed to mean. Dragging from the launcher to the startup applications dialog does not work if you are talking about that (nor from the dash).

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/896631

Title:
  Startup applications (aka  gnome-session-properties ) should show
  icons if possible

Status in “gnome-session” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  How to reproduce:
  1. Run gnome-session-properties (or alternatively via session indicator run "Startup applications..."
  2. Add Tomboy

  What happens: 
  Well, Tomboy is added and runs the next logon. But the icon is not visible. 

  What should happen:
  Well, I would like to see an icon next to Tomboy, as I see for example for System load applet

  I am not sure this is a bug in gnome-session-properties, but most of
  my applications do not have an icon so clearly something is wrong here
  (I suspect only applications that added themselves have icons) See
  attache screenshot.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: gnome-session-bin 3.2.1-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Nov 26 18:44:44 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  SourcePackage: gnome-session
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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