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[Sebastien Bacher <seb128@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The "drag and drop from the dash" is Ubuntu specific but upstream could
probably have a text hinting to do the gnome-shell equivalent (or to do
it from nautilus), the request to make the "add" button use the gtk
selector would be a valid upstream one to open on bugzilla.gnome.org

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Title:
  Startup applications (aka  gnome-session-properties ) should use the
  gtk software selector and should hint about the possibility to drag
  applications from the dash

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

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

  What happens: 
  Well, Tomboy is added and runs the next logon. But the icon is not visible nor is it possible to add it manually. 

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

  Proposed solution (based on discussion with Sebastian Bacher in the comments to this bug):
  1. Use gtk software selector (gui used by nautilus to set default programs to open certain file types) for adding programs to startup applications.
  2. Hint the user somehow that she can drag and drop icons from unity 
  3: It should still be possible to add custom commnands (i.e. this_awesome_script_that_does_not_have_a_.desktop_dile), i think it is the bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/894831
  See attached screenshot for how it looks like (applications with icons were added in 11.04 and earlier I think)

  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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