Re: [Ayatana] New design: Opening applications and documents automatically at login

[Evan Huus <eapache@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi folks
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> For some people, it is useful to open particular applications or
> documents every time they log in.
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> (For example, every day when I log in at work, I launch XChat,
> Firefox, and a time sheet text document.)
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> Every version of Ubuntu has had a "Startup Applications" settings
> window for choosing applications to open automatically at login.
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> Gnome 3 in Ubuntu 11.10 now has an integrated System Settings window
> (gnome-control-center). But it does not yet integrate these particular
> settings.
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> So, yesterday I finished a design for these settings in the System
> Settings window. My design extends the existing "User Accounts" panel;
> this avoids adding an extra panel, lets administrators troubleshoot
> login items for other accounts, and lets them set items for the guest
> account. It also allows opening files, not just applications.
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> I'd appreciate your feedback on the design.
> <https://live.gnome.org/Design/SystemSettings/LoginItems>

Something else just occurred to me that can maybe be put in the 'nice
to have' bucket for future consideration: delayed opening. For
non-critical applications like Gwibber, it would be nice if they could
be set to load 10ish seconds after the rest of the desktop, just to
make the core system feel that much snappier.

Again, very nice work.
Thanks,
Evan