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[Sense Egbert Hofstede <sense@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 20 October 2011 17:34, Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi folks
>
> For some people, it is useful to open particular applications or
> documents every time they log in.
>
> (For example, every day when I log in at work, I launch XChat,
> Firefox, and a time sheet text document.)
>
> Every version of Ubuntu has had a "Startup Applications" settings
> window for choosing applications to open automatically at login.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> I'd appreciate your feedback on the design.
> <https://live.gnome.org/Design/SystemSettings/LoginItems>
>
> Cheers
> - --
> mpt
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Hello,

I like your ideas and putting it under account management seems a good
move to me. However, maybe adding three different things -- files,
commands and applications -- to one list, could be confusing. Though
one list certainly is a more elegant solution that separate lists.

Another suggestion I have is to allow people to choose to start
'default chat client' at login, rather than specifically Empathy. This
would be consistent with the approach chosen for the messages
indicator and it would prevent requiring people to learn the names of
all applications. It would add another type of thing to the three in
the list already, though.

The design looks nice! It would sure be an improvement if this were
added to the Control Centre.

Regards,
-- 
Sense Egbert Hofstede
http://www.sensehofstede.nl/