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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    Re: [kde-linux] .kde/Autostart mechanism
From:       andrew kar <akar3d () yahoo ! com ! au>
Date:       2004-07-28 12:39:48
Message-ID: 200407282239.48774.akar3d () yahoo ! com ! au
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On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 01:44 am, Harry Putnam wrote:
> Setup:
> OS = Linux Fedora Core 3
> Kde = kde-3.2
>
> I've been using the Autostart feature by placing symlinks in
> ~/.kde/Autostart to programs I want to run on startup.
>
> I wanted emacs to run but with certain flags so I wrote a wrapper
> script like:
>
> cat emacs.wrp
>   #!/bin/ksh
>   emacs -bg somecolor -fg somecolor2 /home/reader
>
> Set it chmod 755 and then put a symlink to it in ~/.kde/Autostart
>
> However, when I start kde, instead of getting emacs running with
> those args I get a Kwrite window showing the contents of emacs.wrp.
>
> What's going on here?

The Autostart folder is for application and desktop link files as far as 
I know; not for generic linux symlink and hardlinks. To autostart an 
application you dragdrop copy or link it from kicker, the menu or the 
Goto menu Applications folder from a konq file manager. The correct way 
to do what you want in a desktop environment like kde or gnome is to 
create an application link   xxxx.desktop file;  edit it with your 
arguments and then put it in the Autostart folder.
In KDE; drag and copy the emacs.desktop fro the kde menu to the desktop 
or right-click the desktop and choose Create New / File /Link to 
application. Give it a name like emacs2 and an icon if you want; Then 
in the application tab browse to the emacs executable and add your 
arguments; give it a description and comment if you want; If you need 
to go to advanced options to run it as SU or another user or run in a 
terminal then OK.
This emacs2.desktop file is then moved or linked into the Autostart 
file.

I know diehard oldtimers have a problem with these desktop links but 
they are a necessity when you are running an integrated multilingual 
desktop environment where apps inherit a lot more capabilities and 
options from the desktop environment than traditional links can cope 
with. 

-- 
regards,

andrew
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