Re: startup programs priority, notification area and gnomemeeting.
On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 11:27:54AM +0000, Bastien Nocera wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-03-12 at 10:56, Sven Luther wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 10:47:01AM +0000, Bastien Nocera wrote:
> > > > Is this not a bug in the session behavior ? Or should there not be a way
> > > > to add a program to the default session ? Having to close all stuff
> > > > except the wanted ones and then saving the session does hardly seem the
> > > > most intuitive way of doing this for me.
> > >
> > > There already is a way. Simply run the application, leave it running and
> > > it will start automatically. What's complicated about that ?
> >
> > Because i don't have save session on exit checked as default.
> >
> > > > > Same applies to sawfish BTW.
> > > >
> > > > Definitively a counter-intuitive behavior.
> > >
> > > Not really. It's clearly written in the Session properties that the
> > > Startup programs tab is for *non-session managed* programs.
> >
> > Err, i don't know what you are speaking about, at least in the french
> > locale, there is no such thing.
>
> It used to be there in GNOME 1.4. I guess it's been removed. Check:
> http://www.gnome.org/learn/users-guide/2.2.1/gosstartsession-2.html#gosstartsession-6
Well, if you have to read the doc, it is a sure indication that it is
counter-intuitive.
> > > I launch a Perl script that updates the weather on my desktop in this
> > > tab.
> >
> > Ok.
> >
> > Then, what is missing is an "add program to session" button or something
> > in the current session tab.
>
> You won't get that. You need to save your session to be able to do that.
Sure, another example of gnome 2 removing the prefs, but forgetting to
do it the right way.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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