On Oct 3, 2009, at 2:26 PM, Jens Alfke <j...@mooseyard.com> wrote:
No, launchd is not in charge of user-visible login items, only background agents. See the second answer to the question.
On 10.5 and up, launchd can now handle per-user agents that need to launch in a GUI bootstrap namespace. So if you are writing an agent that might display some UI, launchd is a valid option. (I keep waiting for iTunesHelper to move there and get the heck out of my login items.)
That said, just because your app doesn't have a dock icon does not mean you should start it with launchd. Apps like Twiterriffic belong in Login Items.
And if you're going to offer UI in your preferences for enabling launch at login, make sure you also have UI to turn that off. Better yet, don't offer that UI at all.
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