There was a thread on this issue back in October [1]. It resulted in a design proposal [2].
As far as I know, the design is mostly finished and simply needs implementation. MPT can probably clarify. Evan [1] https://lists.launchpad.net/unity-design/msg06892.html [2] https://live.gnome.org/Design/SystemSettings/Proposals/LoginItems On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Dylan McCall <dylanmcc...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 12:59 PM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad > <joerlend.schins...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Den 03. mars 2012 02:27, skrev Andrew Starr-Bochicchio: > > > >> Adding a startup application is not something an average user would > >> want to do. Applications that have a reason to start with the session > >> should add themselves to that list. The "average user" task is to > >> enable or disable a start up application. > > > > > > I completely disagree with that. For instance, you might want to have IM > > available at all times. Or your email client, or web feed reader. Yes, it > > would be better if applications added themselves, but in any case, you > would > > never want to auto-start a video-file at startup. This is no doubt a bug. > > When you want to add an application, only applications should be shown, > not > > the recently used media files. > > > > Setting an application to start automatically is something anyone and > almost > > everyone should want to do. > > Also, let's keep in mind how Startup Applications presents itself at > the moment. Uninteresting startup applications are hidden from the > list to make it easier for end users to cope with, and by default I > think there are two items listed there. The only thing an end user > _can_ do is add an application. > > The applications that can appear by default in Startup Applications > are there because of their .desktop files. They are listed with icons, > descriptions and full names. The underlying command is not visible > until you edit an item, and the icon is inferred from the command. > > The easiest way to add an application is to drag its launcher > (.desktop file) to the list. This automatically adds it, along with an > icon. (Note there's a regression here, because it used to be possible > to drag from the GNOME Panel's main menu). > The immediately obvious way to add an application is completely > different: you have to manually enter a name and a command, and you > get a Browse button because you probably aren't looking for a command, > but a shell script. > > I think this tool is pretty broken right now, because it seems to have > no idea who its audience is. Judging by recent changes, I am guessing > it aims to be a non-technical tool. I think technical users would be > better served with something else. > > Dylan > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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