Bug 1431 - add an alternate directory for user autostart files
Summary: add an alternate directory for user autostart files
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Sisyphus
Classification: Development
Component: xinitrc (show other bugs)
Version: unstable
Hardware: all Linux
: P5 enhancement
Assignee: placeholder@altlinux.org
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Reported: 2002-10-19 20:38 MSD by Sergey Vlasov
Modified: 2003-08-25 15:18 MSD (History)
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Description Sergey Vlasov 2002-10-19 20:38:36 MSD 
I think there should be another directory for the user-specific autostart files, in addition to ~/Desktop/Autostart. This directory should be hidden - e.g., ~/.xsession.d/Autostart, so it won\'t clutter the listing of the home directory (and ~/Desktop could be deleted - not everyone uses KDE :-).

Also, I suggest to run files from that new directory in foreground instead of running in background as ~/Desktop/Autostart/* - this may be useful for some setup tasks.
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Comment 1 Sergey Vlasov 2002-10-19 21:12:43 MSD 
Another related suggestion: it would be useful to pass the parameter of /etc/X11/Xsession to autostart files. For example, I want to start bbkeys and friends only when I select a Blackbox session.
Comment 2 Sergey Vlasov 2002-10-19 21:12:43 MSD 
Another related suggestion: it would be useful to pass the parameter of /etc/X11/Xsession to autostart files. For example, I want to start bbkeys and friends only when I select a Blackbox session.
Comment 3 Dmitry V. Levin 2002-11-11 15:51:29 MSK 
Implemented in 2.4.8-alt1:
+ sourcing ~/.xprofile;
+ executing from ~/.xsession.d/ (instead of ~/Desktop/Autostart/).
Comment 4 Dmitry V. Levin 2002-11-11 15:51:29 MSK 
Implemented in 2.4.8-alt1:
+ sourcing ~/.xprofile;
+ executing from ~/.xsession.d/ (instead of ~/Desktop/Autostart/).
Comment 5 Sergey Vlasov 2002-11-14 23:06:05 MSK 
The main problem was solved (the \"another suggestion\" part reported separately as #0001560).
Comment 6 Sergey Vlasov 2002-11-14 23:06:05 MSK 
The main problem was solved (the \"another suggestion\" part reported separately as #0001560).