Re: [kde-linux] Autostart

A further observation, none of the command line parameters mentioned below are effect when using Autostart to start xfishtank via a direct link using properties, regardless of what shows up in the process table. (Putting quotes around the command didn't help either.)

However, I created a shell script in the Autostart directory and that works correctly when I log in:

#!/bin/tcsh
exec /usr/bin/X11/xfishtank -b 64 -f 20 -d

Perhaps there is some more user-friendly way to add command parameters to an Autostart object without resorting to a script.


John

John Klingler wrote:

Greetings KDE-ers,

I created a program link in Autostart to start xfishtank. I then used properties to add command line parameters so the entire command is "xfishtank -b 64 -f 20 -d". I then logged out and logged back in. KDE started xfishtank with the required parameters as shown by examining the process table:

21989 john S /home/john/.kde/Autostart/xfishtank -b 64 -f 20 -d

However, the "-d" option, which clips the fish to run on the root window background did not work. Instead, the background was opaque. When I kill the process and restarted it from a kterm window, using the exact same command line, it worked fine.

Can anyone tell me why this happens?

thanks,

John

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