<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE"> ]> <article id="autostart" lang="&language;"> <articleinfo> <title>Autostart</title> <authorgroup> <author>&Anne-Marie.Mahfouf;</author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <date>2013-12-05</date> <releaseinfo>&kde; 4.12</releaseinfo> <keywordset> <keyword>KDE</keyword> <keyword>System Settings</keyword> <keyword>autostart</keyword> <keyword>desktop file</keyword> <keyword>script file</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <sect1 id="kcm_autostart"> <title>Autostart Manager</title> <para>This module is a configuration tool for managing what programs start up with your personal &kde;. It allows you to add programs or scripts so they automatically start during the startup of your &kde; session and to manage them. </para> <note><para>Please note that in this module all changes are immediately applied.</para></note> <para>The program scans <filename>~/.config/autostart/</filename>, your <filename class="directory">KDE Autostart</filename> folder (<filename class="directory">$KDEHOME/Autostart</filename> as default), <filename class="directory">$KDEHOME/env</filename> and <filename class="directory">$KDEHOME/shutdown</filename> folders to check what programs and scripts are already there and displays them. It allows you to manage them easily. </para> <!--Found this on forum.kde.org: The following folders are all checked for .desktop files: ~/[.kde4|.kde]/Autostart ~/[.kde4|.kde]/share/autostart ~/.config/autostart ~/.local/share/autostart ~/Desktop/autostart /etc/xdg/autostart /usr/share/autostart see also http://www.sharpley.org.uk/node/8 --> <note><para>Note that you can change the location of your <filename class="directory">Autostart</filename> folder in <menuchoice><guimenu>Account Details</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Paths</guimenuitem></menuchoice> in the <guilabel>Common Appearance and Behaviour</guilabel> category of the &systemsettings; and set a different folder than <filename class="directory">$KDEHOME/Autostart</filename>.</para></note> <!-- add info about system autostart desktop files, which are not handled here? eg /usr/share/autostart/kalarm.autostart.desktop installed with kalarm on my 11.04 system kalarm has a settings option "Start at login" which handles the autostart how to prevent eg kopete from autostart at login? --> <sect2 id="current"> <title>Files display</title> <para>The main part of the module displays the programs that are loaded when &kde; starts and scripts that are run when &kde; starts, shutdowns or before &kde; starts.</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Name</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> You cannot amend this column. It states the name of the program or script you want to start with &kde;. The name is extracted from the Desktop file from the Name key for a program and is the filename for a script. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Command</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> This column lists the commands that are run to start the program. Commands can be modified through the <guibutton>Properties</guibutton> button or by double clicking the program/script row. The command is extracted from the Desktop file from the Exec key. </para> <para> For a script the command is the path to the script. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Status</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> This setting is only available for programs through Desktop files. You can keep a program in the <filename class="directory">Autostart</filename> folder but disable it from being run at &kde; start. Setting the program to <guilabel>Disabled</guilabel> will not run it on start. </para> <para> Setting a program to <guilabel>Disabled</guilabel> sets the Desktop file Hidden property to true in the <filename class="directory">Autostart</filename> folder. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Run On</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> Programs (Desktop files) can only be run on startup. Scripts can be run on <guilabel>Startup</guilabel>, <guilabel>Shutdown</guilabel> or <guilabel>Pre-KDE Startup</guilabel>. This column allows you to change when your script is run. Startup is when &kde; starts, shutdown is when you log out of &kde; and pre-KDE startup is before &kde; starts. </para> <para> Scripts and desktop files set to run on <guilabel>Startup</guilabel> are copied or symlinked in <filename class="directory">$KDEHOME/Autostart</filename> and will be run during &kde; startup. </para> <para> Scripts set on to be ran on <guilabel>Shutdown</guilabel> are copied or symlinked in the <filename class="directory">$KDEHOME/shutdown</filename> directory and will be automatically run during &kde; shutdown after the user has logged out. </para> <para> Scripts set to run at <guilabel>Pre-&kde; Startup</guilabel> are copied or symlinked in <filename class="directory">$KDEHOME/env</filename> and are sourced during &kde; startup (the <filename>startkde</filename> script will look for scripts here). </para> <note><para> Only scripts with the <filename>sh</filename> extension can be read by &kde; for <guilabel>Pre-&kde; startup</guilabel> and <guilabel>Shutdown</guilabel> modes. </para></note> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> <sect2 id="actions"> <title>Actions</title> <para> On the right you have some buttons to change the way Autostart is configure. You can add programs or scripts, remove them or change their properties. </para> <variablelist> <varlistentry><term><guibutton>Add Program</guibutton></term> <listitem> <para> Clicking this button displays the standard &kde; <guilabel>Choose Application</guilabel> dialog and allows you to choose which program you want to start. After choosing the program, clicking <guibutton>OK</guibutton> brings you the properties for this program. </para> <para> This will copy the program Desktop file in your <filename class="directory">Autostart</filename> folder. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term><guibutton>Add Script</guibutton></term> <listitem> <para> This button opens a dialog which asks you for the location of the script you want to add. If you keep <guilabel>Create as symlink</guilabel> checked (default) then the script will be added as a symlink. If you uncheck this option then the script will be copied in the corresponding local folder. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term><guibutton>Remove</guibutton></term> <listitem> <para> Remove will immediately remove the Desktop file for the program or the script or symbolic link in the <filename class="directory">Autostart</filename> folder. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term><guibutton>Properties</guibutton></term> <listitem> <para> This button (only enabled for programs &ie; Desktop files) allows you to change the properties of the program or script. You have general properties, permissions properties, a preview when applicable and properties related to the application for programs. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term><guibutton>Advanced</guibutton></term> <listitem> <para> This button only applies to programs (&ie; Desktop files). A dialog asks you if you only want the program to autostart only in &kde; (and not in other desktop environments you might run). By default, the program will autostart in all desktop environments you might run. Checking <guilabel>Autostart only in KDE</guilabel> will autostart the program only if you start the &kde; desktop environment. </para> <para> This sets the value KDE to the OnlyShowIn key of the program Desktop file. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> </sect1> </article> <!-- see also Service Manager - Startup Services: This shows all KDE services that can be loaded on KDE startup. Checked services will be invoked on next startup. and Session Management - Restore sessions? --> <!-- Local Variables: mode: xml sgml-minimize-attributes:nil sgml-general-insert-case:lower sgml-indent-step:0 sgml-indent-data:nil End: vim:tabstop=2:shiftwidth=2:expandtab kate: space-indent on; indent-width 2; tab-width 2; indent-mode none; -->
