On Fri 30 Jun 2017 at 06:17:49 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: > On 06/30/2017 05:00 AM, Liam O'Toole wrote: > >On 2017-06-29, David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote: > >>On Tue 27 Jun 2017 at 08:26:47 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote: > >>>I am using the MATE desktop on Debian Stretch. > >>>I wish to run a user specific script each time a specific user logs in. > >>>The script is known to work because I manually run it each and every > >>>time I login. > >>> > >>>The MATE help system lacks a usable index making finding a specific > >>>option difficult. > >>> > >>>One eventually arrives at > >>>Desktop User Guide » Desktop Sessions » Setting Programs to Start > >>>Automatically When You Log In » > >>>which has a section titled "Startup Programs Tab" which says "You > >>>can use the Startup Programs tab to add, modify, and remove startup > >>>programs." > >>> > >>>The previous screen had said "The Sessions preference tool allows > >>>you to define which programs are started automatically when you log > >>>in." > >>> > >>>*NOWHERE* does the "help system" give Debian applicable instructions > >>>for getting to this "Sessions preference tool". Elsewhere in the > >>>"help system" reference is made to something similar called "System > >>>Manager". But nothing on how to access it either. > >>> > >>>Guidance from a MATE user would be appreciated. > >> > >>I don't understand. I can't believe a DE doesn't have a menu system. > >>Does it not have an Edit Preferences or some such. Then look for > >>Startup Programs in whatever Edit Preferences throws up, menu or > >>dialog box. > >> > >>Cheers, > >>David. > > > >If it's anything like GNOME 2 it will under System -> Preferences -> > >Startup Applications from the top panel. > > > > In Mate 1.16.2 (Stretch): > System->Preferences->Personal->Startup Applications > In Mate 1.8.1 (Jessie): > System->Preferences->Startup Applications > > I think there were two problems: > The choices were not as expected it
I don't suppose we'll find out what your expectations were. As a non-user of DEs (computers not powerful enough), my expectations were based on not much more than Windows 95's infamous Start button, and Netscape Navigator's menus, if you remember them. > The help system presentation probably more in sync with Jessie I don't see much difference in the examples quoted above… but are you offering to rewrite? Cheers, David.