Features for FC4

[Ricardo Veguilla]

On Fri, 2004-11-12 at 08:19 -0300, Alexandre Strube wrote:
> Em Sex, 2004-11-12 às 08:08, joelbryan escreveu:
> 
> > > > Red Hat -> Preferences -> More Preferences -> Sessions -> Startup
> > > > Programs
> > > > Then add the list of applications you want, in there, and you can set
> > > > the start order, I really don't see how that is hard.
> 
> Try doing this for 50 computers, each with own user table (no nis, no
> nfs for /home). Each of those computers with an average of 4 users.
> 

Ok, I think you are talking about two different things here: 

a) - "Start up" folder for regular users 
b) - Configuration of startup programs by system administrators in large
networks,etc. 

Right now, you can do "b" by modifying /usr/share/gnome/default.session
and you can do "a" via "Session -> Startup Programs". Certainly it will
be nice to have a "friendlier" way of adding apps to the "Startup
Program" list[1], but adding a "Start up" folder (like in Windows) is
hardly the correct solution for case "b"  

On the other hand, if "proper session management"[2] is implemented, I
don't think the user (in case "a") will need to manually specify
"startup programs".

[1] I think that this will probably depends on menu editing (which Gnome
lacks ATM).   
[2] whatever that is :P (see discussions on proper session management on
the various gnome mailing lists for more info)
 

Regards,
-- 
Ricardo Veguilla <veguilla at hpcf.upr.edu>