You can choose certain programs to be started automatically when you log in to a session. For example, you might want a web browser to be started as soon as you log in. Programs which start automatically when you log in are called startup programs. Startup programs are automatically saved and closed by the session manager when you log out, and are restarted when you log in.
The Startup Applications preference tool enables you to define startup programs. It has two tabs, Startup Programs and Options.
You can use the Startup Programs tab to add, modify, and remove startup programs.
A list of startup programs is displayed on this tab. The list shows a short description of each program, along with an option which denotes whether the startup program is enabled. Programs which are not enabled will not be started automatically when you log in.
To enable a program to start up automatically, select the option corresponding to that program.
To disable a program from starting automatically, deselect the option.
The Add Startup Program dialog box is displayed.
For example, the command gedit will start the Gedit Text Editor. If you do not know the exact command, click Browse to choose the path of the command.
The description of the program is displayed in the list of startup programs.
The application will be added to the list of startup programs.
To remove a startup program, select it from the list of startup programs and click Remove.
To edit an existing startup program, select it from the list of startup programs and click Edit. A dialog is displayed which enables you to edit the properties of the program. For more information about the available options in this dialog, see About the Startup Programs Tab.
The session manager can remember which applications are running when you log out and can automatically restart them when you log in again. Select Automatically Remember Running Applications while logging out to restart the running applications each time you log in again. If you would like this to happen only once, click Remember Currently Running Applications before logging out.