Adding apps to startup could be made easier

[NoOp]

On 03/13/2009 01:48 AM, Florian Diesch wrote:
> NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>> On 03/12/2009 07:01 PM, Florian Diesch wrote:
>>> "David M. Karr" <davidmichaelkarr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I discover an application I want to install, so I go to "Add/Remove", 
>>>> find it, then install it.
>>>>
>>>> I can now see it in the "Applications" menu, although it just shows me 
>>>> the "displayable" name of the application, not the full path to the 
>>>> application.
>>>>
>>>> Now, one of the installed applications needs to go into my session 
>>>> startup.  The dialog to add a startup application doesn't allow me to 
>>>> browse through the installed applications, all I can do is enter a full 
>>>> path to an executable.
>>> 
>>> You can drag&drop an item from the start menu into the list of start programs.
>>
>> Can you explain how? For instance whenever I turn on my system in the
>> morning I always open Nautilus & 2 other apps; I open
>> System|Preferences|Sessions|Startup Programs, I then open
>> Applications|Accessories & try to drag & drop 'File Browser' to the
>> 'Startup Programs' and it doesn't work (both on Hardy and Intrepid).
> 
> That's how it works here (Intrepid) - at least I get an entry in the
> list, I didn't check if it really gets started.
> 
> Note that I don't use the "Add" button but just drop the app into the
> list.
> 
> 
> What exactly doesn't work for you: Can't you drag the app out of the
> menu (the icon is used as mouse cursor as you are dragging) or can't
> you drop the app into the list?

I can drag the icon out of the menu, but when I drop the app into the
list (release the mouse button), the icon flys back on to the
Applications menu.