Where to put command to execute at startup[solved]

[RVDowning]

With 2008 Spring, compiz-fusion always uses its titlebar. There is a command to fix this, "kwin --replace &", but where should it be placed?

Edited April 11, 2008 by RVDowning

[scarecrow]

Since this should be run after KDE has loaded, it's sensible to create a .desktop file for it and put it in ~/.kde/Autostart

The contents of the Desktop file should be something like

[Desktop Entry]
Comment=
Comment[en-US]=
Encoding=UTF-8
Exec=kwin --replace &
GenericName=
GenericName[en-US]=
Icon=exec
MimeType=
Name=
Name[en-US]=
Path=
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
TerminalOptions=
Type=Application
X-DCOP-ServiceType=
X-KDE-SubstituteUID=false
X-KDE-Username=

[RVDowning]

Guess I don't understand why all the other entries in the .desktop file are needed if there are none now. Why not create a .desktop with just the one entry: kwin --replace &

 

Please pardon my ignorance.

[daniewicz]

RVDowning:

 

I use an nvidia related startup file with a single line in my ~.kde/Autostart folder. It works just fine :unsure: and looks like this:

 

#!/bin/bash

nvidia-settings --load-config-only

 

Just be sure to save this file as an executable file after placing it in ~.kde/Autostart folder.

 

Hope this helps.

[RVDowning]

daniewicz:

 

Yep, that looks like what I need. Thanks! :)

 

PS. (I'd like you better if you didn't look like Woody Hayes )

[daniewicz]

The resemblance is uncanny isn't it.

[RVDowning]

Actually it didn't work. It seems to take me out of compiz-fusion and into kde. I guess I just need to wait until the repos are there to try to update stuff and download other stuff.

[Greg2]

You may be doing it too soon, before compiz-fusion is fully loaded? You could try using sleep

sleep 10; kwin --replace &

The 10 is a pause in seconds before your command, you can adjust that as needed to allow time for your desktop to load.

[RVDowning]

All fixed. The problem was that emerald was not installed. It was not on the pwp dvd and so I had to get it from the online repositories. Once installed all was well. The tiitle bars show up as expected without having to execute any additional command anywhere.