logic behind startup programs?

[Gregory Leblanc <GLeblanc cu-portland edu>]

What was the logic behind implementing the startup programs the way they are
now?  It's not hard to add programs to startup, but it would be nice if I
could start selected programs from the menus, without having to supply
configuration parameters.  Here's an example.  I run VMWare on my machine
for work stuff.  When I start GNOME/X, vmware automagically starts, with the
virtual disk where I have most of my work things installed.  I've got a
generic VMware icon in my user menu, but I've created this as a generic
VMware startup, without loading the config file.  I'd like to be able to
start the VMware that I load on bootup when I want to, without having to
select the config file every time.  Basically, I'm lazy, and don't want to
create another icon on the menus for this, becuase I've already created
something that launches VMware correctly, why should I have to do it again.
I've got plenty of ways to work around this, I'm just curious why the
autostarted programs aren't done via some sort of a menu "folder" (which is
more appropraite than directory in this instance).  Enough babble out of me,
and thanks for any insight,
	Greg
Gregory Leblanc               A+ Certified Technician
Concordia University          http://www.cu-portland.edu
Network Support Specialist    gleblanc@cu-portland.edu