Re: How can I add my startup programs to gnome session system wide?

[Rocky Zhang <rocky userful com>]

On Tue, 2004-12-07 at 11:27, Rocky Zhang wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-12-07 at 11:07, Andrei Badea wrote:
> > Rocky Zhang wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I'm now using Fedora Core 2 (Kernel 2.6.8-1.521, Gnome 2.6.0). I'd like 
> > > to add my startup programs to gnome-session system wide ( take effect
> > > for every gnome session whatever which user log in ). I know I can use
> > > "gnome-session-properties" to add startup programs for each user. Is
> > > there any way to realize it by NOT using gnome-session-properties for
> > > every user?
> > > 
> > > Some guys told me I can modify /usr/share/gnome/default.session to add
> > > my startup program. Here is my modified file:
> > > 
> > > [Default]
> > > num_clients=8
> > > ...
> > > ...
> > > 7,id=default7
> > > 7,Priority=70
> > > 7,RestartCommand=mytest.sh --sm-client-id default7
> > > 
> > > After I logout and relog in, it seems mytest.sh was executed. But it
> > > cause new problems: 1) The splash screen does not disappear till one
> > > click mouse on it; 2) When I log out, it take long time to display
> > > logout dialog. I remember I asked some guys before, they said it's one
> > > of gnome 2.6 bugs, and it should be fixed in gnome 2.8. Yesterday I
> > > installed Fedora Core 3 (Kernel 2.6.9-1.667, Gnome 2.8.0), same problems
> > > happened.
> > 
> > Problem 1) might be fixed by running gnome-session with a --purge-delay 
> > parameter, such as:
> > 
> > gnome-session --purge-delay 3000
> > 
> > On my Debian system gnome-session is run from an Exec=gnome-session line 
> > in /usr/share/xsession/gnome.desktop. If you use GDM, you will probably 
> > find it there too
> 
> Yes. I found it there. I modified the line as you mentioned above, it
> still take nearly 1 minute for the splash to disappear (normally it
> should be several seconds), and it seems fix the problem 2), it display
> logout dialog vary quickly.
> 

Any idea to modify gnome session config and make splash screen disappear
quickly?

Thanks.