[LaunchBox] Prompt user whether they'd like to start LB on startup

[bitigchi]

See title. Once LaunchBox is launched, we should ask the users whether they'd like to keep it for later sessions. Otherwise one has to start LB manually at every system startup.

[diver]

There is an Autostart option in settings menu. I'm not sure nagging users with alerts for such simple thing is a good idea. Generally, we try to avoid that.

[bitigchi]

Maybe it would be acceptable to keep LaunchBox running until specifically exited by the user? Like Tracker windows.

[humdinger]

Maybe it would be acceptable to keep LaunchBox running until specifically exited by the user? Like Tracker windows.

IMO Tracker windows' behaviour are a bit different than LaunchBox. You open and close a great number of Tracker windows and deliberately keep some open, surviving a re-boot. LaunchBox is more like a system service that you configure and opt to auto-start every boot-up (which IMO should even be the default).
If you close the LaunchBox window for some reason, chances are that you'd prefer to still have it auto-start tomorrow.

[pulkomandy]

I would prefer if we shipped LnLauncher instead (with autostart)

[nephele]

Perhaps there should be a gui to configure what stuff runs? i.e what launch_roster does, but with a bit more hand holding (i.e allow you to disable deskbar only if you have an alternative for it).

[diver]

+1 to LnLauncher.

[bitigchi]

I just tried LnLauncher, it just seems... unintuitive. It just placed itself to a certain location on my screen, and it just does not want to move (or can't, there are no settings or options to move it on the screen). Button sizes are incredibly tiny, and the Large option is just small compared to other launchers. LaunchBox has tons of customisability compared to this abomination. Terrible UI and UX. There's no way it can be a replacement for LaunchBox.

[pulkomandy]

It's movable by right click drag and sticks to the screen edge. I agree it could get larger icon sizes like LaunchBox (it was written back when 1024x768 was a very high resolution display).

The problem with LaunchBox is that it's a regular window, I find LnLauncher always on top docked thing a lot more useful. And you can have it autofold and use very little screen space, yet be always available when you need it.