From f67cd235efd98781c5a46e64baa509a8aef76680 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ryan Leavengood Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:44:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add a blurb about the Autostart directory in the bash scripting section. If there is a better place please move it there. Also fixed a bad link in the Tracker section. git-svn-id: file:///srv/svn/repos/haiku/haiku/trunk@32528 a95241bf-73f2-0310-859d-f6bbb57e9c96 --- docs/userguide/en/bash-scripting.html | 2 ++ docs/userguide/en/tracker.html | 2 +- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/userguide/en/bash-scripting.html b/docs/userguide/en/bash-scripting.html index 3cf0f21ed2..48fb8c0e9a 100644 --- a/docs/userguide/en/bash-scripting.html +++ b/docs/userguide/en/bash-scripting.html @@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ If they don't exist already, you'll have to create the needed files yourself. Ot /boot/system/apps/Workspaces &

Remember to end a command with an "&" to start it as a background process, or the script will halt until that command has finished (in this case: the launched app was closed again).

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A simple alternative to the above for starting applications at boot up is to put links to them in the /boot/home/config/boot/Autostart directory. This can be done simply in Tracker by right-clicking on the application you wish to have started automatically, going to Create Link and then navigating to the above directory to create a link to that application in that directory.

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The UserShutdownScript

/boot/home/config/boot/UserShutdownScript will be executed as the first step in the shutdown process. If the script returns a non-zero exit status, the shutdown is aborted.

diff --git a/docs/userguide/en/tracker.html b/docs/userguide/en/tracker.html index 8852abb4e9..768d59ef60 100644 --- a/docs/userguide/en/tracker.html +++ b/docs/userguide/en/tracker.html @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ The above settings will automatically mount any storage device you connect/inser Navigating

By default, when you double-click a folder, Tracker opens a new window while leaving the parent window open. This can quickly lead to an overcrowded desktop.
You can prevent that by holding down the OPT key, which automatically closes the parent window.
-This is also true for keyboard navigation. For more on that, see topic Shortcuts and key combinations.

+This is also true for keyboard navigation. For more on that, see topic Shortcuts and key combinations.

Moving through your folders is one of Trackers main purposes, just like the file managers on other platforms. Haiku's Tracker has some unique features that will help you doing that efficiently.

Drilling down the submenus