Login item - in a specific Space/Desktop

I would like to have all the applications which are started up when I log on (System Preferences > Accounts > Login Items) started in a specific Space (desktop). Is this possible?

Yep.
In Login Items you have the option to show/hide login items, make sure all the ones you want to show are set appropriately there.
Then in System Preferences go into Expose & Spaces, then the Spaces tab. You can set Application Assignments so apps start up in certain spaces or in every space.

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How to get App specific spaces

Back in Snowleopard i had it when i opend iTunes it would open up in a specific space desktop (ie. Space 3 of 6), I noticed that that opption isnt in Lion.... or is it just hiding? could any one tell me?

You have to set it up again in Lion. While iTunes is running, select the Desktop you want to use with it. Then, right/command click iTunes in the dock. Choose Options > Assign to > This Desktop.

OS X Firefox profiles cache filling up since 18 June, today one of these files appears on desktop at startup and has become login item - what's going on?

E.g. In /Users/MYNAME/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/4h26zusu.default/Cache/3/A3 there are many small files created over last 2 weeks (similarly in all other cache slots). But this file A013Bd01, which is a small picture, appeared in my login items and, on startup this morning (1 July) was open on the desktop in TextEdit - appearing as gobbledygook text. Why so many cache entries over last two weeks - is this a Fx 5.0 glitch?

E.g. In /Users/MYNAME/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/4h26zusu.default/Cache/3/A3 there are many small files created over last 2 weeks (similarly in all other cache slots). But this file A013Bd01, which is a small picture, appeared in my login items and, on startup this morning (1 July) was open on the desktop in TextEdit - appearing as gobbledygook text. Why so many cache entries over last two weeks - is this a Fx 5.0 glitch?

Non-hidden login items cannot be deselected when clicking desktop

I have 2 login items (terminal and Firefox) if either or both is not hidden then after logging in I cannot get the Finder menu bar to appear when clicking the desktop background. If both are hidden then I can get the Finder menu to so appear.
This just seems like a silly bug to me. I looked in vain for how to report this to Apple but was unable to find out how to (I am registered on ADC but haven't looked there yet)

To report bugs to apple, go to http://www.apple.com/feedback/ and select your product (in this case OS X). Select Bug Report under feedback type and include all of the details. As for the actual problem...I have no idea why it is happening!

What does checking "hide" do in login items?

The list of programs in my Login Items has a checkbox to the left of it that says "hide". What happens if it is checked? I checked it for one program I'd like to not see windows from (it does a "background" task), but on startup it still shows its main window and shows up in the dock. Is that not what this is for?
thanks,
Mike

Thomas is correct about what the Hide parameter does for startup items. But the specific application you are using "Simon" also has the option to automatically hide the Simon Monitor window. With this option set, Simon will display the monitor window until you do anything else. Start an app, click on the desktop, move a window, it doesn't matter, as soon as you do something outside of the Simon monitor window, the window will close.
I find this very useful, since I can see the current results of Simon when the desktop loads, and then have it go away as soon as I start doing some work.
Tom
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I am trying to stop programs from opening automatically when I turn my computer on. I tried system preferences users and groups login items...then I deleted them from the list but it did nothing.

I am trying to stop programs from opening automatically when I turn my computer on. I tried system preferences>users and groups>login items...then I deleted them itunes and emial from the list but it did nothing. They continue to open up every time I turn on my Macbook Pro.

Hi r,
It sounds like you're running Lion?
Have you tried running Verify and/or Repair Disk?
Have you tried running Repair Permissions?
Do you have at least 15% free space available on your HD?

2 login items started after cloning my HD, cannot be turned off

Ok so i copied my HD off onto an external disk, it booted fine, erased the internal drive and copied back (my machine was uber slow and the files had gotten so fragmented it was hindering normal usage and by coping off and back on the files get written together and are not fragmented. it did speed my machine up a lot so that part worked). after that both of the drives would boot and have preview and adobe fireworks open. preview would have a small swatch sample from an iWeb template in it and fireworks just opened. then i tried to erase my user folder and reload it from my TM back up (i didnt use my TM back up because a-i dont have my leo disk on me and b-it took my brother over 12 hours last week to restore from TM so i was skeptical of it)
neither are in log in items under account, i looked in all 3 of the libraries in the preference panes folders, launch agents, launch services, login items. tried looking at the launch processes via terminal and found nothing relating to it. i tried changing the names of the programs and moving them out of my apps folder. tried installing the 10.5.5 combo installer over my current 10.5.5, also ran applejack on the deep auto mode
and i also was able to confuse a tech (not hard) and an expert tech (now i feel accomplished)
i was told "o well then just do an archive and install and dont save the user preferences/folders" then what is the freaking point. they also told me to delete all my log in items that are in my sys prefs but its a system wide issue (made a new user and it happened) and also half of the helpers i have no way of knowing where the heck to look to bring them back in so i just skipped that because im pretty sure it wont do anything.
only thing i havent tried yet has been an SMC reset and pram reset but i doubt that will do anything but im going to give it a whirl for S's and G's
any ideas? its not hindering usability at all its just annoying and shouldnt be happening
-matt

Hi Terri 4514,
If you are having a "free space" alert when you try to sync, you may find the following article helpful:
iOS: "Not enough free space" alert when trying to sync
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1503
Regards,
- Brenden

Hide function in Login Items doesn't work for iChat and Address Book app.

There is a problem with the hide function for iChat and Address Book application in Login Items. If you go to System Preferences, click on Login Items, add the iChat and Address Book application to the Login Items, activate the hide function for iChat and Address Book application and restart your Mac iChat and Address Book application will start with opening a window. Normally this shouldn't happen if the hide function in Login Items is activated for iChat and Address Book application.
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Hi,
Your link refers to changes to 10.6.3 prior release as tested by Developers.
The numbering system tells us that. (Build 10Dxxx).
Therefore it is an Update and not an Upgrade, therefore no-one is going to get charged.
If the article is the so called Release Notes then they mention nothing about correcting any issue with Login Items Hiding.
If you think an issue is being missed there is a place to report that, from this icon view list http://www.apple.com/feedback/ which includes Hardware and Software.
I personally have not tested Login Items Hiding as I tend to think there is no point in having an App open if it not on the Desktop.
As Kappy pointed out there was little progress on a similar issue with Leopard.
This could be interpreted that Apple feel that the issue does not effect enough people or that other issues are more important.
As anyone and everyone can report Issues and contribute their ideas to the OS and it's improvement via the Feedback links it would seem to be a question of enough people bringing it to Apple's Attention.
I would tend to work on Issues that stopped an App functioning first, linked with integration with the OS and any changes to the major parts of it such as a Quicktime.
Lesser issues that maybe more cosmetic in appearance would tend to fall down my list of things to do.
Presumably Apple have a grading system on such things that may not fit with either of our views.
As Apple don't reveal any details about the OS Updates or even Upgrades then anything any of us think we interpret as a pattern is just that - an interpretation.
Consequently anything we say on the subject is then likely to be seen as speculation under the Terms of Use of these Boards.
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Login Items connect to server in 10.5.6

When you select a server volume in System Preferences / Accounts / Login items / to open a directory on a network server every time you log in, in system 10.5.5 and earlier the directory will be automatically opened on your desktop after startup.
Not any more in system 10.5.6. The connection is made but the map will not be automatically openened any more (even when "hide" is not selected).

Sounds like a tip that you should post to the server forums. Unless I missed something, there doesn't appear to be a question in your post.

How can I reorder LogIn Items

I need my login items to load in a different order. Is there any way, short of deleting and re-adding them, that I can change the order?
Thanks in advance.

I have a workflow saved that loads some shared files on demand, It could be saved as an application and added to the login items as the last items. That's probably the closest you can get to controlling the load order. Automator and do the following.
1 Search for the "Connect to Server" action and drag it to the empty space on the right side of the window. Click the triangle at the top of the action. That's where you enter the information for the server you want to log in to. I f the servers are already mounted you can just drag them into this window.
2. Add the "Connect To Servers" action to the right side of the window. Test the action to make sure it works. Now do a Save As and save it as an application. You can add it to the login items for your account.

Login Items not launching

I have a strange problem where if I reboot my Mac, any menu bar icons I have launching on startup load. This involves iStat as well as the battery meter. The only icons I get are Airport and Spotlight.
I have checked for the Divxnetwork.prev file as listed at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307000 but I don't have that file.
Any items under Login Items in Accounts do launch, but anything menu bar related doesn't. I've trashed various preference plists such as com.apple.Menuxxx as well as login item plists but still this problem remains.
Any ideas?

Open SysPrefs > General and unselect the option to "restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps." Then, when you log out make sure and unselect the option to "reopen windows when logging back in." You can quickly do this latter by tapping the space bar.

Login items - not in user prefs

My wonderful imac os x - tiger 10.4.7 opens 3 items (safari, mail and ichat) that are not in the startup items list.
As the initial login takes ages I want to remove them, but as they don't appear in the list under accounts/login items I can't.
I have tried adding them so they do appear and then deleting them, but that doesn't fix it, they still open on login.
Any ideas how I can fix this.

"Login Items" can be specified in at least three different places. The usual one (written to by the "Accounts" pref pane) is the "~/Library/Preferences/loginwindow.plist" file in each user's "home" folder, but if the items aren't appearing in the pref pane, they are probably listed in one of the other locations.
The other user-specific file is in the "~/Library/Preferences/ByHost" folder, and is called the "loginwindow.xxx.plist" file, where the "xxx" usually represents the MAC address of the built-in ethernet card, so will vary from computer to computer. If present, try moving or deleting that file to see if that prevents the unwanted items from opening.
The computer's main "/Library/Preferences" folder can also contain a "loginwindow.plist" file, but any items listed in that file will open at login for all users. "Admin" privileges will usually be required to remove or make changes to this file.
Also, note that a computer's administrator can set up "login items" for "managed" users, through 'mcx_settings'. Again, this isn't something that an individual user can override themselves.
This probably isn't what you are after, but unless explicitly prohibited in 'mcx_settings', it also is possible during any given log in to prevent login items from opening by holding down the "Shift" key while logging in, but it would be necessary to do this every time.

Can we login to web app from the desktop app?

I have a link in a wing based desktop app. That link is related to ticket of some bug tracking tool.
Is that possible to navigate to that page in a browser (with login) by clicking the link in desktop app?
Thanks in advance,
Bachchu
Edited by: Bachchu on Mar 30, 2012 2:42 AM

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/awt/Desktop.html#browse%28java.net.URI%29 will open the System browser on the page designated by the specified URI argument.
If your bug-tracking webapp enables to browse directly to the given page, you probably just have to put the right URI (maybe with app-specific additional arguments to support direct login).
In most cases, the webapp will detect you're not logged, and first insert a login page then redirect you to the target page after login in.

Ical not in login items but opening at startup

is anyone else experiencing this issue? i got an error message for my sync services and once that was fixed my ical is opening at startup but it's not in my login items. i went into my login items and added it and then removed it trying to trick my machine but it didn't work.
on a side note, all of a sudden a copy of my idisk is showing up on my desktop and it hasn't been there for quite some time.
i wonder if there's an issue with one of my volumes or a database/preference issue?

That is normal in Lion and Mountain Lion. Those systems try to reopen any apps that were open when you shut down. To stop that from happening, simply uncheck the box in the shut down dialog:

MacOSX - EOS Utility v2.14.10 - Each Time Run - Re-Installs Itself in Bootup List (Login Items)

First, I love my Canon 60D, however the EOS Utility v2 running under MacOSX 10.9.3 has a frustrating quirk not present in EOS Utility v1.x.
Each time I manually run the EOS Utility the darn thing insists on installing itself on the Mac's list of user software to run when the system boots up. On a Mac this is called a "Login Item". You can, and I have, deleted the EOS Utility "Login Item" entry in System Preferences --> Users & Groups --> Login Items (tab) List of Login items. When I reboot it is not running in the background, which is what I want ... for lots of reasons having to do with overall OSX system stability.
However, when I connect my camera and manually run EOS Utility v2 everything works fined EXCEPT once again it insists that the utility should be run in the background anytime I bootup my Mac and re-enables itself on the Login Items list. This is not the utilities perogative. All other apps I've used understand this. They might install themselves on the Login Items list when you first install the app, but if you delete the entry on that list the app will respect your choice and will not force itself back on the list just to run the app.
QUESTION - How does the user disable this re-install on OSX's Login Item list behavior. If this can't be disabled I will downgrade to EOS v1.x or use a 3rd party app until enough users complain to Canon. I could understand if Canon wants to default to running in the background when the user first installs the software, but if the user specifically removes the entry on the Login Items list, the app should respect this user decision.
Thank you.

Have tried uninstalling Canon EOS 2 utility, re-installing from scratch after a power down and cold reboot of the Mac (OSX v10.9.3), however I experience the same problem from EOS as before. No other utility on my Mac or any I have heard about has displayed EOS's rude behavior; re-asserting itself as a background task at bootup when the user has specifically tried to disable this action.
Another person who posted a comment on this thread mentioned that on a PC, EOS-3 demonstrated a somewhat related characteristic; it installed itself to run in the background everytime the PC was booted, however there was an EOS preferences field that disabled this function. So it seems odd to me that Canon thinks auto-enabling itself as a bootup background task on the computer is unusual behavior for EOS. You just forgot to include a field in MacOSX EOS preferences to disable it. Nothing is perfect, but please update the utility now that it has come to Canon's attention.
I have looked thru the Mac version of EOS-2 and have not found any similar way in EOS preferences to disable EOS from always enabling itself to run in the background when it is manually run. This is rather a bother each time EOS is used - to always have to use MacOSX System preferences to tell EOS again... and again.... and again... and again.... and AGAIN ... to leave my OS system bootup settings alone.
If there is no way to disable this unfortunate characteristic I will start posting notices on several Mac user and photography websites seeking other user's advice to disable EOS auto-startup or warn them about this problem so they can find other camera file transfer utilities as I will be doing. Very unfortunate.

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