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Re: the "Apps.AUTO" folder

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> In article <mpro.malbn1000oqsx03ys.lists@thesandfords.me.uk>,
>    John Sandford <lists@thesandfords.me.uk> wrote:
>> Its easy to setup a folder to mimic "run at boot", I have had one
>> for years, it contains all the apps I want loaded at boot and is
>> activated by a single obey file in tasks.
>>      I do it this way as removing the single obey file leaves me with a
>> basic boot sequence, for troublexhooting.

Chris Johnson  wrote on 19 Sep:
> I do something very similar, although I don't actually even put the
> obey file in boot at all. This means I always have a relatively clean
> boot, although I do normally run the Iyonix 24/7. It sits on the
> pinboard, and one double click runs the apps I need. Can be extended
> by having obey files for different reasons, eg programming, office
> work, etc.

I like that idea.  Could you pass on the syntax of your obeyfile, 
please, Chris?  Probably something like Theo suggested, I guess, which 
somehow repeats over all the apps that live in a certain folder?


By the way, the thought occurred to me that my $.Apps.AUTO folder 
might have originated back about 2004 when I had a Riscstation for a 
while.  Maybe AUTO was a Roy Heslop or Simtec innovation that I copied 
to the RiscPC.  Sometime I'll dig out the Riscstation harddrive and 
check.


-- 
Jim Nagel                        www.archivemag.co.uk
>> "from" address is genuine but will change.  website has current one.
   See you at Kenilworth?   http://mug.riscos.org/show12   July 7

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the "Apps.AUTO" folder Jim Nagel <jimnewsm10d@abbeypress.co.uk> - 2012-09-18 01:16 +0100
  Re: the "Apps.AUTO" folder Philip Draper <Philip@borehamh.demon.co.uk> - 2012-09-18 11:24 +0100
  Re: the "Apps.AUTO" folder Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-09-18 10:58 +0100
    Re: the "Apps.AUTO" folder Brian Carroll <bric-nospam@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-09-18 18:09 +0100
      Re: the "Apps.AUTO" folder John Sandford <lists@thesandfords.me.uk> - 2012-09-19 10:28 +0100
        Re: the "Apps.AUTO" folder Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-09-19 11:28 +0100
          Re: the "Apps.AUTO" folder Jim Nagel <jimnewsm10d@abbeypress.co.uk> - 2012-09-20 02:04 +0100
            Re: the "Apps.AUTO" folder druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2012-09-21 20:23 +0100
  Re: the "Apps.AUTO" folder Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-09-18 11:10 +0100
    Re: the "Apps.AUTO" folder Jim Nagel <jimnewsm10d@abbeypress.co.uk> - 2012-09-18 14:20 +0100
      Re: the "Apps.AUTO" folder "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-09-18 16:18 +0100
      Re: the "Apps.AUTO" folder Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2012-09-18 18:57 +0100
      Re: the "Apps.AUTO" folder Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-09-18 21:02 +0100
        Re: the "Apps.AUTO" folder Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-09-18 22:48 +0100
          Re: the "Apps.AUTO" folder Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2012-09-19 07:21 +0100

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