I would like to see my task list each time I power up my computer e.g from file in my Desktop. How I can do it? It can be shown on terminal or in open file what ever.
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1I have answered something similar in the past. I'll link it once i find. Basic idea is to create a script that calls zenity program and give it file as argument. – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy Sep 19 '16 at 10:37
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2Here it is : http://askubuntu.com/a/772163/295286 – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy Sep 19 '16 at 10:41
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@Serg Sorry I spent 15 minutes writing my answer while you were searching for another. Let me know if it's better and I'll delete my answer. – WinEunuuchs2Unix Sep 19 '16 at 10:53
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Meh, the idea is basically the same, but your approach might be better - maybe they want to edit list later in libreoffice – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy Sep 19 '16 at 10:59
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If its just a plain text file you could use `conky` to have an eye-candy readonly todo list as part of your desktop. Editing would be a separate thing for sure. – dufte Sep 19 '16 at 12:07
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Your first step is to find out the name of your notepad / GUI editor / writer program as described in this Q&A: How does one find out the command line corresponding to GUI app (eg, LibreOffice Writer)? In my case I use LibreOffice Write and the command is libreoffice --writer.
The next step is to select Dash which is the first option on the Launcher. In the search field type in Startup and select the icon Startup Applications. The following window pops up:
Select the Add button. And this window appears:
Fill in your writer / program name and pass it the name of your to-do file. This is probably the hardest part to get right and often requires a little experimentation.
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Proving that experimentation is needed when using the above example tonight an error was displayed:
Checking the actual file name ends in .odt edit the Startup Application profile and change the file name by adding the extension .odt and then voila on every boot you get:
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To display it using a shell script copy & paste this:
#!/bin/bash # my to do list cat filename
into a new text file & save it with a .sh extension, then add it to startup as explained above. If you want to display the contents of a longer file replace "cat" with "less".
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