how to run program at startup?

[hotpinkflamingo]

Hello,
I'm sure this has been asked before, but I've been searching and can't find anything.
How do I run a program at startup? I found the "startup applications" app, but I have no idea how to set it up. I also tried checking the "remember running applications" box on the options tab, but it didn't cause the program I want to run to open at startup.
It's the Google gadjets program that I want to run.
Can anyone help?
thank you

[howefield]

Hello,
I'm sure this has been asked before, but I've been searching and can't find anything.
How do I run a program at startup? I found the "startup applications" app, but I have no idea how to set it up. I also tried checking the "remember running applications" box on the options tab, but it didn't cause the program I want to run to open at startup.
It's the Google gadjets program that I want to run.
Can anyone help?
thank you

Press the "Add" button, and type the name of the app into the name field, the command to start it in the command field, and whatever you want in the comment field. Then press the "Add" button.

Looks like the command to start is ggl-gtk


Tutorial with images half way down the page at...
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-install-google-gadgets-in-ubuntu-804-hardy-heron.html

[hotpinkflamingo]

thank you very much :)