[tor-bugs] #2941 [Vidalia]: Start Vidalia when my system starts (General Setting in OSX)

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#2941: Start Vidalia when my system starts (General Setting in OSX)
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 Reporter:  jrklein                      |          Owner:  chiiph        
     Type:  enhancement                  |         Status:  new           
 Priority:  minor                        |      Milestone:                
Component:  Vidalia                      |        Version:  Vidalia 0.2.10
 Keywords:  osx, login item, auto start  |         Parent:                
   Points:                               |   Actualpoints:                
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 The general setting "Start Vidalia when my system starts" is currently
 only available in WIN32.  I'd like to make this setting available in OSX
 as well.

 The original request that inspired this ticket was part of #2383:  "add an
 option to set Vidalia as a login item so users won't have to do this
 manually in the "Accounts" system preference or by right-clicking on the
 dock icon and then going to "Options > Open at Login"."

 The auto start functionality in OSX is normally implemented via "Shared
 File Lists" or "Apple Events", as described here:

 http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPSystemStartup/Articles/CustomLogin.html

 The "Shared File Lists" method (recommended by Apple) is only compatible
 with OSX 10.5+, while the "Apple Events" method is compatible with OSX
 10.2+.

 I am planning to implement via "Apple Events" so that this feature does
 cause compatibility issues with OSX 10.4.

 Enabling "Start Vidalia when my system starts" will add this item to the
 current user's Login Items.  Disabling this option will remove this item
 from the current user's Login Items.

 I'd like to rename this option from "Start Vidalia when my system starts"
 to "Start Vidalia on login" to more accurately reflect the nature of this
 option.  It appears that this option is currently only starting Vidalia
 upon login in WIN32 as well (via
 HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run).

 Does anyone have feedback before I begin work on this?

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