mathoudebine / mathoudebine/turing-smart-screen-python
Add Autostart option to Configuration window
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Description
Could be a checkbox to enable/disable autostart.
It would use Scheduled Tasks for Windows, and systemctl for Linux (? for macOS)
Discussed in https://github.com/mathoudebine/turing-smart-screen-python/discussions/712
Originally posted by darnasii March 10, 2025
How about add autostart function to run screen after login to Windows?
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Research direction
Start from the Configuration window entry point and trace how settings are stored and applied. Define the platform-specific autostart behavior for Windows Scheduled Tasks and Linux systemctl, clarify the macOS approach, and consider the work done when the checkbox reliably enables or disables startup after login on supported platforms.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100