GNOME Do is starting at login, but "Start GNOME Do at login" checkbox is unmarked

Thank you for your bug report. The desktop file in /etc/xdg/autostart is not an issue, as the one in ~/.config/autostart will override that one. When you uncheck the "Start GNOME do at login" preference, you should see a "Hidden=true" field in ~/.config/autostart/gnome-do.desktop.

Is that no happening?

Sorry if I wasn't clear enough.

The first time you run Gnome Do, there is no "gnome-do.desktop" file at "~/.config/autostart/". Gnome Do will check for that file to set the "Start GNOME do at login" preference. Given that there is no file, the check box will remain unchecked, but Gnome Do will start at login anyway because of the desktop file in "/etc/xdg/autostart".

It you want to disable the execution of Gnome Do at login, first you have to check "Start GNOME do at login" preference (a desktop file will be added in "~/.config/autostart/" with a "Hidden=false" field) and then you have to uncheck it (the "Hidden" field in "gnome-do.desktop" will be set to true).

I think Gnome Do should also check for a desktop file in "/etc/xdg/autostart" (or whatever is set in $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS) to set the "Start GNOME do at login" preference.

I don't think this is a duplicate of #288172. In #288172 the problem was that if you uncheck the "Start GNOME Do at login" option, gnome-do was starting anyway. In this bug, checking and then unchecking "Start GNOME Do at login" is the only way to avoid starting GNOME Do when the user logs in.

I will try to clarify the problem by modifying the bug description.

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-do - 0.8.3.1+dfsg-1

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gnome-do (0.8.3.1+dfsg-1) unstable; urgency=low

  * New upstream bugfix release: (Closes: 561271)
    + Fixes for network status detection (Closes: #543517, #543778)
      (LP: #422461)
    + Fixes misleading "Start GNOME Do at login" checkbox (LP: #398303)
    + Fixes a number of crash bugs in the Trash docklet (LP: #439731)
      (Closes: #552239)
    + Fixes problems with the naming of the default theme, leading to crashes.
      (LP: #475871, #448094)
    + Fixes startup problems when run by users with usernames > 9 characters
      long. (LP: #439949)
  * debian/patches/02_use_cli_for_wrapper:
    + Refresh for new upstream changes
  * debian/patches/11_fix_autostart_when_directory_does_not_exist:
    + Drop; included upstream.
  * debian/control
    + Add Breaks on gnome-do-plugins < 0.8.2. Do now handles plugins
      slightly differently. This prevents users being surprised about
      missing plugins on upgrade. (Closes: #541708)
    + Bump Build-Dep on mono-devel to (>= 2.4.2.3) for mono-csc.
    + Transition to -cil-dev packages for Build-Dependends.
    + Bump Standards-Version to 3.8.3; no changes needed.
  * debian/rules:
    + Use mono-csc instead of csc for MCS
    + Pass -f -i to autoreconf to keep the buildsystem's libtool in sync
      with Debian's. Fixes libtool-related FTBFS (Closes: #560645)
    + Apply ltmain-add-as-needed.patch after autoreconf-ing for --as-needed
      magic.
    + Pass --as-needed to the linker to eliminate dependencies on unneeded
      libs.
  * debian/README.source:
    + Add to really comply with policy; we've got a patch system!
  * debian/ltmain-add-as-needed.patch:
    + Patch to add --as-needed magic to ltmain.sh
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