Startup projects
Projects that open themselves when XTop launches. Pair this with Start with Windows and your work is already up when you sign in.
Turning it on
In a project's edit dialog, tick "Open automatically when XTop starts" and choose what should happen:
| Action | What opens |
|---|---|
| IDE | The project's IDE (its own default, or the global one) |
| Terminal | A terminal in the project folder, in its environment |
| Both | The IDE and a terminal |
| Run a command | One of that project's own quick commands |
Every project with the flag set opens on launch.
The timing, and why
Projects open 2.5 seconds after launch, then 1.2 seconds apart.
That is not caution for its own sake: launching several IDE windows in the same instant makes Windows drop some of them. Spacing them out is what makes "open four projects at sign-in" reliable.
When one fails
A missing folder or a deleted command does not abort the run. The rest still open, and the failure is reported rather than swallowed — so you find out that a path moved, instead of quietly getting three windows instead of four.
See also
- Start with Windows — so the app itself is running to do this.
- Quick commands — for the run a command action.