"Launch at login" doesn't work

[simonbcn]

Please confirm the following:

• Be sure to check out FAQ
• I have carefully read the README
• I have searched through the issues page but couldn't find a solution.(Including issue that has been closed)
• Easydict has been upgraded to the latest version
• I understand and agree to the above, and understand that the project maintainer has limited energy, issues that do not follow the rules may be ignored or closed directly

Problem description

When I activate "launch at login" it doesn't really add it to the login items or start it when I reboot the system.

Is the issue consistently reproducible?

Reproducible

Steps to Reproduce

Read problem description

Screenshot

Runtime log

com.izual.Easydict 2024-08-16--07-54-56-460.log

Expected result

It should add easydict to the login items on macOS.

Proposed solution (optional)

No response

Device type and OS version

Apple M2, macOS 14.5

Are you willing to submit a PR to fix this issue?

• I'm willing to submit a PR to fix this issue

[tisfeng]

Hello, please check the system settings - Privacy and Security - Automation, and ensure that Easydict has System Events permissions #625 (comment) .

If it already exists, try turning it off, then re-enable it, and then reopen the "Launch at login" item in Easydict.

[simonbcn]

But this should not be so. Why doesn't it ask for permissions from the application itself when you activate that option?

[Jerry23011]

Because Easydict uses Apple Script with launch at login

Easydict/Easydict/Swift/Feature/Configuration/Configuration.swift

Line 588 in f18eb57

fileprivate func updateLoginItemWithLaunchAtStartup(_ launchAtStartup: Bool) {

But this should not be so. Why doesn't it ask for permissions from the application itself when you activate that option?

This is a good point. Perhaps we can consider using other ways to implement launch at login. @tisfeng

This package works well.

[tisfeng]

Thanks for the suggestion, it does need improvement here.

Using AppleScript for launch at login is not a good choice, it was just a solution for #64 and #79 .

Since we only support macOS 13+, it's time to switch to SMAppService.

LaunchAtLogin-Modern is a good option, I'll take a look at it later.

[tisfeng]

This issue will be fixed in next release.

[tisfeng]

Hello, the 2.9.0 version has fixed this issue.