redshift-gtk doesn't read conf files at log-in

[PolGZ]

I have checked the FAQ and open issues, and I don't think my issue is exactly mentioned there, since it is not because I'm using the ~/.config/redshift/redshift.conf path.

1. When run from terminal redshift-gtk -c ~/.config/redshift.conf it works fine
2. When I run the same command from my WM (bspwmrc) it works fine
3. When run by loggin in from ~/.config/autostart (using dex) it says "no such file or directory, unable to load the file"

Here is my .desktop file:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Redshift
Exec=redshift-gtk -c ~/.config/redshift.conf
Icon=redshift
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Utility;
StartupNotify=true
Hidden=false
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true

Expected behavior Being able to load it at start using dex as any of my other autostart .desktop files. dex -a -s /etc/xdg/autostart/:~/.config/autostart/

Error output/logs/screenshots error.png

Software versions (please complete the following information):

• OS: Debian 11 stable
• Redshift version: redshift 1.12
• Redshift installed from: regular repositories using apt

Others If you are wondering why I don't just run it from my bspwmrc it is because it creates by default a redshift-gkt.desktop file when it launches, so next time I restart my WM or log-out&back in, I get the error again.

For now I commented out the "Exec=" line on the desktop file, so it doesn't create another one and it runs just from my window manager startup programs, but since it creates a autostart entry on its own, I would like to know why it can't read the file, and I would like to use it, so I also get it on other WMs and x11 DEs from that autostart .desktop file.

[philippludwig]

This is most likely because the ~ is not expanded in your .desktop file; put the complete path there and it should work.