autorun just feels to windowy...changed to autostart

autostart.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Things that will get started automatically at startup
+# greenclip for clipboard management
+exec --no-startup-id greenclip daemon
+
+#picom for compositing
+exec_always --no-startup-id picom --backend glx --vsync
+
+#password keyring unlock
+exec --no-startup-id /home/kellya/projects/public/gnome-keyring-yubikey-unlock /home/kellya/gnome-secret
+
+# start nm-applet for network tray icon
+exec --no-startup-id nm-applet
+
+# Set screen lock
+exec xset s 300 5
+exec xss-lock -n /usr/libexec/xsecurelock/dimmer -l -- xsecurelock
+
+# Load workspace configs
+exec --no-startup-id "i3-msg 'workspace $ws1; append_layout ~/.config/i3/layout/w1.json'"
+exec --no-startup-id "i3-msg 'workspace $ws2; append_layout ~/.config/i3/layout/w2.json'"
+exec --no-startup-id "i3-msg 'workspace $ws3; append_layout ~/.config/i3/layout/w3.json'"
+exec --no-startup-id "i3-msg 'workspace $ws4; append_layout ~/.config/i3/layout/w4.json'"
+exec --no-startup-id "i3-msg 'workspace $ws5; append_layout ~/.config/i3/layout/w5.json'"
+exec --no-startup-id "i3-msg 'workspace $ws6; append_layout ~/.config/i3/layout/w6.json'"
+
+# use gnome settings to set gnome things to dark mode by default
+exec --no-startup-id /usr/libexec/gsd-xsettings
+
+# start background rotator script
+exec --no-startup-id ~/bin/bg_rotate.sh
+
+# Always need firefox, so let's just start it
+exec --no-startup-id firefox
+
+# Create a kitty workspace for mail
+exec --no-startup-id "kitty --name mail neomutt"
+
+# start the auto run .desktop files
+exec --no-startup-id dex-autostart --autostart --environment i3

config

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ floating_modifier $mod
 include workspaces.conf
 
 # Include the initial exec commands
-include autorun.conf
+include autostart.conf
 
 
 # Pull the rest of config from .conf files in conf.d