I've copied the files from the etc/xdg/autostart directory to *all* of the autostart directories, and still these files appear to be being ignored ....

Right now, to get my volume, wifi, power, bluetooth, and etc. applets to work, I have to run a script every time I boot the system up:
# cat startus.sh 
/usr/lib/at-spi/at-spi-registryd &
bluetooth-applet &
sh -c "sleep 30; exec /usr/lib/evolution/2.28/evolution-alarm-notify" &
gnome-at-visual -s &
 gnome-keyring-daemon --start &
gnome-power-manager &
gnome-screensaver &
/usr/lib/gnome-settings-daemon/gnome-settings-daemon &
/usr/lib/gnome-session/helpers/gnome-settings-daemon-helper &
gnome-volume-control-applet &
/usr/lib/gnome-volume-manager/gnome-volume-manager --sm-disable &
sh -c "sleep 60 && python /usr/share/gnome-panel/add-indicator-applet.py" &
sh -c 'test -e /var/cache/jockey/check || exec jockey-gtk --check 60' &
# maximus &
netbook-launcher &
nm-applet --sm-disable &
/usr/lib/policykit-1-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1 &
sh -c "sleep 30; exec system-config-printer-applet > /dev/null 2> /dev/null" &
seahorse-daemon &
update-notifier --debug-updates --startup-delay 60 &
xdg-user-dirs-gtk-update &
/usr/lib/vino/vino-server --sm-disable &
wicd-client &
yahoo-set-defaults-user &


# for D in $(find / -name autostart); do echo -e "\n$D:"; ls -A $D; done

/etc/xdg/autostart:
at-spi-registryd.desktop        gnome-settings-daemon-helper.desktop         print-applet.desktop
bluetooth-applet.desktop        gnome-volume-control-applet.desktop          seahorse-daemon.desktop
evolution-alarm-notify.desktop  gnome-volume-manager.desktop                 update-notifier.desktop
gnome-at-session.desktop        indicator-applet.desktop                     user-dirs-update-gtk.desktop
gnome-keyring-daemon.desktop    jockey-gtk.desktop                           vino-server.desktop
gnome-power-manager.desktop     netbook-launcher.desktop                     yahoo-set-defaults-user.desktop
gnome-screensaver.desktop       nm-applet.desktop
gnome-settings-daemon.desktop   polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop

/home/swajime/.config/autostart:
at-spi-registryd.desktop        gnome-settings-daemon-helper.desktop  polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop
bluetooth-applet.desktop        gnome-volume-control-applet.desktop   print-applet.desktop
evolution-alarm-notify.desktop  gnome-volume-manager.desktop          seahorse-daemon.desktop
gnome-at-session.desktop        gome-terminal.desktop                 update-notifier.desktop
gnome-keyring-daemon.desktop    indicator-applet.desktop              user-dirs-update-gtk.desktop
gnome-power-manager.desktop     jockey-gtk.desktop                    vino-server.desktop
gnome-screensaver.desktop       netbook-launcher.desktop              xhost.desktop
gnome-settings-daemon.desktop   nm-applet.desktop                     yahoo-set-defaults-user.desktop

/usr/share/gnome/autostart:
at-spi-registryd.desktop        gnome-settings-daemon-helper.desktop  polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop
bluetooth-applet.desktop        gnome-volume-control-applet.desktop   print-applet.desktop
evolution-alarm-notify.desktop  gnome-volume-manager.desktop          seahorse-daemon.desktop
gnome-at-session.desktop        indicator-applet.desktop              update-notifier.desktop
gnome-keyring-daemon.desktop    jockey-gtk.desktop                    user-dirs-update-gtk.desktop
gnome-power-manager.desktop     libcanberra-login-sound.desktop       vino-server.desktop
gnome-screensaver.desktop       netbook-launcher.desktop              yahoo-set-defaults-user.desktop
gnome-settings-daemon.desktop   nm-applet.desktop

/usr/share/autostart:
at-spi-registryd.desktop        gnome-settings-daemon-helper.desktop  polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop
bluetooth-applet.desktop        gnome-volume-control-applet.desktop   print-applet.desktop
evolution-alarm-notify.desktop  gnome-volume-manager.desktop          seahorse-daemon.desktop
gnome-at-session.desktop        indicator-applet.desktop              update-notifier.desktop
gnome-keyring-daemon.desktop    jockey-gtk.desktop                    user-dirs-update-gtk.desktop
gnome-power-manager.desktop     nepomukserver.desktop                 vino-server.desktop
gnome-screensaver.desktop       netbook-launcher.desktop              yahoo-set-defaults-user.desktop
gnome-settings-daemon.desktop   nm-applet.desktop

/usr/share/gdm/autostart:
at-spi-registryd.desktop        gnome-settings-daemon-helper.desktop  polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1.desktop
bluetooth-applet.desktop        gnome-volume-control-applet.desktop   print-applet.desktop
evolution-alarm-notify.desktop  gnome-volume-manager.desktop          seahorse-daemon.desktop
gnome-at-session.desktop        indicator-applet.desktop              update-notifier.desktop
gnome-keyring-daemon.desktop    jockey-gtk.desktop                    user-dirs-update-gtk.desktop
gnome-power-manager.desktop     LoginWindow                           vino-server.desktop
gnome-screensaver.desktop       netbook-launcher.desktop              yahoo-set-defaults-user.desktop
gnome-settings-daemon.desktop   nm-applet.desktop

Any help resolving this would be appreciated ...

j