Why won't this application start when I log in?

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Published on 2010-10-22T00:56:56Z Indexed on 2011/02/26 23:32 UTC
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I have a file in ~/.config/autostart/ that looks like this:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=python ~/Documents/StackApplet/stackapplet.py
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/stackapplet.png
Terminal=false
Comment=a panel indicator for monitoring StackExchange sites

Name=StackApplet

Categories=Utility;

Unfortunately, it isn't working - the application is not starting when I log in. If I open a terminal and copy-and-paste the command listed in Exec above, then the application runs just fine.

What am I doing wrong?

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