Would it not just be the easiest way to put your scripts under /etc/network/if-up.d/? Then they get run once that connection is brought up.

Dito

Joe - just for quick edits on a text file

Sorry for the delayef answer (still short of new to lemmy).

Basically you crasped the core of Icewm: super minimalistic. But it does everything I need.

Over the years, I have looked into fancier desktop environments, but they all seem unnecessary overloaded to me.

Maybe a short work flow clarifies how I use icewm:

1. After login, the startup script starts all programs that I regularly need.
2. Shortcuts to resize windows and move them to different desktops and circle through open windows.
3. Shortcuts to open more common programs
4. For everything else: konsole

IceWM. Just the bare minimum I need. But nothing more.