Post A6rmflpz5IN0mAzDIu by totoroot@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #A6rlrUJbxPPLx8rqb2 by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-05-03T08:12:58Z
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Question for the #KDE users out there who are much more knowledgable on all this than me...I have a number of apps open on boot, but they all open as windows, so my screen is filled with windows that I then need to close.What I would like to do is open these apps straight to the system tray, not as windows. In Ubuntu, it did this automatically. Can I do this in KDE?If it helps, I'm running Kubuntu 20.04.TIA!
(DIR) Post #A6rmflpz5IN0mAzDIu by totoroot@fosstodon.org
2021-05-03T08:21:56Z
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@kev You can use Kwin's Window Rules to apply settings to all windows or just to certain applications. There is a checkbox for 'Minimized' and there should be a dropdown entry 'Apply initially' :kubuntu: Please let me know if that works as expected
(DIR) Post #A6rn15Gw1PqL8IktDE by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-05-03T08:25:54Z
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@totoroot I have no idea what that is or how to manage that. I'm VERY new to KDE.
(DIR) Post #A6rnCceOGKRhq6EDXU by piggo@piggo.space
2021-05-03T08:28:08.166164Z
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@totoroot @kev minimized is not system tray. to my knowledge this only works if the apps support being minimized to the tray by themselves, usually using a command line flag. There also used to be a script that did this for any app, but last time i checked it was broken.
(DIR) Post #A6rnNbcUR0Z1pPZoci by piggo@piggo.space
2021-05-03T08:30:06.990864Z
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@totoroot @kev found it https://github.com/mbt/alltray
(DIR) Post #A6rnfgtxXHcHQDN5zE by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-05-03T08:33:13Z
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@piggo the problematic applications are MatterMost and the Private Internet Access VPN client. I know the latter has a quiet flag, and I have that set, but KDE isn't honouring it for some reason. Like I said, both these applications start to the system tray in Ubuntu, so it's clearly possible.@totoroot I'll take minimised as a stop-gap though. I've just done some searching for the Window Rules and think I've found a solution. Thanks for the tip!
(DIR) Post #A6rqeJIW6oGzmwtKMq by baschi29@qoto.org
2021-05-03T09:06:35Z
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@kev @piggo @totoroot Mattermost has a --hidden flas that should work. You will need to modify the mattermost Command in the Autostadt settings
(DIR) Post #A6rqpF4SAFsZrfWfZo by baschi29@qoto.org
2021-05-03T09:08:37Z
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@kev @piggo @totoroot Mattermost has a --hidden flas that should work. You will need to modify the mattermost Command in the kde Autostart settings to my understanding, maybe the Start Commando Form the APP menu aswell
(DIR) Post #A6rsu7Y9kp9ntYsDAG by Talkless@fosstodon.org
2021-05-03T09:31:41Z
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@kev RMB on the application window title bar -> More Actions -> Special Window|Application Settings...
(DIR) Post #A6rti6Vpsxfl9mccIS by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-05-03T09:40:54Z
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@baschi29 didn't work unfortunately. I wonder if it's something to do with the fact I'm using the snap?@piggo @totoroot
(DIR) Post #A6s1RGhNYksbSWVJnE by friend@linuxrocks.online
2021-05-03T11:07:28Z
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@kev Does it work when you launch it from a terminal with that flag?@baschi29
(DIR) Post #A6s75ozFzl8v9m1U5w by nicofee@fosstodon.org
2021-05-03T12:10:46Z
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@kev Do they autostart, i.e. are listed in the 'Autostart' settings or are they opened as part of the session restore, i.e. started because they were open when you shut down?
(DIR) Post #A6s89l9uGogCOcRiFc by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-05-03T12:22:45Z
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@nicofee Mattermost has the “launch on startup”checkbox enabled, but doesn’t appear in autostart. PIA appears in autostart.
(DIR) Post #A6sBLTpunflu0cNLZA by nicofee@fosstodon.org
2021-05-03T12:58:29Z
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@kev Please check if running `/snap/bin/mattermost-desktop --hidden` works as expected.It does not for me, but maybe that's because I'm not logged into any server
(DIR) Post #A6sPP3ll3csdgE23RQ by nicofee@fosstodon.org
2021-05-03T15:36:02Z
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@kev here's what I found:- There is no generic "autostart to tray" thing and I fail to see how that would work technically without being a giant hack- Mattermost Snap does not appear in the Autostart config list because Snap is being special (sigh) and has the relevant files in a non-standard location- Mattermost removed the --hidden flag and the autostart without window behavior intentionally-- PIA autostarts with --quiet and that works fine for me on Kubuntu 21.04
(DIR) Post #A6sPQnZmEbT62LG0lE by nicofee@fosstodon.org
2021-05-03T15:36:24Z
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@kev here's what I found:- There is no generic "autostart to tray" thing and I fail to see how that would work technically without being a giant hack- Mattermost Snap does not appear in the Autostart config list because Snap is being special (sigh) and has the relevant files in a non-standard location- Mattermost removed the --hidden flag and the autostart without window behavior intentionally- PIA autostarts with --quiet and that works fine for me on Kubuntu 21.04
(DIR) Post #A6sZEul4hjy6NXVuMK by kev@fosstodon.org
2021-05-03T17:26:13Z
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@nicofee I don’t know what to tell you, but it works just fine in Ubuntu Gnome. 😊