Load an application when session starts

**aecordoba** · 26-Jun-2008, 12:12

Hi!

I'm using openSUSE 11.0.

How can I load an application (specifically "Evolution"), minimized to my system tray (beside clock), when I open my user session?

Thank you, in advance.

Uwe Buckesfeld · 26-Jun-2008, 13:24

* aecordoba,

Gnome or KDE3 or KDE4 or XFCE or or or...?
;-)

Uwe

**aecordoba** · 26-Jun-2008, 13:32

I'm using KDE3.5

**linux-spack** · 26-Jun-2008, 14:59

Add a link to the application in your ~/.kde/Autostart folder. I don't know if you can control whether it is minimized or not.

**aecordoba** · 26-Jun-2008, 15:26

Thanks a lot!

**Cinq-Marquis** · 26-Jun-2008, 16:57

@aecordoba

Remember that evolution can interact with the KDE3.5 desktop in various unpleasant ways

I used to have a Gnome desktop underneath my KDE3.5 desktop for example.
If anything strange happens: kill evolution ! Hmmm that sounds like sound religious advise

**aecordoba** · 26-Jun-2008, 17:26

Thank you for the advise.
I noted KDE4 don't work very well. So I use KDE3.5 and now I'm using "Kontact" (with Kmail).

Thank you again.

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