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I have ubuntu 13.04 and kde 4.11.



I'd like to start thunderbird goldendict and calibre at startup but they have to minimized.



I have tried kstart but it doesn't work well I guess.



I have already set them up to run at startup from System Administration/Startup but at this moment they run at startup in normal mode.



How can I do that? If there is no way to do that from kde settings I could also use a script that will run at startup.



Thanks


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You can try to achive that with KWin Rules Window Matching.



Example Calibre application.



1) Make sure to disable the "splash screen on startup" in calibre




  • Open Calibre and go to Preferences > Look and Feel > Main Interface



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  • Uncheck "Show splash screen on startup" , then click and "Apply"




2) Go to System Settings > Window Behavior > Window Rules



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3) Creating the rule.




  • Click in "New" a new window cames up and fill the Description. eg: Calibre.

  • Click in "Detect Window Properties", the cursor will be a "Cross" and with the cross click in the Calibre Window.



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  • A new window will appear (With the calibre window information), check "Secondary class name" then OK.



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  • Go to the Size & Position tab and check Minimized , Apply Initially and Yes.



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  • Click OK then Apply




4) Add Calibre to startup.




  • Go to System Settings > Startup and Shutdown > Autostart then click in Add Program



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  • Search for Calibre in the Office Category, then click OK, then Click OK again in the Properties for calibre.desktop window





Finally you can Logout and Login or Restart you computer to test "Calibre minimized at startup".



It should look like this:



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Calibre will start minimized in the Task Manager.



NOTE: Please change the rule for matching anything according to your needs. This is just an example.



Hope it helps.


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