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Oracle Solaris 11 User's Guide for the GNOME Desktop Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library |
1. Getting Started With the Desktop
3. Using the Desktop Workspaces
5. Using the Desktop Applications
8. Using the Desktop Tools and Utilities
How to Edit a Keyboard Shortcut
Setting Look and Feel Preferences
Desktop Background Preferences
Setting Internet and Network Preferences
Input Method Keyboard Preferences
Keyboard Accessibility Preferences
The Sessions preference tool enables you to manage your sessions. You can set session preferences, and specify which applications to start when you start a session. You can configure sessions to save the state of applications in the Oracle Solaris Desktop, and to restore the state when you start another session. You can also use this preference tool to manage multiple GNOME sessions.
You can customize settings in the following functional areas:
Session options
Startup programs
Use the Session Options tab to manage multiple sessions, and to set preferences for the current session. The following table lists the session options that you can modify.
Table 9-16 Session Options
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Use the Startup Programs tab of the Sessions preference tool to specify non-session-managed startup applications. Startup applications are applications that start automatically when you start a session. You specify the commands that run the non-session-managed applications in the Startup Programs tab. The commands execute automatically when you log in.
You can also start session-managed applications automatically. For more information, see Setting Session Preferences.
You can add, edit, or delete a startup application.
To add a startup application, click the Add button. The New Startup Program dialog is displayed. Type the name of the application in the Name field. Then type the command to start the application in the Command field. You can also specify a comment in the Comment field
To edit a startup application, select the startup application, then click the Edit button. The Edit Startup Program dialog is displayed. Modify the command and the startup order for the startup application.
To delete a startup application, select the startup application, then click the Remove button.