Oracle® Solaris 11.2 Desktop User's Guide

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Updated: July 2014
 
 

Setting Session Preferences

The Startup Applications 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 on 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 10-16  Session Options
Dialog Element
Description
Automatically remember running applications when logging out
Select this option if you want the session manager to save the state of your session when logging out. The session manager saves the session-managed applications that are open, and the settings associated with the session-managed applications when you log out. The next time that you start a session, the applications start automatically with the saved settings.
Remember currently running applications
Select this option if you want the session manager to save the current state of your session. The session manager saves the session-managed applications that are open, and the settings associated with the session-managed applications. The next time that you start a session, the applications start automatically with the saved settings.