Setting Session Preferences

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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 37 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.

Configuring Startup Applications

Use the Startup Programs tab of the Startup Applications 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.