Sessions 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 GNOME 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 the settings for sessions and startup applications in the following functional areas:

  • Session Options
  • Startup Programs

8.5.2.1. Setting Session Preferences

Use the Session Options tabbed section to manage multiple sessions, and to set preferences for the current session.

Table 8-17 lists the session options that you can modify.

Table 8-17 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.

8.5.2.2. Configuring Startup Applications

Use the Startup Programs tabbed section 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 tabbed section. The commands execute automatically when you log in.

You can also start session-managed applications automatically. For more information, see Section 8.5.2.1 ― Setting Session Preferences.

Table 8-18 lists the startup applications preferences that you can modify.

Table 8-18 Startup Programs Preferences
Dialog Element Description
Additional startup programs

Use this table to manage non-session-managed startup applications as follows:

  • To add a startup application, click on the Add button. The New Startup Program dialog is displayed. Enter the name of the appplication in the Name field. Then enter 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 on the Edit button. The Edit Startup Program dialog is displayed. Use the dialog to modify the command and the startup order for the startup application.
  • To delete a startup application, select the startup application, then click on the Remove button.
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