Gnome session restore

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

I'm experimenting with Gnome (I'm a long-standing KDE user), but can't
figure out how to save and restore a login session, i.e. restore all
open apps after logging in, including window placement on several
virtual desktops.

Surely this is possible, but how?

poc

[Jon LaBadie]

On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 05:38:14PM +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>  I'm experimenting with Gnome (I'm a long-standing KDE user),
> but can't
>  figure out how to save and restore a login session, i.e. restore all
>  open apps after logging in, including window placement on several
>  virtual desktops.
>  
>  Surely this is possible, but how?
>   
I assume it is similar to Mate.

  System -> Preferences -> Start Up Applications
                                    V
                               Options Tab

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Jon H. LaBadie                  jonfu(a)jgcomp.com

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Sun, 2019-03-24 at 13:54 -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote:
>  On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 05:38:14PM +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan
> wrote:
>  > I'm experimenting with Gnome (I'm a long-standing KDE user), but can't
>  > figure out how to save and restore a login session, i.e. restore all
>  > open apps after logging in, including window placement on several
>  > virtual desktops.
>  > 
>  > Surely this is possible, but how?
>  > 
>  I assume it is similar to Mate.
>  
>    System -> Preferences -> Start Up Applications
>                                      V
>                                 Options Tab 
There is no "System" menu. The Settings menu has no such option.

poc

[Jon LaBadie]

On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 06:55:02PM +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>  On Sun, 2019-03-24 at 13:54 -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote:
>  > On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 05:38:14PM +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>  > > I'm experimenting with Gnome (I'm a long-standing KDE user), but
> can't
>  > > figure out how to save and restore a login session, i.e. restore all
>  > > open apps after logging in, including window placement on several
>  > > virtual desktops.
>  > > 
>  > > Surely this is possible, but how?
>  > > 
>  > I assume it is similar to Mate.
>  > 
>  >   System -> Preferences -> Start Up Applications
>  >                                     V
>  >                                Options Tab
>  
>  There is no "System" menu. The Settings menu has no such option.
>  
>  poc 
The "dconf-editor" may have what you need.

After start up, select

    Org -> gnome -> gnome-session

There are AutoSave options for "always" and "one time".

Jon
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Jon H. LaBadie                  jonfu(a)jgcomp.com

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Sun, 2019-03-24 at 18:59 -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote:
>  On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 06:55:02PM +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan
> wrote:
>  > On Sun, 2019-03-24 at 13:54 -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote:
>  > > On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 05:38:14PM +0000, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>  > > > I'm experimenting with Gnome (I'm a long-standing KDE user), but
> can't
>  > > > figure out how to save and restore a login session, i.e. restore all
>  > > > open apps after logging in, including window placement on several
>  > > > virtual desktops.
>  > > > 
>  > > > Surely this is possible, but how?
>  > > > 
>  > > I assume it is similar to Mate.
>  > > 
>  > >   System -> Preferences -> Start Up Applications
>  > >                                     V
>  > >                                Options Tab
>  > 
>  > There is no "System" menu. The Settings menu has no such option.
>  > 
>  > poc
>  
>  The "dconf-editor" may have what you need.
>  
>  After start up, select
>  
>      Org -> gnome -> gnome-session
>  
>  There are AutoSave options for "always" and "one time". 
Thanks. I might have a look but for now I've fled back to the
familiarity of KDE. Better the devil you know :-)

poc

[Kevin Fenzi]

On 3/24/19 10:38 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
>  I'm experimenting with Gnome (I'm a long-standing KDE user),
> but can't
>  figure out how to save and restore a login session, i.e. restore all
>  open apps after logging in, including window placement on several
>  virtual desktops.
>  
>  Surely this is possible, but how? 
I don't know of any way with default gnome.

You can use tweaks to set autostarted applications and it will launnch
them on login, but it would be up to the application to save/resume it's
state.

kevin