Can one save a desktop layout with Gnome (i.e. a "Session Manager")?

Mauriat M mirandam at gmail.com
Mon May 12 20:56:15 UTC 2008


On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Chris G <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> Is it possible in Gnome to save a desktop layout and have it restored
>  when you start Gnome again?  I.e. if I have a convenient layout of
>  terminal windows on one workspace, a browser in another workspace and,
>  say, jPilot in a third can I save those applications and positions so
>  that they are started in the same places on the same worspaces when I
>  start Gnome again later?
>
>  Alternatively can you tell Gnome the workspace and position to start
>  up a number of applications automatically when you start up?
>
>  It's certainly possible on other window managers, some of them call it
>  Session Management, others just do it!

You can try:
gnome-session-save

Although some things don't re-position quite perfectly.

-Mauriat




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