Iconify 0.42 on start

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On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 6:07 PM, codemonkey
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> New question #97405 on Zim:
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> Hi,
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> I'd like the start zim iconified on KDE 4 (F12).  Is there a way to do this?  I looked at the --help and there doesn't appear to be an option to do this.
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> I saw a similar question here <https://answers.launchpad.net/zim/+question/41268> but the answer appears to be out of date.  The --iconfiy switch is not recognized by 0.42.
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Okay, thanks.

A workaround is to install wmctrl (from repository) and add the following to the session startups:

zim && sleep 1 && /usr/bin/wmctrl -c 'Zim'

You need the 'sleep 1' to allow time for Python to get going and produce the window, before wmctrl tries to find it.

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I should add, it is necessary to have the 'Tray Icon' plugin enabled in Zim for my wmctrl workaround to be effective.

It may also be necessary to call Zim with its full path:

/usr/bin/zim && sleep 1 && /usr/bin/wmctrl -c 'Zim'

Why if I execute this command from the terminal zim opens minimized in the traybar (so it works as it should). But if on Gnome I put the command to the session startups this trick doesn't work.

I think the option to start Zim minimized is really important, just see other notebook apps like tomboy and gnote. They also come with a gnome-applet.

To use the workaround in Gnome startup applications, a bit more is needed.

There are some timing problems at startup – there are many things starting at the same time and resources are stretched. (I think maybe the user environment is not established, too.)

This works for me:

Put the following code in a script file in ~/bin/zimstart. Don't forget to make the file executable:

#! /bin/bash

sleep 15 && /usr/bin/zim && sleep 2 && /usr/bin/wmctrl -c ' - Zim'

Then put a call to the script in Startup Applications. You will need to use the full path (use the 'Browse button when adding the startup command). Adjust the 'sleep' times to suit your machine. I'd suggest starting with longer times and reducing them when it works.

The Zim window will flash on the screen – there's no avoiding that, I think. (Some other applications with start-iconified built-in do that, too. It's only at log-on, not after that.)

I have also added space-hyphen-space in front of 'Zim' in the wmctrl argument to make sure I get the right window.

@Nicholas Wastell: Thanks, your tip works

Fixed in rev226. Now running "zim --plugin trayicon" should just start the trayicon without showing a notebook.