I'm trying to add an application for startup that runs a program with a flag. I entered xpad -h and xpad --h into the command line. Xpad is a sticky note application, and the -h flag tells it to hide the windows but still keep an indicator open. Whenever I login, my computer will open Xpad but won't hide the windows, which I believe means that the flag is ignored. Am I doing something wrong?
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I finally figured out how to fix the problem I had with Xpad. I created a script:
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/usr/bin/wuala -silentto startup applications and it works like it should. – Jakob Apr 14 '12 at 22:02/usr/bin/xpad -hand still nothing. Would a script work better? – Ryan McClure Apr 14 '12 at 22:10xpad. A script might be a possible workaround - why not try it? – Jakob Apr 14 '12 at 22:19#!/bin/bash xpad -hand that still does not work. Meh, it's not too tough to just close the window on login. – Ryan McClure Apr 14 '12 at 22:30