Using Lubuntu 18.04.1. I am running an application on startup from ~/.config/lxsession/Lubuntu/autostart. This application uses node.js to start a Chromium browser full screen in kiosk mode, and must run with user privileges. This is basically a kiosk with touchscreen. The problem is the desktop is visible for about 3 seconds before the application starts, allowing the user to interact with the desktop. Is there a way to hide the desktop while my application is starting?
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Tried starting my app from /usr/share/xsessions/Lubuntu.desktop with the command Exec=/bin/bash <path to my startup sh> instead of Exec=/usr/bin/lxsession ... Wind up with Chromium filling the left half of the screen but offset down and right by about 8 pixels, also cut off at the bottom by about the same. Behind Chromium is a terminal window that I can't get to. I get a strange X cursor when I move to the right side of the screen, which is blank.– Steve BaylusAug 23, 2018 at 16:13
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If you just need the browser and nothing more, I would propose writing a custom startup script.
#!/usr/bin/env bash
xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr
exec your_chrome_call
This way you (after you (automatically?) log in) you will get a blank screen, with no possibility to interact and after that the fullscreen chrome
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No, it's running a node application that starts Chromium as the UI. Yes, it does auto-login. I will investigate using an X session script to start my application. Aug 22, 2018 at 13:57