I've put skype &
in my .fluxbox/startup
file, and Skype indeed does start when I power the computer on. The problem is, it often doesn't load as an applet. You can see what I mean on this screenshot:
On this rare occasion, it did load up in that little bar, but, as I've said, that happens rarely. It's very weird because Skype does start, its window does show and all, but that small icon (usually) doesn't. Why is that?
This is my startup file:
#!/bin/sh
x-terminal-emulator &
nm-applet &
gnome-sound-applet &
conky &
batti &
skype &
fbsetbg -f .fluxbox/wallpapers/w1.jpg
exec fluxbox