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aehageman
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save desktop windows open software applications etc

Postby aehageman » 27.01.2016 07:00:11

I was hoping that I could figure this out without bothering anyone. I failed.
Is there a way, and if so how, to save each desktop, so that after I reboot each desktop is restored to its last status.

example
photoshop, 3 firefox tabs, 2 chrome tabs and my email is open in desktop one.
5 chrome, 1 firefox, 1 opera and skype are opened in the desktop two.
etc etc.
I need to reboot, for what every reason.
After I reboot I would like the desktops to come back as they were before. Same URLs open in each browser. Skype where I left it. Photoshop ready to go.
Programs not that big a deal. At minimum the browsers are very important.
While doing research and working on several web sites much of my time is spent searching for that tab with for that thing I was just working on or resorting my tabs after I restore the browser.
I am an Internet Consultant and always have several projects open at one time. Attempting to keep up with my bills.

Thanks in advance.
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Works great!

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Re: save desktop windows open software applications etc

Postby Sebastian » 28.01.2016 11:59:07

:dex:,

there's no one-click solution to automatically save and restore window/desktop scenarios with Dexpot.

However, you may use modules like 'Assign applications', 'Desktop Rules' and 'Configure Desktops > Start-up' to set up a manual distribution of your applications/windows.
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Re: save desktop windows open software applications etc

Postby aehageman » 29.01.2016 12:11:48

Thank you for the quick response!
I have read about these modules and thank you for the list.
The number of options available with Dexpot is why I installed to begin with.

I am even more impressed now that I am up and running.
Big fan of keyboard shortcuts!

I have not seen that these modules have the capability of opening the appropriate URLS from the last session or files in a specific program or browser. I will continue searching, testing and I will read about and research these modules in more depth.

If I could hibernate and reboot at the same time, that would meet my goals.

Thank you for the guidance.

AEHageman
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Re: save desktop windows open software applications etc

Postby Ion-C » 12.11.2019 02:25:55

You're into developer territory. You'd have to use autohotkeys (recommended) or another scripting app for specific magic.


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