Save xfce4 session from the command-line
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I usually save the session with the graphical app xfce4-session-settings (Session -> Save Session). Can this be also done from the command-line? How?
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I usually save the session with the graphical app xfce4-session-settings (Session -> Save Session). Can this be also done from the command-line? How?
command-line xfce session
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Looking at the source, the client appears to be in settings/session-editor.c . The part that saves seems to send a message through this:xfsm_manager_dbus_client_checkpoint(manager_dbus_proxy, "", &error)but it seems to also get asynchronous answers. Perhaps you can create a non graphical version from it? I mean a new program.
– A.B
Oct 29 '17 at 16:51
@A.B Thanks for the pointers, if there is no CLI command, I'll check it out.
– tokland
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More information on using dbus-send with the xfce4-session manager, including saving sessions, see this link: users.xfce.org/~kelnos/testing/xfsm-dbus-examples.txt.
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Oct 29 '17 at 23:28
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I usually save the session with the graphical app xfce4-session-settings (Session -> Save Session). Can this be also done from the command-line? How?
command-line xfce session
asked Oct 29 '17 at 16:19
tokland
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I usually save the session with the graphical app xfce4-session-settings (Session -> Save Session). Can this be also done from the command-line? How?
command-line xfce session
asked Oct 29 '17 at 16:19
tokland
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asked Oct 29 '17 at 16:19
tokland
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asked Oct 29 '17 at 16:19
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asked Oct 29 '17 at 16:19
tokland
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Looking at the source, the client appears to be in settings/session-editor.c . The part that saves seems to send a message through this:xfsm_manager_dbus_client_checkpoint(manager_dbus_proxy, "", &error)but it seems to also get asynchronous answers. Perhaps you can create a non graphical version from it? I mean a new program.
– A.B
Oct 29 '17 at 16:51
@A.B Thanks for the pointers, if there is no CLI command, I'll check it out.
– tokland
Oct 29 '17 at 17:12
1
More information on using dbus-send with the xfce4-session manager, including saving sessions, see this link: users.xfce.org/~kelnos/testing/xfsm-dbus-examples.txt.
– guest123
Oct 29 '17 at 23:28
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Looking at the source, the client appears to be in settings/session-editor.c . The part that saves seems to send a message through this:xfsm_manager_dbus_client_checkpoint(manager_dbus_proxy, "", &error)but it seems to also get asynchronous answers. Perhaps you can create a non graphical version from it? I mean a new program.
– A.B
Oct 29 '17 at 16:51
@A.B Thanks for the pointers, if there is no CLI command, I'll check it out.
– tokland
Oct 29 '17 at 17:12
1
More information on using dbus-send with the xfce4-session manager, including saving sessions, see this link: users.xfce.org/~kelnos/testing/xfsm-dbus-examples.txt.
– guest123
Oct 29 '17 at 23:28
1
1
Looking at the source, the client appears to be in settings/session-editor.c . The part that saves seems to send a message through this:
xfsm_manager_dbus_client_checkpoint(manager_dbus_proxy, "", &error) but it seems to also get asynchronous answers. Perhaps you can create a non graphical version from it? I mean a new program.– A.B
Oct 29 '17 at 16:51
Looking at the source, the client appears to be in settings/session-editor.c . The part that saves seems to send a message through this:
xfsm_manager_dbus_client_checkpoint(manager_dbus_proxy, "", &error) but it seems to also get asynchronous answers. Perhaps you can create a non graphical version from it? I mean a new program.– A.B
Oct 29 '17 at 16:51
@A.B Thanks for the pointers, if there is no CLI command, I'll check it out.
– tokland
Oct 29 '17 at 17:12
@A.B Thanks for the pointers, if there is no CLI command, I'll check it out.
– tokland
Oct 29 '17 at 17:12
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More information on using dbus-send with the xfce4-session manager, including saving sessions, see this link: users.xfce.org/~kelnos/testing/xfsm-dbus-examples.txt.
– guest123
Oct 29 '17 at 23:28
More information on using dbus-send with the xfce4-session manager, including saving sessions, see this link: users.xfce.org/~kelnos/testing/xfsm-dbus-examples.txt.
– guest123
Oct 29 '17 at 23:28
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@guest123 pointed to this page. So, to save the current session, run:
$ dbus-send --session --dest=org.xfce.SessionManager --print-reply
/org/xfce/SessionManager org.xfce.Session.Manager.Checkpoint string:""
Works for me with xfce4 4.12.
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@guest123 pointed to this page. So, to save the current session, run:
$ dbus-send --session --dest=org.xfce.SessionManager --print-reply
/org/xfce/SessionManager org.xfce.Session.Manager.Checkpoint string:""
Works for me with xfce4 4.12.
answered Oct 30 '17 at 8:21
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@guest123 pointed to this page. So, to save the current session, run:
$ dbus-send --session --dest=org.xfce.SessionManager --print-reply
/org/xfce/SessionManager org.xfce.Session.Manager.Checkpoint string:""
Works for me with xfce4 4.12.
answered Oct 30 '17 at 8:21
tokland
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@guest123 pointed to this page. So, to save the current session, run:
$ dbus-send --session --dest=org.xfce.SessionManager --print-reply
/org/xfce/SessionManager org.xfce.Session.Manager.Checkpoint string:""
Works for me with xfce4 4.12.
answered Oct 30 '17 at 8:21
tokland
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@guest123 pointed to this page. So, to save the current session, run:
$ dbus-send --session --dest=org.xfce.SessionManager --print-reply
/org/xfce/SessionManager org.xfce.Session.Manager.Checkpoint string:""
Works for me with xfce4 4.12.
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Looking at the source, the client appears to be in settings/session-editor.c . The part that saves seems to send a message through this:
xfsm_manager_dbus_client_checkpoint(manager_dbus_proxy, "", &error)but it seems to also get asynchronous answers. Perhaps you can create a non graphical version from it? I mean a new program.– A.B
Oct 29 '17 at 16:51
@A.B Thanks for the pointers, if there is no CLI command, I'll check it out.
– tokland
Oct 29 '17 at 17:12
1
More information on using dbus-send with the xfce4-session manager, including saving sessions, see this link: users.xfce.org/~kelnos/testing/xfsm-dbus-examples.txt.
– guest123
Oct 29 '17 at 23:28