Tdesktop: [Feature request] add a start minimized option on linux version

[eliadevito]

I'd like to have the possibility to start telegram minimized in the tray icon

[eliadevito]

This feature is not present on linux version.
I have corrected the title

[hai-nguyen-van]

Yes ! That would be great in Linux. In fact, autostart is not even necessary

Maybe you can just simply add some option like ./Telegram --no-startup-window in order to load the app only in background (as we already have a app indicator).

Then, we would add ourselves the command into Startup applications

[Maia-Everett]

+1. This is currently the major reason why I'm not adding Telegram to autostart.

[auchri]

@EmptyStackExn v7.10 comes with -startintray cmd parameter

[solarkraft]

I have it on autostart, but the window opening is a little annoying. It's bearable, though.

[solarkraft]

//Since the mobile version of GitHub does not seem to allow comment editing, I'll add another one.

Many desktop environments have an autostart functionality. I know GNOME has it and you might add a feature to enable it from the tg settings.

[telegramdesktop]

Try "-startintray" commandline option in the 0.7.10 version, maybe it will work fine for you. But the window yet is only minimized, not hidden. Maybe I should hide it if the libappindicator could be loaded.

[hai-nguyen-van]

@auchri @telegramdesktop Thank you ! That works great for me. Maybe you should add the option -h in order to list and gather all possible options for new users who would not be aware this feature yet :+1:

[anavarre]

Good idea. -h or --help sounds excellent.

[Maia-Everett]

Doesn't work for me (Ubuntu 14.10, GNOME 3.12). With -startintray, the main window is still shown, but fails to properly draw its contents and is filled with garbage.

[nplezka]

+1 and I have same @lucidfox issue (Ubuntu 14.04, Gnome 3.12)

[dkessel]

"Telegram -startintray" works for me in Xubuntu 15.04 . The application gets started and only the indicator is shown, no hidden window.

[brunoJeeAo]

With my Ubuntu 14.04 (Unity) I've a 'strange' behavior: Telegram starts with the option "-startintray", but I have to click sometimes on the tray icon to see my chats. First time I've to click on 'Open Telegram', after 'Minimize to tray' and then 'Open Telegram' again!

[Altair2015]

2015-03-03 15:30 GMT+07:00 brunoJeeAo [email protected]:

With my Ubuntu 14.04 (Unity) I've a 'strange' behavior: Telegram starts
with the option "-startintray", but I have to click sometimes on the tray
icon to see my chats. First time I've to click on 'Open Telegram', after
'Minimize to tray' and then 'Open Telegram' again!

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[sojusnik]

See here: https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/issues/512

[shadowlmd]

Option -startintray doesn't work as expected. When Telegram started with this option in Ubuntu 15.04, I can't open Telegram windows at all. No matter how many times I click tray icon and select "Open Telegram", nothing happens. I have to close Telegram and start it again regular way.

PS: I tried https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/issues/407#issuecomment-76905488, it works for me too. Indeed, a sequence of "Open Telegram --> Minimize to tray --> Open Telegram" shows the window finally. I hope you can fix this strange behavior.

[MatthewBooth]

I get the same as @brunoJeeAo 's comment. That's better than it starting up on the screen though

[mbnoimi]

@telegramdesktop Thanks for the hint.

I wonder why you don't want to add this option in Telegram settings GUI?

[PlusMinus0]

Appears to be working in cinnamon.

Just my to cents: The command should be either
-t
--startintray

also, as somebody mentioned: -h and/or --help should not start the program but show available command line options.

[brunoJeeAo]

PlusMinus0 the '--startintray' and '-t' options are incorrect, Telegram starts opened however (i.e. same thing if you type '--goofy'.)

[PlusMinus0]

I know that they are incorrect, hence "should be". The emphasis is on the number of dashes. A single dash for a single character, two dashes for a longer parameter.

https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Command_002dLine-Interfaces.html

[r10s]

Exactly I was looking for. Thank you very much.

[varentsov]

It's still buggy https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/issues/422

[garri-dev]

still happens...

[orschiro]

I can confirm that -startintray still opens the window on Ubuntu 16.10.

[iggbodiam]

@lucidfox I found this issue to that -startintray works on QT desktop and not GTK+ desktops, I reproduced the issue on Gnome 3. this is because it doesn't have a tray. does it make sense? or should telegram minimize on -startintray?

[Danieliko]

It's not working for me. Gnome 3.

[daboross]

It's working for me in a Gnome 3 session - but using lightdm not gdm (don't have gdm installed so haven't tested).

[mshkrebtan]

Works fine on my Debian 9 machine.
I have Gnome 3.22.2, with GDM and Topicons shell extension.

I just copied Telegram's .desktop file to ~/.config/autostart:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Telegram Desktop
Comment=Official desktop version of Telegram messaging app
TryExec=/opt/Telegram/Telegram
Exec=/opt/Telegram/Telegram -startintray -- %u
Icon=telegram
Terminal=false
StartupWMClass=TelegramDesktop
Type=Application
Categories=Network;InstantMessaging;Qt;
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/tg;
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.23