[DESKTOP] start application on specific virtual desktop kubuntu

[WillemH]

Hello all,

I'm new here and to Kubuntu so please direct me elsewhere if this is not the right forum; also: English is not my first language.

Running Kubuntu 20.04; fresh install, up to date:
Linux willem-kubuntu-001 5.4.0-29-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 29 14:32:27 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Operating System: Kubuntu 20.04
KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.68.0
Qt Version: 5.12.8
Kernel Version: 5.4.0-29-generic
OS Type: 64-bit
Processors: 8 × Intel® Core™ i5-8250U CPU @ 1.60GHz
Memory: 3,7 GiB

I have setup 3 virtual desktops: "Internet", "Work", "Multimedia". Kubuntu saves the session state when I turn the laptop off. I want Elisa to always be running on "Multimedia".

Every now and then (but not always), after restarting the laptop, Elisa will be on "Internet" (the first [default] desktop, I believe).
Sending Elisa to "Multimedia" works without problem.

Is there an extra flag to set to force an application to be tied to one specific desktop?

Thank you.

[jlittle]

Yes.

Window rules can do exactly that. Set them up in System settings, Window Management.

[WillemH]

Solved Forcing an application to start on a specific desktop

Yes.

Window rules can do exactly that. Set them up in System settings, Window Management.

Thank you, @jlittle, this set me on the right track. I went over to the Window Manager but could not at first find the right option to set. But you gave me a way to better specify my google-search, which came up with:

https://unix.stackexchange.com/quest...sktop-activity

So I started Elisa, clicked the top left menu-button on the window, and then chose "special application setting" --> "Desktop" --> "force" (not sure if these are the right english terms; my translations from Dutch).
After clicking "OK" Elisa immediately was placed on the right desktop.

Thanks for helping me out.