kmail taking 2 attempts to start

[bendy]

Hi All

One new problem I have with 16.10 is starting kmail. When I click to start it the first time, no kmail window appears. However the System Minitor shows a kmail process has started.

If I kill the kmail process (e.g. killall kmail) and then click a second time, it starts normally.

I checked, and akonadi is running before I try to start it the first time.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

[bendy]

I'm still having this problem. What I have noticed is that when I start up and log in, kmail is auto-starting itself and a kmail process is already running before I click on the icon. This isn't something I set up myself i.e. there is nothing in the autostart section in the control centre.

[GreyGeek]

It's probably running in your system tray, but is marked "auto" (shows only when unread emails exist) or "hidden".
I mark mine as "show".
In you KMail settings is the option to start KMail at boot up and to set its icon in the system tray.

[bendy]

I fixed this in the end by going into the System Settings panel then Startup and Shutdown > Desktop Session, and selecting "Start with an empty session" (instead of "Restore previous session").

[GreyGeek]

I fixed this in the end by going into the System Settings panel then Startup and Shutdown > Desktop Session, and selecting "Start with an empty session" (instead of "Restore previous session").

Ah, that's nice to know.