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Automatically hide applications on system launch

  • 25-07-2007 5:29pm
    #1
    Rollo Tamasi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    I have Adium and Skype set to automatically launch with OS X boots up.
    System Preferenes > Accounts > Login Items > ticks next to Skype and Adium in the Hide column

    The problem is that both of these applications actually display themselves on launch and I have to minimise them manually.

    What am I doing wrong?


Comments

  • #2
    Oriel
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Oriel


    I think these are programs which launch themselves automatically after a start.
    Go into their prefs and turn off their built-in auto-launch and try again.


  • #3
    Oriel
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,154 ✭✭✭Oriel


    Actually, I've just checked Adium and I don't think there is an option to auto-launch it.
    If it was me, I'd remove and re-add it to the Login items.
    Failing that, I'd post on the macrumors.com forums. :)


  • #4
    setanta5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 348 ✭✭setanta5


    I think this is the kind of thing Automator is designed for. Am i right in saying you want both of these programs to launch but you want them to be minimized straight away? In that case i wuold say build an automator workflow and set it to run as part of your login procedure.
    You can get good info on the support page of Apples website.


  • #5
    Rollo Tamasi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,514 ✭✭✭Rollo Tamasi


    Thanks for the tips guys,
    I modified my preferences last night but I never tested them, hopefully when I boot up this evening I will have a clean desktop :)


  • #6
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    I don't know about Skype but I have Adium set up this way and it hides just fine.

    And there's a difference between hide and minimise. Hiding will hide the app completely until you click on the application icon in the dock. Minimising is when you shrink a window into the corner of the dock.


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