How autostart Spotify minimized on Ubuntu?

[dan-cer17]

Hi! I want to have Spotify in my autostart on Ubuntu (which is no problem), but minimized to systray.

I installed "AllTray" in Ubuntu (14.04, 64bit) , wrote a shell script:

#!/bin/bash
alltray spotify &
exit 0

 made it executable, but Spotify still starts with maximized Window.

Any solution?

Thank You very much!

[olejon]

I provided a solution for this in this thread:

http://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Desktop-Linux-Mac-and/Start-spotify-minimized-on-linux/td-p/122...

[dan-cer17]

This solution doesn't work here in ubuntu 14.04 64bit. I tried both shell scripts and another sleep duration (10 instead of 3).

[olejon]

Did you change the window title if not on premium? I'll look into it later today.

[dan-cer17]

I'm on premium (1st month - trial).

[olejon]

I just tried my script in a clean and fully updated Ubuntu 14-04 64-bit virtual machine, and it works just fine as before. I even added it to Startup Applications and it works great.

So:

1. Have you installed wmctrl?
2. Did you make the script executable?
3. Are you sure the title of your window is exactly "Spotify Premium - Linux Preview" and nothing else?
4. How did you make the script run when you log in? I assume you have tried the script from the command line

And paste your current script here.

[dan-cer17]

1.: Yes

2.: Yes

3.: Yes

4.: in autostart-list: command:

/opt/spotify/spotify-client/spotify.sh

[dan-cer17]

Starting the script with terminal minimizes it to systray, as I want.

So I changed the time in the script from 3 to 15 (because 10 did not work before). And then it goes well.

I thought it is going well, but now there is NO SOUND, neither in spotify nor other player.

Strange!

[dan-cer17]

I solved the SOUND-Problem by de-install and re-install spotify. Now it's working well.

Except shortcuts for pause/play or next sometimes not working...