"Start Minimized on Boot" GUI option is missing

Yowlen commented 6 years ago

Your system information

Steam client version (build number or date): Oct 1, 2018
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Xubuntu 18.04
Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] No
Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

When booting, Steam starts up in the window, with no option in the Settings to start minimized. I could've sworn Steam used to behave this way at one point in Linux and I know it still behaves that way in Windows, but I can't for the life of me figure out why this functionality was removed.

The only possible explanation I can think of on my end is that I had to remove the Status Notifier Plugin on my panel due to crashes relating to a bug in another app, forcing the other app & Steam to use the legacy Notification Plugin stuff. But Steam minimizes to the Notification tray icon just fine, so I don't see why this option would not be present. Unfortunately, I can't test this without uninstalling the other app, and I can't really do that right now.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

Install Steam and set it up via the additional installer.
(Maybe remove the Status Notifier Plugin from the panel?)
Reboot.

Yowlen commented 2 years ago

I've had mine marked as read-only since it was first suggested by someone a few months after I opened this issue. Specifically, I enable the autostart option within Steam, then manually add the -silent parameter, and then mark the file read-only.

I haven't run into any problems in the 3+ years since doing that. Steam doesn't overwrite it or anything, and it functions as expected. I consider it probably the easiest workaround in the bunch or at least one of the easiest.

I really wish Steam would fix this themselves, but at least I haven't needed to bother with it for most of the time since I opened this issue.

olejon commented 1 year ago

I've known about this option, and know all about the Linux filesystem, the prioritizing of folders etc of XDG. However, why does Steam requires the window to be the active window to start Big Picture Mode using the Guide button on my Logitech, that Steam considers Xbox controllers although the layout is more PS, just logical as 360s are very well supported.

Any way to use -silent and having a controller being able to launch Big Picture Mode. I mean BPM has improved A LOT now.