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When I run graphical programs in GNOME shell, they sometimes (but not always) start with "Always on Visible Workspace". I don't know what is different between the times they do and don't start in that mode.

How can I prevent that? I almost never want programs to start in this mode.

The programs affected include firefox (which I always start from gnome-terminal) and gnome-terminal (which I always start by clicking on an icon). I think I've seen the problem with other apps too.

I'm using X.org. As far as I can tell I'm not running anything like devilspie that might be likely candidates to interfere with this kind of thing after X programs have started.

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You can use this wrapper, by example ~/bin/firefox:

#!/bin/bash /usr/bin/firefox "$@" & sleep 3 wmctrl -r firefox -b remove,sticky

For sure, you need to install wmctrl if needed.

Make sure you place the script earlier than other paths in PATH variables, Ex in ~/.bashrc:

export PATH=~/bin:$PATH
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  • Thanks, I'll give this a try. Since opening the question I've noticed that I think even existing open windows somehow end up always visible. That leads me to question whether the problem was ever that they are always visible when they first open - perhaps they just turn always visible some time later. Any idea why they might end up always visible in the first place? Commented Nov 29, 2024 at 18:25

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