Hi, the changes made to "the status window" are not permanent:
- disable the status window from the preferences
- click on the workrave icon in the taskbar
- the status window reappears
- close and restart workrave
- the status window is still there

I think that the preferences should override the fact that the status window has been opened.


ubuntu 11.04
workrave 1.9.3 from the official repository

I have the same problem.

(I almost created a new issue, when I realized it was here.
I'll copy my text here anyway.
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In short: The status window setting should not change when you once look at the current times, as it does now.

Reproducing:
If you turn off the status window in Preferences / User interface / Status Window, so as to prevent it from appearing after booting,
and then  click on the Workrave icon once to have a look at the current times,
the setting will change to turned on.

So the next time you boot, the status window will appear, although you just wanted to look at it once.)

*** Bug 1136 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

This is still occurring in Workrave 1.10.2 / Ubuntu 13.10. (Status window always appears when I log in, even if I disabled it in preferences last time.)

The linked duplicate contains a suggestion about gconf settings. On my machine there are dconf settings instead. Changing these settings does not fix the problem.

Additionally, when the status window appears it appears "chromeless" (no title bar or window edges). Logging out and logging in again sometimes fixes the chromeless state, but not always.

I attempted to work around this by setting /org/workrave/gui/main-window/enabled in dconf.

If I run the following from the command-line, it will show/hide the status window as expected:

    /usr/bin/dconf write /org/workrave/gui/main-window/enabled false

However, adding the same command to Ubuntu Startup Applications doesn't work.

Small victory: adding `/usr/bin/dconf write /org/workrave/gui/main-window/enabled false` as a reaction to Cuttlefish starting works. The Workrave status window appears briefly, then disappears. (This suggests maybe I did something wrong when setting it in Startup Applications?)

In Cuttlefish:

 * Create a new reflex
 * Set it to activate by stimulus "Cuttlefish Startup"
 * Add a reaction "Start application (advanced mode)"
 * Executable is dconf (/usr/bin/dconf)
 * Parameters are `write /org/workrave/gui/main-window/enabled false`
 * Working directory: none
 * Run in terminal: off
 * Wait until application exits: on (your preference I suppose)
 * Add Cuttlefish to Startup Applications

For more info on Cuttlefish (an Ubuntu application):

 * https://apps.ubuntu.com/cat/applications/cuttlefish/
 * http://askubuntu.com/questions/310559/how-to-install-cuttlefish-in-ubuntu-13-04

This is obviously just a workaround, it would be preferable for the status window state to be remembered / settings to be honored.

Fixed. 

I removed some code that fixed incorrect settings that could be generated by Workrave 1.9.3.... This code re-enabled the mainwindow if the system tray icon was disabled. This would (in the past) cause Workrave to become inaccessible.

(git commit 7d27488bcfa9ef3646afc2a3868f10a8c1a86a2e)