Bug 495207

Summary:	Make Dolphin always run in the background to accelerate start-up process
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	EpicTux123 <EpicTux123>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	kdedev, kfm-devel
Priority:	NOR
Version:	24.08.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
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Description EpicTux123 2024-10-22 19:09:15 UTC

On Microsoft Windows, explorer.exe is the process responsible for Windows Explorer (the file manager), but also for the taskbar and its related things.

On KDE Plasma, dolphin is responsible for the file managment, while plasmashell is responsible for the taskbar and its related things.

I think the reason that Windows always runs explorer.exe in the background may also be due to the fact that it makes the file manager start faster.

I believe the same idea could also be applied to Plasma. Having dolphin always running in the background would certainly speed-up its start-up process, because it would always be available on RAM.

Comment 1 TraceyC 2024-11-15 16:39:55 UTC

It is already possible to have Dolphin load on startup through System Settings - Autostart. 
You could have it start minimized if desired through right clicking the Dolphin title bar -> More Actions -> Configure Special Window Settings

Would this achieve what you're looking to do?

Comment 2 EpicTux123 2024-11-15 18:56:19 UTC

Hello, Tracey.

What you said is not what I meant. My idea is not to have Dolphin start with the system with a visible window; instead, it is to have it running in the background so when opening the app it would open faster. Instead of cloisng, Dolphin would "suspend" in the background (would still remain active using RAM, CPU etc.), so it starts-up faster the next time you click to open it.

Comment 3 TraceyC 2024-12-05 15:44:41 UTC

Seems reasonable to consider

Comment 4 EpicTux123 2024-12-05 16:54:54 UTC

Thanks. To clarify, this is to improve user experience, since Dolphin is very likely to be frequently used by the average user (because, well, file managment, in any capacity, is very common in daily usage).