Re: Multiple versions of Audacity 3.x running simultaneously ???

On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 at 16:52, Bill Wharrie <[email protected]> wrote:

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> On 2021/04/27, at 11:27 AM, Steve Fiddle <[email protected]> wrote:
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> On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 at 09:25, Peter Sampson <
> [email protected]> wrote:
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>> On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 4:39 AM Leland <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>> Steve, what happens if you try to run the same version multiple times?
>>> I’m on Ubuntu 20.10 and when I try to execute the same executable it brings
>>> the already running Audacity to the front.
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>> On W1p I cannot run 3.0.3 and 2.4.2 at the same time
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>> 1) Launch 3.0.3
>> 2) Restore Down to make the window small
>> 3) Attempt to launch 2.4.2
>> 4) Observe: Audacity icon in applications bar flashes orange
>> 5) Observe the 3.0.3 window is maximized to full screen
>> 6) Observe: no 2.4.2 is launched
>> 7) Observe: no error message
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>> The same happens if I start with 2.4.2 and then try to launch 3.0.3
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>> Step 5 is annoying - if I want my window resized I want to do it myself,
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>> have it forced upon me.
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> It may be a bit annoying, but so is hitting your kneecap with a hammer -
> the trick to avoid the annoyance is to not do it ;-)
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> That does not change the fact that it shouldn’t happen.
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> On the other hand, the good thing about bringing the window to the front
> maximised, is that you can't miss seeing that Audacity is running, even if
> there is an "always on top" error dialog from another app which could
> conceivably hide a non-maximised Audacity window.
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> You’re turning a bug into a feature?
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or perhaps you're turning a feature into a bug? I'm not sure what was
intended other than not allowing multiple instances of Audacity.
If I recall correctly, raising the Audacity window to the front is
intentional, but I don't know about maximising the window.

Steve


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> — Bill
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> Steve
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>> Step 7, the lack of error message is unhelpful, the user is not informed
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>> the isue
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>> On Mac (mac OS 11.2.3 Big Sur) I can successfully launch 2.4.2 after
>> launching 3.0.3  -  and vice versa.
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>> Do we need to log this issue in Bugzilla ?
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>> Peter.
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>>> *From:* Steve Fiddle <[email protected]>
>>> *Sent:* Monday, April 26, 2021 2:21 PM
>>> *To:* Audacity-Devel list <[email protected]>
>>> *Subject:* [Audacity-devel] Multiple versions of Audacity 3.x running
>>> simultaneously ???
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>>> Do  we still check that only one instance of Audacity is running?
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>>> If so, that's not working.
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>>> I'll send a screenshot separately in case the mailing system blocks it.
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