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

> On 2021/04/27, at 1:12 PM, Steve Fiddle <[email protected]> wrote:
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> On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 at 16:52, Bill Wharrie <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
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>> On 2021/04/27, at 11:27 AM, Steve Fiddle <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
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>> On Tue, 27 Apr 2021 at 09:25, Peter Sampson <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
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>> On Tue, Apr 27, 2021 at 4:39 AM Leland <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 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, not
>> 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.

That’s not what I recall. When attempting to launch a second Audacity, it just failed. It did not bring the currently-running Audacity to the front and it did not zoom the window. 

So, on my Mac …

Start 3.0.2. Fine
Switch to Finder
Start 3.0.0
3.0.0 icon appears briefly in the dock
3.0.2 icon bounces a few times in the dock then stops
Audacity 3.0.2 window zooms to “fill the screen” but not “full screen” (same as option-click on the green zoom button)
Audacity 3.0.2 does not come to the front.
Switching to Audacity 3.0.2, an option-click on the green zoom button restores the previous window position and size.

I complained about this maybe a year ago and others could not reproduce it. Now Peter is seeing it consistently on his Mac, as am I (both Catalina and Big Sur).

I this really important? Perhaps not. P3?

But it is annoying and it is definitely unintended and unwanted behaviour and makes us look bad.

— Bill

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> 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 of
>> 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] <mailto:[email protected]>> 
>> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 2:21 PM
>> To: Audacity-Devel list <[email protected] <mailto:[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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>> Steve
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