[PD-dev] [ pure-data-Patches-3587404 ] ability to start multiple pd-guis

[Roman Haefeli]

On Don, 2013-01-03 at 14:26 -0800, SourceForge.net wrote:
> Patches item #3587404, was opened at 2012-11-14 22:29
> Message generated for change (Comment added) made by millerpuckette
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> Category: puredata
> Group: None
> >Status: Pending
> >Resolution: Accepted
> Priority: 5
> Private: No
> Submitted By: IOhannes m zmölnig (zmoelnig)
> Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
> Summary: ability to start multiple pd-guis
> 
> Initial Comment:
> starting with Pd-0.43, pd-gui checks whether it is already running and
> tries to reconnect to the existing one.
> 
> while this is ok in some situations, it is an issue in other
> situations:
> - when starting multiple instances of Pd on different desktops (i'm
> using the xfce window manager), the new instance will automatically
> focus the desktop of the already-running instance, which makes it
> difficult to separate those instances again (assuming that each
> instance has a number of windows open on startup)
> - when using pd-gui to connect to a remote pd-core (while another
> instance of Pd is running on the same machines) is practically
> prohibited by this behaviour
> 
> it would be great if one could turn of this feature (at least when
> starting from the cmdline; and esp. when a <remotehost>:<remotport> is
> given...currently there is onl a check for remotport>5400 (when
> starting without <remotehost>)


I just noticed this made into Miller's Pd and finally I can start Pd
instances in different workspaces again (i.e. new instances do not
automatically switch to the workspace anymore where the old instance is
already running).

I just want to express my satisfaction that this is finally fixed.
Thanks!

Roman