Have you ever been bitten by accidentally loading multiple instances of the same application in GNOME? When you click on the launcher of an already-running application in GNOME, it will load up another instance of the same application, instead of switching to the already running one. This can lead to bugs and other unforeseen behaviour, which of course isn't desirable. In GNOME 3, this issue has been resolved.
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Member since:2007-12-26
Well I don't know, The only programme I know that behaves annoyingly is Thunderbird, when I open it when it is already open the newly open instance keeps saying it starting in the taskbar.
I do not want this feature, for example, if I want another terminal in another workspace (which happens allot!), now I just click the terminal icon in my panel, or press the keyboard shortcut. With this feature I'll have to,
1)click the terminal icon (which most probably switches to the workspace an instance in located.)
2)open a new window
3)switch the new window to the workspace I wanted it to be (which I have to remember)
This might not seem such a big problem, but considering how many times I need a quick terminal it can really mess up my work flow.
Edited 2009-09-03 13:31 UTC
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Member since:2007-11-02
Yes, my second sentence was:
"In this we'll be in good company with newer releases of other operating systems, but it's still a major change. What I want to explain in this blog entry is what that means from a user perspective."
Insert "GNOME" before "user" here; not all GNOME users/sysadmins/developers have used Windows 7 or OS X, and I wanted to explain the change to that audience. There are no plans to run out to patent it...
Member since:2006-01-01
The only thing is that with some apps it is desirable to open multiple windows (OOo, Firefox)...the user will have to use the file menu to open a new window. no big deal.
Hmm why the file menu? If one is trying to address an issue at least do it right:
- When a program is running and its icon is clicked from the task bar / launch bar, activate its window BUT when a program is running and an icon is clicked from the "Applications" menu, create another instance.
I think Gnome 3 is going to be a fantastic release with all of this polish being added. We are finally moving away from the windows UI model and creating our own distinct environment!
Hmm only time will tell...
Edited 2009-09-03 21:53 UTC
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2005-11-05
This makes a lot of sense...
The only thing is that with some apps it is desirable to open multiple windows (OOo, Firefox)...the user will have to use the file menu to open a new window. no big deal.
I think Gnome 3 is going to be a fantastic release with all of this polish being added. We are finally moving away from the windows UI model and creating our own distinct environment!