On 11/10/25 10:59, Yifan Liu wrote:
Dear All,
LyX opens all documents in new windows instead of tabs, despite my
preference setting indicating documents should open in tabs. I am
using LyX Version 2.4.0~RC3 on Linux Mint 22.2 Cinnamon. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Yifan Liu
Yifan,
I'm using 2.4.0-RC3 on Mint 22.2 (MATE) and have no problem with this. I
suspect it's a matter of two different (slightly confusing) settings. In
Tools > Preferences > Look & Feel > Document Handling > Windows & Work
Area, the first two check boxes are "Open documents in tabs" and "Use
single instance". The first one determines what happens when you use
File > Open to open another document while working on an existing
document in LyX. (If checked, the document opens as a new tab; if not
checked, LyX starts a new instance for it.) It only affects documents
opened by LyX. The second checkbox determines how documents opened
outside LyX (by double-clicking an icon, or using xdg-open in a
terminal, or something else) are handled. (If checked, they will open as
tabs in an already running instance of LyX; if not checked, they will
open in a new instance of LyX.)
Do you have both checked?
Paul
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