Thank you!! I'm still hoping not to be forced to switch (not that Vista is much better) but it's great to know it works.
On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Steve Gledhill <st...@pcresolver.es> wrote: > A right-click on the taskbar gives a popup with recent files and then I > get two icons in the icons section near the clock : one for each instance. > I can click either of those as needed. > > The short cut (shift ctrl m) for rapid entry pops a dialogue box with the > option to choose which file. > > So, I can tell you that multiple instances of MLO work fine in Windows 8. > That is MLO Version 4 > > Steve > > > On 8 February 2013 17:01, Lisa Stroyan <lstro...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I thought I only had to check the option. Are you starting MLO from the >> task bar or is there another way to start it, equiv to Start menu on other >> Windows? I wonder if stopping and restarting MLO would help? >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 8:39 AM, Steve Gledhill <st...@pcresolver.es>wrote: >> >>> Hi Lisa. >>> >>> I did that but then I couldn't open a second instance. If I open MLO >>> again it takes me to my already open file. If I go File New or File Open it >>> closes my live instance. >>> >>> I am still on the trial version ( I will buy it but I'm hoping to find a >>> discount code!) >>> >>> How do you get a second instance working? >>> >>> thanks >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> On 8 February 2013 15:11, Lisa Stroyan <lstro...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, Steve. On other Windows systems it puts two copies in the >>>> system tray. (If you feel like trying it out, just check Options -> >>>> Behaviour -> Allow multiple instances, then start another copy. It won't >>>> hurt your data file, it will bring up a blank one. I find it quite useful >>>> for testing out features, after populating the blank file with a template). >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 2:04 AM, Steve Gledhill <stevegl...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Lisa >>>>> >>>>> I haven't tried multiple instances but I can tell you the rapid entry >>>>> works with the "Always show icon in system tray". I don't know wWhich of >>>>> your multiple instances it would go to though >>>>> >>>>> Steve >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, 6 February 2013 20:10:14 UTC+1, Lisa S wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I don't have Windows 8 and I was wondering if someone that does, can >>>>>> try something out for me. I'm wondering how some of the options work. I'm >>>>>> assuming "Allow multiple instances" setting under Tools – > Options – > >>>>>> Behaviour works fine? >>>>>> >>>>>> What about "Always show icon in system tray," also under Tools - > >>>>>> Options - > Behaviour? What happens if you already have MLO dragged to >>>>>> the >>>>>> Task Bar (lately I've been dragging specific files to the task bar so I >>>>>> can >>>>>> easy go between a test datafile and my real one)? In that case how does >>>>>> "Enable Rapid Task Entry dialog from tray icon" under Tools - > Options >>>>>> - > >>>>>> Rapid Task Entry behave? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Lisa >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>> Lisa Stroyan, mailto: ...@gmail.com >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Lisa >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> Lisa Stroyan, mailto: lstro...@gmail.com <lstro...@gmail.com> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en >>> . >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Lisa >> >> ------------------------------ >> Lisa Stroyan, mailto: lstro...@gmail.com <lstro...@gmail.com> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MyLifeOrganized" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MyLifeOrganized" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Lisa ------------------------------ Lisa Stroyan, mailto: lstro...@gmail.com <lstro...@gmail.com> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. 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