John Brown wrote: > Gregory Pittman wrote: >> John Brown wrote: >>> It's not really a "Linux feature". On Windows, at any rate, you can run any >>> number of instances of an app at the same time. If the developer wants to >>> prevent multiple instances, he must take special measures. >>> >> Well, yes this is a Linux feature. Prior to Linux, the standard desktop >> computer behavior was to not allow one to start up a program already >> running. If Windows or Macs or whatever behave this way now, it's an >> adoption of this Linux behavior, not something they invented. > > If you say so, but I would regularly open two instances of Notepad or Write > so that I could copy and paste between 2 files, starting with Windows 3.1 in > 1993. > I remember also being slightly annoyed whenever I ran a program that only > allowed one instance at a time (I can't think of any right now, they were > very rare).
InDesign 1.5 and Pagemaker 6.52 for a start ! >>> I don't think that it is too much to ask that you at least get a warning >>> that >>> the file is already open. Vi gives such a warning. >>> >> I note that emacs also does this, but it's not universal. Kedit doesn't >> complain at all. Which is "right"? >> > > The "right" one is the one that takes a small step to avoid what could be a > big problem. It's just a word to the wise. Nobody is trying to prevent you > from > editing the same file twice if that is what you really want to do. Agreed. >> And why/how would someone have two versions of Scribus running with the >> same file? Presumably they would know why they were doing that, and take >> responsibility for various things that might happen. > > Anyone can make a mistake. I can anyway ! Cheers, J/. -- John Beardmore, MSc EDM (Open), B.A. Chem (Oxon), CMIOSH, AIEMA, MEI Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/ Carbon Trust Consultant: Energy Audit, Carbon Footprint, Design Advice Energy Efficiency Accreditation Scheme, (EEAS), Registered Assessor Phone: 0845 4561332 Mobile: 07785 563116 Skype: t4sustainability
