John Brown wrote: > Gregory Pittman wrote: >> As I said in my original comment, actual user instances should dictate >> what seems to make sense. >> In emacs, if you try to open a file already open, you will simply go to >> that file in buffer, not open the file from disk again, unless you open >> another instance of emacs. Is that what Scribus should do? Why? >> >> Greg >> > > I really don't care if Scribus allows you to open a file more than once > or not, even if I canot think of a good reason why somebody would > deliberately do that.
Quite - I did it accidentally. > If it wants to stop you, there are several methods: > 1) Silent refusal (emacs) > 2) Loud refusal (Excel) Excel is certainly a PITA. It won't let you edit two files with the same name even, even if they are in other directories ! > if it allows you to open a file more than once, it should > give you a warning before it lets you go ahead. That is my only > requirement. Seems sensible to me. 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
