Re: [gentoo-user] Dolphin only allowing a single instance after update

[P Levine <plevine457@gmail.com>]

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On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 10:56 PM Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:

> Howdy,
>
> I upgraded my system last night.  I logged out and back in earlier and
> have noticed something new.  It seems to only allow one instance of
> Dolphin to run at a time.  I usually have three or four running for
> doing different things in different locations.  It just makes it easier
> for me to multi-task at times.  What I've noticed with the new version
> is that if I have a instance open on say desktop 7 and then want to open
> a new instance on desktop 4, it moves the already running dolphin from
> desktop 7 to 4.  It doesn't open a new instance.  I then lose where I am
> when I get ready to go back to work on something in the previous instance.
>
> Current version of Dolphin and USE flags:
>
> kde-apps/dolphin-19.08.0:5::gentoo  USE="handbook -activities -debug
> -semantic-desktop -test"
>
> Previous version that worked normally:
>
> kde-apps/dolphin-19.04.3
>
> Has anyone else noticed this?  I've looked in the Configure section to
> see if I can change the behavior but can't find anything related.  I
> checked to see if I could add a option on the command line as well.  I
> even poked around System Settings but can't find anything there either.
> Is this a new thing, a bug or what?
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>

The behaviour was changed such that dolphin opens new instances in tabs by
default.  If you want to change that, edit the desktop file and add the
*--new-window* option to the command.

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