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| ID | Project | Category | View Status | Date Submitted | Last Update |
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| 0016650 | Scribus | User Interface | public | 2021-09-26 21:00 | 2021-09-27 18:45 |
| Reporter | Phoenix_IV | Assigned To | |||
| Priority | normal | Severity | tweak | Reproducibility | have not tried |
| Status | new | Resolution | open | ||
| Summary | 0016650: Make opening multiple files consistent | ||||
| Description | Based on https://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=16647 (You should really think twice what you can take from bug reports before you trash them...) Right now there are two ways multiple documents can be open at the same time: 1. Opening a new sub-window in the same instance (e.g. with File -> New...) 2. Opening a second file from file explorer OR starting Scribus again With 1. you can switch between files using the "Windows" menu entry. With 2. you can switch between files as you are used to from your OS. The "Windows" menu entry does NOT allow to switch to windows that were opened as described in 2. One of these two options should be discarded. There is absolutely no need to create such confusion. | ||||
| Tags | No tags attached. | ||||
| Patch | No | ||||
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Discarding 1. is a no go as File > New is a pretty standard functionality. As for 2., opening a document from File Explorer in an existing Scribus instance would need on Windows interprocess communication as Windows would start opening a 2nd instance anyway. Unfortunately this way of doing is not reliable especially when there is a zombie instance or an existing instance accomplishing specific tasks. And this is why we have always resisted using such method. |
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Gimp is a good example of handling the restriction of multiple instances. Always worked well. Sorry, I did not suggest removing "New...", but rather implement it the LibreOffice way (New instance or however they handle it) OR do it the Gimp way (only ever new tabs). However, if only tabs are used I kinda feel it would greatly improve the overview if it is obvious which files are open without hiding them in a menu in the UI. |
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You can already use tabs by enabling following option: File > Preferences > User Interface > Use Tabs for Documents |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
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| 2021-09-26 21:00 | Phoenix_IV | New Issue | |
| 2021-09-26 21:30 | jghali | Note Added: 0049264 | |
| 2021-09-27 10:10 | Phoenix_IV | Note Added: 0049267 | |
| 2021-09-27 18:45 | jghali | Note Added: 0049268 |
