> But the two windows interact in an unpredictable (& unhelpful) way. At least,
to me

Can you be more explicit, please? The only problem I am aware of is one
that Marc has only just pointed out - that opening a project in one Edit
window also opens it in the other. I'm pretty sure this is a bug as I
remember setting up code for separate projects. Otherwise, the two Edit
windows should work properly, and I myself frequently use them.

On 7 August 2015 at 18:04, Ian Clark <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks @Marc.
>
> I hadn't read your post before I came to write mine. Then, just now,
> trying to discover the whereabouts of ⌘M in the menus (it isn't there,
> in contravention of longstanding Apple HF conventions) I discovered:
>    Window > Other Window   ⇧⌘M
> which opens a second edit window.
>
> But the two windows interact in an unpredictable (& unhelpful) way. At
> least, to me. So for now I'll stick to my twin-apps method. I used it
> a lot with J602 for running coprocesses (as they used to be called in
> my day).
>
> On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 6:48 PM, Marc Simpson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 11:07 PM, Ian Clark <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> This lets me run two independent copies of jqt - albeit using the same
> >> config files etc. They don't seem to tread on each others' toes. I use
> >> this to see two separate copies of the Edit window so I can compare
> >> different projects side-by-side. Inability to do so with a single
> >> jqt.app running is a notable shortcoming.
> >
> > You can also use Window > Throw Tab then manually navigate to the alt.
> > project directory. (Selecting a new project from the menu will update
> > both Edit windows—not what you want.)
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