That's exactly the problem. It never seems to use the *same* instance. A new instance is always created whether you use -n or not.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to eog in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/988209 Title: eog -n doesn't behave as expected Status in “eog” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: "eog --help" includes the information: -n, --new-instance Start a new instance instead of reusing an existing This suggests that eog without a -n should use an existing instance. It doesn't. In fact "-n" seems to have no effect at all. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: eog 3.2.1-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-17.30-generic 3.0.22 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-17-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Apr 25 10:11:33 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) SourcePackage: eog UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/eog/+bug/988209/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
