On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 9:16 PM Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dave Fellows wrote: > >> P Levine wrote: > >>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 10:56 PM Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com > >>> <mailto:rdalek1...@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. > >>> > >> > >> Added that and it still opens in another instance and adds a tab. After > >> my edit, it looks like this: > >> > >> Exec=dolphin %u --new-window > >> > >> The file I edited is located here including the file name: > >> > >> /usr/share/applications/org.kde.dolphin.desktop > >> > >> Did I add it to the wrong place or does it require more than that? > >> There are several .desktop files as listed here: > >> > >> > >> root@fireball / # equery f kde-apps/dolphin | grep desktop > >> /usr/share/applications/org.kde.dolphin.desktop > >> /usr/share/dbus-1/interfaces/org.freedesktop.FileManager1.xml > >> /usr/share/kglobalaccel/org.kde.dolphin.desktop > >> /usr/share/kservices5/dolphinpart.desktop > >> /usr/share/kservices5/kcmdolphingeneral.desktop > >> /usr/share/kservices5/kcmdolphinnavigation.desktop > >> /usr/share/kservices5/kcmdolphinservices.desktop > >> /usr/share/kservices5/kcmdolphinviewmodes.desktop > >> /usr/share/kservicetypes5/fileviewversioncontrolplugin.desktop > >> root@fireball / # > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Dale > >> > >> :-) :-) > >> > > Try > > Exec=dolphin --new-window %u > > > > DaveF > > > > > Same results. It opens a new tab in a already running instance. For > something that can be disabled, it would seem they would document how to > do so or at least link to it. I've read the online documentation for > Dolphin and can't find any mention of this or how to disable it. Either > it isn't there or I missed it somehow, well hidden maybe. ;-) > > Open for ideas tho. > > Thanks. > > Dale > > :-) :-) >
Maybe related to this: https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/bze2wm/dolphin_opening_tabs_instead_of_windows_from_task/
