I can imagine it being it a GUI preference. maybe there could be a dialog asking you if you really want to open the same patch again with the usual 'yes', 'no' + 'don't ask me again' (saving your selection in the GUI preferences).
OTOH, I kind of agree with the others that I never thought it was a problem that you can open the same patch several times... if it's just for test tone patch, this could be solved in other ways. Christof > Gesendet: Samstag, 22. September 2018 um 22:53 Uhr > Von: oliver <[email protected]> > An: Pd-list <[email protected]> > Betreff: Re: [PD] multiple instances of a patch forbidden in 0.49, why? > > > > > > 1) ugly workaround, make symlinks to the same patch so it can be opened > > (and then managed) via different filenames or directory names) > > > > 2) I could add a message to pd or perhaps a startup flag, or both, to > > switch the behavior on and off. > > > > 3) (I doubt this is a good idea) I could make it "0.48 compatible" to open > > duplicates. > > > > my vote is #2 ! > > (that is: both a startup flag AND a possible message to PD to > dynamically turn it on/off) > > now we only have to decide what the default behaviour should be ;-) > > (i personally think that multiple patch instances > should stay the default.) > > > best > > oliver > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
