yes i know (drag) but i fumble (or forget) a lot! also! 2 copies is BAD at least for us the libraries loaded become very strange
Dennis Saputelli Darcy Davis wrote: > > Hey Dennis, > > I can certainly understand your motivation here. We have a similar situation > here, although I sometimes like being able to start more than one instance > of 99SE as it allows me to reference one design on one monitor, and another > on the other monitor. > > Forgive me if you were already aware of this, but instead of double-clicking > the .ddb file, you can drag and drop it right into whichever instance of > Protel you're working out of. Works great so long as you can override your > instinct to "double click." > > Darcy Davis > Design Engineer, > Dynastream Innovations, Inc. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Saputelli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: July 26, 2004 11:15 AM > To: Protel EDA Forum > Subject: Re: [PEDA] stopping second instance of 99SE > > i couldn't find the thread you mentioned either > > i wrote protel support about this > we will see if they answer, so far not yet > > what is driving this in part is that we have a zillion projects > all over the place in fairly complex directory structures > > we often open mnay DDBs for either design reference or to swipe > details or parts > > if you use protel to drill around to open files, then aside > from a lot of worthless time spent, it leaves protel > pointing to the wrong folder for the next operation > > we have a couple of good file managers that will pop us to the > right spot with minimal fuss > so the working method here is to locate the file then apply it to > the app, works great for autocad and PDFs and most other progs > > Dennis Saputelli > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Steve, > > > > I think you may have misunderstood me. IFF my memory serves me > > correctly, the discussion was about disabling only the second execution, > > not dis-associating the .ddb extension from Protel or otherwise > > compromising the natural windows double-click execution of a program > > based on association(s). > > > > Though admittedly, is there isn't another method, then what you're > > suggesting is probably the only thing that Dennis can do to stop the > > second (or third...) instance from occurring when a .ddb file is > > double-clicked... > > > > aj > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve Wiseman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 6:49 PM > > To: Protel EDA Forum > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] stopping second instance of 99SE > > > > 23/07/2004 16:51:09, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >I think I remember someone once-upon-a-time (Like Ian > > maybe?) saying > > >that multiple instances was a defeatable within p99, either thru > > the ini > > >files or perhaps a registry setting.. > > > > It's easy enough to just stop .ddb , .sch, .prj, .pcb and whatever else > > you're likely to double click on being associated with Protel. > > Fire up regedt32 (from task manager, if you can't find it elsewhere), > > then go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SOFTWARE, Classes, and delete (click on, > > then hit 'DEL') .ddb and all the others you fancy killing off. That'll > > stop them launching Protel when you double-click, but Protel will still > > be entirely happy to open them. job done, without all this messing about > > with application launcher, counting copies, and the like. The icons may > > no longer be as pretty in file manager. Tough. > > > > Steve > > -- > _______________________________________________________________________ > Integrated Controls, Inc. Tel: 415-647-0480 EXT 107 > 2851 21st Street Fax: 415-647-3003 > San Francisco, CA 94110 www.integratedcontrolsinc.com -- _______________________________________________________________________ Integrated Controls, Inc. Tel: 415-647-0480 EXT 107 2851 21st Street Fax: 415-647-3003 San Francisco, CA 94110 www.integratedcontrolsinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
