I've been asked: > > Is there any way to check to see of tuxpaint is already running > before launching it again? Maybe prompt 'Tux Paint is already > running, do you really want to run it again?' My kids get so > excited about getting into it, they just keep clicking! Sometimes > it is running six times on one ancient desktop before they realize > what they've done. It doesn't take too many of these hang ups for > most kids to get the idea, but some just don't figure out that > clicking will not make it load faster (special needs kids.)
I'm imagining ways this could be done with a shell script, "ps" and kdialog or xmessage under Linux/Unix, but that's not exactly portable. Should we add some 'lockfile' code to the app itself? -bill! [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Avoid missing ball for high score" http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/ New Breed Software _______________________________________________ Tuxpaint-dev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tux4kids.net/mailman/listinfo/tuxpaint-dev
