Re: [gentoo-user] Dolphin only allowing a single instance after update

[P Levine]

On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 9:16 PM Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:

> Dave Fellows wrote:
> >> P Levine wrote:
> >>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 10:56 PM Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com
> >>> <mailto:rdalek1967@×××××.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/