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Bug 336710 - Synchronized instances of files
Synchronized instances of files
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 141487
Product: gedit
Classification: Applications
Component: general
2.22.x
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Gedit maintainers
Gedit maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-03-31 08:38 UTC by Timo Saarinen
Modified: 2015-04-14 10:12 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description Timo Saarinen 2006-03-31 08:38:47 UTC 
If I open file that is already open GEdit asks me whether to open the document
editable or non-editable way (the "Edit Anyway" and "Don't Edit" buttons on
yellow background). This is often frustrating because you may have multiple
windows with different "groups" of files from same context. Sometimes these
groups need to intersect.

It would be nicer if GEdit only notified the user that the file is already open
and all instances (a.k.a. views) of the file will be kept in sync. Maybe even
the notify is needless and the editor could sync the instances in silence.
Comment 1 Philip Ganchev 2007-12-23 10:14:40 UTC 
This behavior is different than other editors, but may be more humane as then view=file content.  And it would solve the request for having multiple views of the same document.  And it would avoid problems with auto-saving.  

If the user tries to open the file again, gedit should ask if it should open the same file in a new view or create a new file with the same content (unsaved).
Comment 2 Sébastien Wilmet 2015-04-14 10:12:33 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 141487 ***