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Bug 102894 - if gedit is already running, you cannot open another gedit tab from the command line
if gedit is already running, you cannot open another gedit tab from the comma...
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Product: gedit
Classification: Applications
Component: general
2.1.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Gedit maintainers
gedit QA volunteers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2003-01-09 02:52 UTC by Alex Duggan
Modified: 2004-12-22 21:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.1/2.2


Description Alex Duggan 2003-01-09 02:52:30 UTC 
Using gedit-2.1.6

Very often I find that I have a gedit window open in another workspace with
a text document open in it.  I often find that I want to start a new text
document in the current workspace and I just type 'gedit' at the command
line or click on the gedit launcher on the panel or in the menu.  Instead
of opening a blank tab a blank tab in the current gedit window and
switching me to that, it just focuses the open tab in the gedit process and
does NOT open a new tab.  This makes it not possible to start a new text
document without switching over to the other workspace with gedit running
and choosing new.
Comment 1 Paolo Maggi 2003-01-09 09:55:18 UTC 
Use --new-document or --new-window option.

gedit --help for a list of supported options.
Comment 2 Mattias Dahlberg 2003-04-28 08:51:32 UTC 
Ok, maybe it's not a bug, but what about the idea that if you click 
on the gedit launcher a second time a new blank tab opens? A lot 
quicker than resorting to command line parameters. If you just want 
to give gedit the focus you probably click on the task bar item and 
not the launcher.