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Bug 728341 - Can't open two instances
Can't open two instances
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gthumb
Classification: Other
Component: general
3.2.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Paolo Bacchilega
Paolo Bacchilega
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2014-04-16 13:38 UTC by ippattume
Modified: 2014-04-17 16:28 UTC
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Description ippattume 2014-04-16 13:38:17 UTC 
Today I updated my system (from gnome 3.10 to gnome 3.12, gthumb from 3.2.7-1 to 3.2.7-2). Now if I try to open two different images (with two instances of gthumb) to see them side by side the second doesn't open (It opened flawlessly until yesterday). I have a minute of cursor waiting, no new process is spawned (I looked for one with top and with ps aux | grep gthumb), then the cursor returns to normal.

Eog works as expected, so I don't think is a bug of gnome-shell.
Comment 1 Paolo Bacchilega 2014-04-16 16:57:33 UTC 
There is an option in the preferences dialog to reuse the active window to open files.
Comment 2 ippattume 2014-04-16 17:47:46 UTC 
(In reply to comment #1)
> There is an option in the preferences dialog to reuse the active window to open
> files.

1) Even with that option activated I have the same behaviour, many seconds with the "busy" cursor and then the new image is not displayed

2) If that option does what the name suggests it's NOT useful when you try to display two images side by side...
Comment 3 Paolo Bacchilega 2014-04-16 19:26:32 UTC 
(In reply to comment #2)
> (In reply to comment #1)
> > There is an option in the preferences dialog to reuse the active window to open
> > files.
> 
> 1) Even with that option activated I have the same behaviour, many seconds with
> the "busy" cursor and then the new image is not displayed
> 
> 2) If that option does what the name suggests it's NOT useful when you try to
> display two images side by side...

the option must be deactivated to open a new window for each file
Comment 4 ippattume 2014-04-16 20:55:03 UTC 
That option is not relevant. When I try to open a second image nothing happens. I don't have a second window opened, I don't have the new image opened in the old window; I just have a bunch of seconds with the busy mouse cursor and then nothing.
As I said in the first post it worked before today's update, it's not a problem of "I don't know how to use the program nor how to read a manual". Again, the update included the passage from gnome-shell 3.10 to gnome-shell 3.12, it could matter somehow...
Comment 5 Paolo Bacchilega 2014-04-17 08:04:29 UTC 
Start gthumb from the command line and see what messages are printed out.
Comment 6 ippattume 2014-04-17 12:30:34 UTC 
GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NotSupported: Application does not handle command line arguments
Comment 7 Paolo Bacchilega 2014-04-17 16:28:13 UTC 
Ok, that helped.  I've fixed the problem now, the fix will be available in version 3.2.8. 

Thank you for the bug report.