Only one instance of WinUAE at a time

NewDeli · 30 April 2010, 04:52

Hi,

When I minimize the active window
and the taskbar button is hidden
and minimize when focus is lost is ticked
I tend to forget WinUAE is still running (I know I can be really forgetful sometimes

).

Could it be possible to add a tick box to allow or prevent other instances of the GUI to be present in memory (launching of 2 or more instances of the emulator = optional, default behavior would be only one instance at a time) when the shortcut is clicked again ?

Apparently, that common feature among Windows software bearing a GUI wasn't previously requested.

Toni Wilen · 11 May 2010, 13:19

Actually this was implemented long time ago but later it was removed because of user requests

Anyway, this is not good enough reason for GUI option.

NewDeli · 11 May 2010, 14:13

eh... who spoke about a GUI tick box ? It could be an undocumented feature, with command line option (e.q. "NewGui=0" set in the shortcut). Ideally, another option could be set to prevent starting emulation twice (e.g. NewGui=1, NewAmiga=0), so one could fiddle with GUI settings while the emulation had started, but be prevented to actually start a new instance of the emulator.

TCD · 11 May 2010, 14:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by NewDeli

eh... who spoke about a GUI tick box ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by NewDeli

Could it be possible to add a tick box to allow or prevent other instances of the GUI to be present in memory (launching of 2 or more instances of the emulator = optional, default behavior would be only one instance at a time) when the shortcut is clicked again ?

You

Btw : If you don't doubleclick a config or another associated file type the GUI starts without launching the emulation.

30 April 2010, 04:52	#1
NewDeli Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Paris / FRANCE Age: 50 Posts: 1,248	Only one instance of WinUAE at a time Hi, When I minimize the active window and the taskbar button is hidden and minimize when focus is lost is ticked I tend to forget WinUAE is still running (I know I can be really forgetful sometimes ). Could it be possible to add a tick box to allow or prevent other instances of the GUI to be present in memory (launching of 2 or more instances of the emulator = optional, default behavior would be only one instance at a time) when the shortcut is clicked again ? Apparently, that common feature among Windows software bearing a GUI wasn't previously requested. Last edited by NewDeli; 30 April 2010 at 06:40.

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11 May 2010, 13:19	#2
Toni Wilen WinUAE developer Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hämeenlinna/Finland Age: 49 Posts: 26,573	Actually this was implemented long time ago but later it was removed because of user requests Anyway, this is not good enough reason for GUI option.

11 May 2010, 14:13	#3
NewDeli Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Paris / FRANCE Age: 50 Posts: 1,248	eh... who spoke about a GUI tick box ? It could be an undocumented feature, with command line option (e.q. "NewGui=0" set in the shortcut). Ideally, another option could be set to prevent starting emulation twice (e.g. NewGui=1, NewAmiga=0), so one could fiddle with GUI settings while the emulation had started, but be prevented to actually start a new instance of the emulator.

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