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From: Elias Pschernig
Subject: opening multiple files if one of them already is opened
Date: 7 Sep 2001 19:34:52
Message: <3b99599c@news.povray.org>
Windows ME, P-III 933Mhz, 384MB, PovRay 3.5.beta1.msvc.win32:

If I try to open multiple files, but one of them is already open, it doesn't
work. E.g. I open \scenes\objects\blob.pov. Then I click Open again, click
on bezier.pov, hold shift down and click blob.pov. Both get selected. I click
the open button - nothing happens.

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From: Chris Cason
Subject: Re: opening multiple files if one of them already is opened
Date: 7 Sep 2001 23:19:00
Message: <3b998e24@news.povray.org>
"Elias Pschernig" <eli### [at] aonat> wrote in message
news:3b99599c@news.povray.org...
> Windows ME, P-III 933Mhz, 384MB, PovRay 3.5.beta1.msvc.win32:
>
> If I try to open multiple files, but one of them is already open, it doesn't
> work. E.g. I open \scenes\objects\blob.pov. Then I click Open again, click
> on bezier.pov, hold shift down and click blob.pov. Both get selected. I click
> the open button - nothing happens.

I can confirm this bug. It will be fixed ; thanks for finding it.

-- Chris


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From: Thomas Lake
Subject: Re: opening multiple files if one of them already is opened
Date: 8 Sep 2001 02:04:09
Message: <3b99b4d9$1@news.povray.org>
> If I try to open multiple files, but one of them is already open, it
doesn't
> work. E.g. I open \scenes\objects\blob.pov. Then I click Open again, click
> on bezier.pov, hold shift down and click blob.pov. Both get selected. I
click
> the open button - nothing happens.

Umm.... that's the way it has always worked, in fact that's the way it works
in almost any windows app, if you have the file open then its open!


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From: Rune
Subject: Re: opening multiple files if one of them already is opened
Date: 8 Sep 2001 05:58:32
Message: <3b99ebc8@news.povray.org>
"Chris Cason" wrote:
> I can confirm this bug. It will be fixed ; thanks for finding it.

Many other programs work the same way, probably intentionally. If you change
this, shouldn't there be a warning message or something so you don't risk
loosing the latest changes to the file?

Rune
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From: Chris Cason
Subject: Re: opening multiple files if one of them already is opened
Date: 8 Sep 2001 09:14:00
Message: <3b9a1998@news.povray.org>
"Thomas Lake" <tla### [at] homecom> wrote in message news:3b99b4d9$1@news.povray.org...
> Umm.... that's the way it has always worked, in fact that's the way it works
> in almost any windows app, if you have the file open then its open!

This is correct, but the part of this that is a bug is that the extra files that
have been selected also aren't opened, even if they aren't already open. (The actual
result depends on in which order you select them).


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From: Chris Cason
Subject: Re: opening multiple files if one of them already is opened
Date: 8 Sep 2001 09:14:02
Message: <3b9a199a@news.povray.org>
"Rune" <run### [at] mobilixnetdk> wrote in message news:3b99ebc8@news.povray.org...
> Many other programs work the same way, probably intentionally. If you change
> this, shouldn't there be a warning message or something so you don't risk
> loosing the latest changes to the file?

You misunderstand. The 'not opening the same file twice' is intentional, not a bug,
and won't be changed. If you follow the example given in the original bug report,
you will see that there is a genuine problem there, that is different to the above.

-- Chris


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From: Rune
Subject: Re: opening multiple files if one of them already is opened
Date: 8 Sep 2001 13:43:03
Message: <3b9a58a7@news.povray.org>
"Chris Cason" wrote:
> You misunderstand.

I see that now. Sorry!

Rune
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