rman
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If you select a group of DROD files and press Enter, each file opens DROD. So, first file opens DROD, DROD imports that file, then second file opens DROD again, but DROD is already open! So DROD imports first file, then a lot of errors appear.

If you try to import these files file-by-file, it takes a lot of time.

So this is my idea: if this setting is on, DROD quits automatically after you import a file. It doesn't ask you to select a player before import. And it doesn't show a message after import. And it replaces the old version of hold without asking.

So, normally, this setting is off. If you want to import a lot of files, you turn this setting on and import them file-by-file. Then you turn this setting off and play imported holds, watch imported demos and use imported themes.

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(yes, again 'your opinions?')

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rman wrote:
If you select a group of DROD files and press Enter, each file opens DROD. So, first file opens DROD, DROD imports that file, then second file opens DROD again, but DROD is already open! So DROD imports first file, then a lot of errors appear.

I'm afraid that's mainly because Windows starts the application that's associated with a file type for each of the selected files at the same time, so you'll get a copy of DROD running for each file.

It'd be great if all those secondary copies could pass their file to the first DROD, though, so that they could be imported one after another...

np: The Notwist - Consequence (Neon Golden)

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Briareos wrote:

rman wrote:
If you select a group of DROD files and press Enter, each file opens DROD. So, first file opens DROD, DROD imports that file, then second file opens DROD again, but DROD is already open! So DROD imports first file, then a lot of errors appear.

I'm afraid that's mainly because Windows starts the application that's associated with a file type for each of the selected files at the same time, so you'll get a copy of DROD running for each file.

It'd be great if all those secondary copies could pass their file to the first DROD, though, so that they could be imported one after another...

np: The Notwist - Consequence (Neon Golden)

I understand that it's because Windows opens a new DROD. But I'm not sure is it possible to make Windows import all files into first DROD...

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rman wrote:
I understand that it's because Windows onens a new DROD. But I'm not sure is it possible to make Windows import all files into first DROD...

It should be possible through the miracle of inter-process communication.

Try opening Firefox twice on the same machine, for instance - the second firefox instance will just notify the first one to open a new window then terminate again...

np: Autechre - 90101-51-6 (Quaristice.Quadrange.ep.ae)

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Briareos wrote:
It should be possible through the miracle of inter-process communication.

That would be a nice feature to integrate. I'm guessing that functionality is OS specific, and also I've never implemented anything like that before. I'd have to read up on it (anyone have a Tutorial at hand?) or get someone's help who knows how to program.

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mrimer wrote:

Briareos wrote:
It should be possible through the miracle of inter-process communication.

That would be a nice feature to integrate. I'm guessing that functionality is OS specific, and also I've never implemented anything like that before. I'd have to read up on it (anyone have a Tutorial at hand?) or get someone's help who knows how to program.

I guess using named pipes should be the easiest way - they can only be created on the fly on Windows, and you can create one temporarily in /tmp under Mac OS and Linux.

You treat them much like regular files (or unnamed pipes), so you'll just need another thread that opens and reads from the pipe.

np: Nine Inch Nails - Hurt (The Downward Spiral)

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Listening on a predefined TCP/IP port (locally only, of course) might be easier than opening a named pipe/socket.
It has some disadvantages of its own as well of course - it'd prevent people from starting multiple different versions at once unless they listen on different ports.