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[Israel <israeldahl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Nio,
It will only limit the amount running if you run the command through it.
This is what I use in the Keyboard shortcuts

    <Key mask="CS" key="Escape">exec:torios-runchecker xterm htop</Key>
    <Key mask="A4" key="Escape">exec:torios-runchecker xterm htop</Key>
    <Key mask="CA" key="Delete">exec:torios-runchecker xterm htop</Key>
    <Key mask="C" key="Escape">exec:torios-runchecker xterm htop</Key>

This way you can press those key combos MANY times, and get one 
instance, instead of a frustrating number of xterm htop windows
You can open an xterm window and still run the keyboard shortcut to 
display a separate xterm htop window.  the pgrep option matches the 
entire command line arguments exactly.
So you can open many many terminal windows, unless you run

torios-runchecker xterm &

Multiple times.  You will only get one xterm window.
This doesn't limit people at all, you can still open htop from the menu 
as many times as you want, and fill your screen with htop terminal windows.
You simply cannot open a bunch using the keyboard shortcut.
The screen shot program will also only open one at a time, regardless of 
how you open it.

Basically I found that I would accidentally open the calculator program 
many times, or that the screen shot program would open many times, etc..
from keyboard shortcuts and I wanted to limit it.
I think if someone does want multiple htop windows they can remove the 
torios-runchecker bit from the keyboard shortcuts

OR modify the screenie code to allow multiple windows if they want.
It is simple bash script so it is easy to hack.

On 06/08/2016 12:34 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
> Hi Israel,
>
> I'm looking forward to the next iso file.
>
> Most of what you write sounds good, but what about the last fix:
>
> Will it be impossible to launch more than one instance of a program, 
> for example only one instance of xterm? Often I want to run more than 
> one terminal window. I guess it can be worked around with sakura (to 
> open another tab or window), but with xterm in the live session?
>
> Best regards
> Nio
>
> Den 2016-06-07 kl. 23:33, skrev Israel:
> > Ok, this is not great news.
> > However, I think (and hope) I will have this fully fixed.
> > I finally found the issues.
> > The menu-method was not being installed properly.
> >
> > I also made a vital fix to the perl app menu which will properly 
> > quote &,<,>
> >
> >   have also made some really super cool fixes to the jwmrc file, and
> > added a small program.
> >
> > here is the bug:
> > press Ctrl+Alt+Delete
> > Your computer is slow so nothing happens instantly.
> > press it multiple time in a row.
> > All the sudden you have tons of xterm windows with htop.
> >
> > So I wrote a program that basically runs
> > pgrep -fx $@
> > to see if you are already running whatever
> > If you are running it, it echos out that you are running it and exits.
> >
> > So if the menu works (finally) this will be an even better release
> >
> > On 06/07/2016 01:09 PM, Cinque Port Computers wrote:
> > > Cancel/Ignore that earlier correction: I rebooted Installed system and
> > > 'Places' has nothing in it before doing a 'Reload Desktop'.
> > >
> > > Apologies,
> > > JackT.
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
> > >
> > > From: jackdtrice@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > To: israeldahl@xxxxxxxxx
> > > Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 18:57:52 +0100
> > > CC: torios-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [Torios-dev] Testing: RE: Fixed menu
> > >
> > > Correction: the Places menu is populated okay on an Installed system
> > > before a 'Reload Desktop' is performed to populate the Apps menu items.
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
> > >
> > > From: jackdtrice@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > To: israeldahl@xxxxxxxxx
> > > Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 17:48:07 +0100
> > > CC: torios-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [Torios-dev] Testing: RE: Fixed menu
> > >
> > > Hi Israel,
> > >
> > > Just to add to what Nio has found: the 'Places' menu reveals no items
> > > (Live and Installed) until 'Reload Desktop' is performed.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > JackT.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > To: israeldahl@xxxxxxxxx; torios-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > From: nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx
> > > > Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 09:35:20 +0200
> > > > Subject: Re: [Torios-dev] Fixed menu
> > > >
> > > > Den 2016-06-07 kl. 04:10, skrev Israel:
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > as you know there have been some rather silly issues we have
> > > encountered
> > > > > in our quest to make the ISO smaller.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyhow, I tested this one and I had a menu, so please verify 
> > > that it
> > > > > works for you
> > > > >
> > > > > zsync when you are ready!
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Israel,
> > > >
> > > > I downloaded
> > > >
> > > > 7572260efaed597a3508e60ab5e68f30 ToriOS-2016-06-06-beta-jessie.iso
> > > >
> > > > Live:
> > > >
> > > > It still needs 'Reload Desktop' to show the whole menu. Otherwise 
> > > it is
> > > > like before (illustrated by Jack and me for the previous iso file).
> > > This
> > > > is a minor bug, but it is ugly, and I suggest that you try to fix it.
> > > >
> > > > The network widget is there in the panel, and the network works.
> > > >
> > > > Should it be that people must run
> > > >
> > > > update-command-not-found
> > > >
> > > > to find the database of available applications? I'm only asking, not
> > > > demanding that it should be fixed, because I realize that you had to
> > > > remove things to make the iso file within CD size.
> > > >
> > > > Shutdown in the menu is only shutdown, no reboot etc. Is this the
> > > > intention (simplied to decrease the size)?
> > > >
> > > > -o-
> > > >
> > > > Installing:
> > > >
> > > > Installing at the basic OBI level works.
> > > >
> > > > Installing at the advanced OBI level works.
> > > >
> > > > I created a tarball with zmktbl, but failed to install from that
> > > tarball
> > > > to another drive. There were some strange errors. I'll try again 
> > > after
> > > > rebooting. (Maybe things were mixed up because I did not reboot 
> > > between
> > > > zmktbl and the obi-installer.)
> > > >
> > > > Yes, after saving the custom tarball to my main computer, rebooting
> > > into
> > > > ToriOS live and getting the custom tarball I could install a working
> > > > system from it :-)
> > > >
> > > > -o-
> > > >
> > > > Installed:
> > > >
> > > > It still needs 'Reload Desktop' to show the whole menu. Otherwise 
> > > it is
> > > > like before (illustrated by Jack and me for the previous iso file).
> > > >
> > > > I tested firstrun: it works to run ztweaks.
> > > >
> > > > mkusb seems to work - I tested only the menus, not installing.
> > > >
> > > > The tango palette is no longer set in sakura, so the prompt is grey
> > > > again. (minor bug - need not be fixed)
> > > >
> > > > After next reboot the tango palette has survived, but it still needs
> > > > 'Reload Desktop' to show the whole menu.
> > > >
> > > > update & dist-upgrade works.
> > > >
> > > > Summary:
> > > >
> > > > I think this daily iso file is very close to release - I would 
> > > like the
> > > > menu to be complete without 'Reload Desktop' - otherwise it is 
> > > fine :-)
> > > >
> > > > Now let us wait for feedback from the other guys ...
> > > >
> > > > Best regards
> > > > Nio
> > > >
> > > >
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