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Title: [Solved] Dolphin launched by console open a new instance
Post by: Mte90 on 2023/01/10, 12:22:55

I used to have various script that open in Dolphin specific folders but since 2-3 weeks instead to open in the instance already opened, start a new instance.

Do you know if it is something planned in KDE or it is a bug?

Title: Re: Dolphin launched by console open a new instance
Post by: hendrikL on 2023/01/10, 15:37:30

Do I understand right, you want that it opens a folder in the same instance in a "tab"?

Maybe then you need "Settings -> configure dolphin -> Startup -> General: -> check -> Open new folders in tabs"

But this only works with

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~$: dolphin . & dolphin .. & dolphin <folder> & you open dolphin with three tabs,

but if you start dolphin like

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~$:dolphin & dolphin &then you have two dolphin instances/windows.

So if you specify a folder to open, it will open a new tab in the running instance, but if you do not specify a folder it will open a new window (like dolphin --new-window), with that setting!

Title: Re: Dolphin launched by console open a new instance
Post by: Mte90 on 2023/01/10, 16:08:33

As example I open dolphin with a click on a folder.

Next on konsole I execute:

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dolphin /tmp
Open a new instance instead on the one already opened.
Before this wasn't happening so I was thinking a bug or something new on KDE.

Title: Re: Dolphin launched by console open a new instance
Post by: hendrikL on 2023/01/10, 16:19:13

Did you check the settings?

Here it is working like you want, but with that configuration.

Title: Re: Dolphin launched by console open a new instance
Post by: Mte90 on 2023/01/10, 17:42:40

You were right that option fixed the issue.
To me the text associated it wasn't clear.