Re: Multiple instances of applications

Scott Johnson (srj@nsd.3com.com)
Thu, 27 Jun 1996 15:39:50 -0700

>> There is a setting in the GEOS.INI that is supposed to
>> allow me to run multiple instances of an application; the
>> document said that (operating from memory) 0 was the
>> standard setting, 1 did something, 2 asked if you wanted to
>> create a new instance, and 3 created a new instance without
>> asking.
>>
>> Trouble is, I can't make it work. I want to run two
>> notebooks, one for work-related notes, and one for
>> home-related notes. Is this possible?

blaine> Yes, open notebook, then hit File-> Switch Document->
blaine> Make New...and name it something else. It gets saved
blaine> in your Document Directory- the quick way to open one
blaine> or the other would be to double tap the icon you want
blaine> from Document (in file manager) Don't change the value
blaine> in Geos.ini- you don't need to. -- Blaine

I don't want to incur the latency of switching from one document to
the other; it's very slow to do so. (This is what I'm doing now)
I want to run 2 different instances of the notepad application; I
essentially want to run notepad TWICE. I would load my work file into
one, and my home file into the other. Context switches from one
application to another are *much* quicker than save and reload from
within the notebook application.

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