#Running 2 TPMs
Kevin,
Sometimes it's convenient to look at two projects side by side. Previously, you
could just duplicate Think C and run them both.
In 6.0, launching a second copy from the same folder gives the message "file
'Symantec C++' (or Think C) is already open."
Fine, but is it really necessary to disable the entire Search menu, and
disallow opening all project files with a double-click? How about dimming just
the menu items that depend on the already-opened translator.
For that matter, why can't more than one TPM read from the translators? Surely
they're not being written to?
A lot of use were hoping 6.0 would allow having several project windows open at
once. I'm not real concerned the feature didn't make it (though it "seems"
simple to add). But I'm kinda bugged that the side-by-side workaround we did
have is gone for no good reason (that I see…).
Other workarounds…I can also duplicate a translator and put the duplicated
files in a new folder. That'll work, except on my PB 140. It has 450K free, but
not 750K. Wah.
There's the Switch to Project menu. A useful thing, but not helpful for
side-by-side stuff.
So, I'd like to see this marked as a buglet, and fixed to allow opening and
seaching even if the translators are already open. (I'd really prefer to see
multiple project windows instead, but I'm not asking for that right now.)
Thanks,
Bill