On 03/10/11 22:21, Joost 't Hart wrote:

Hi!

>>>> I often open game files by double clicking on them from Nautilus and
>>>> would like the system not to launch a second Scid instance when there
>>>> is already one. Is that possible?
>>> There is a helper app called sc_remote that should do the trick. Ie.
>>> calling sc_remote instead of Scid. However, as I try it I fear that
>>> something got messed up there. I'll take a note.
>> For me it works, but launches the wrong scid version - the one in my
>> path (4.2.2). Hm, again my scid preferences (board and the like) are
>> nuked :-(
>>
>> $ sc_remote<path-to-dbase>/<dbase-name-without-file-extension>
>>
>> If it does not work for 4.3 (only systems), something in scid seems to
>> have fallen apart.
>
> No worries. Got it working here by patching lines 480 and 497 of sc_remote:

I fell upon the main issue you mentioned. (Ie. it invoked the wrong scid 
version). It works indeed one just gets a superflous window.

> scid =>  ./scid
>
> thus making sure the local scid app is invoked.
>
> Not the most elegant solution...

I think setting the PATH environment variable correctly would be a more 
elegant solution.

cu
Alexander

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