Re: Parallel instances of Cocoa apps?
Re: Parallel instances of Cocoa apps?
- Subject: Re: Parallel instances of Cocoa apps?
- From: "Clark Cox" <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:43:49 -0700
On 9/13/07, Jay Reynolds Freeman <email@hidden> wrote:
> I asked ...
>
> > I need to run multiple copies of a Cocoa application (that
> > I am writing) at the same time. [...]
>
> and John Stiles has provided useful comments, for which
> thanks very much. However, I did not make myself clear.
> What I was trying to ask was whether there were any
> Cocoa-specific troubles one could get into with parallel
> instances of the same application, and if so, whether there
> were any Cocoa APIs to dodge them.
I don't think there are any Cocoa-specific issues with doing so, but
there are plenty of non-Cocoa specific issues. Off the top of my head:
* Which instance will be activaed when the user double-clicks your
app's icon in the Finder?
* Which instance will be activated when the user opens one of your
app's documents?
* Can your users deal with two of your applications in the Dock?
etc.
>
> I am well aware that there are plenty of non-Cocoa-specific
> challenges in running parallel instances of the same
> application.
--
Clark S. Cox III
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