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[[User:Dalinian Bing|Dalinian Bing]] 14:56, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
[[User:Dalinian Bing|Dalinian Bing]] 14:56, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
* NICE mockup! VERY unlikely we (Linden Lab) would add this as it's an UNSUPPORTED feature as disclaimed. Still, if someone wants to [[Snowglobe]] or otherwise open-source-patch it — I'd like to know. <font color="#ff0080">'''- [[Image:Torley-favicon.png]] [[User:Torley Linden|Torley]] on 2009-10-05 @ 9:00 AM PST'''</font>


== Not working for me,  ==
== Not working for me,  ==


Single or Double Dash, when I add "-multiple" or "--multiple" to the end, after applying and exiting, I click on the shortcut and get a popup that Second Life is already running to check Task Manager. Am I required to restart my computer afterward?
Single or Double Dash, when I add "-multiple" or "--multiple" to the end, after applying and exiting, I click on the shortcut and get a popup that Second Life is already running to check Task Manager. Am I required to restart my computer afterward?
* Jaybiam, right? You don't need to restart but are all Second Life Viewers CLOSED before you add "--multiple"? <font color="#ff0080">'''- [[Image:Torley-favicon.png]] [[User:Torley Linden|Torley]] on 2009-10-05 @ 8:59 AM PST'''</font>

Revision as of 08:00, 5 October 2009

Post v1.20 - does the multiple option require two dashes, or does just one work as well? TaraLi Jie 03:59, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

  • A single dash still works for me on Windows and Mac but have heard problems from some people who claimed two did the trick — I need more information to confirm this. - Torley-favicon.png Torley on 2009-09-29 @ 4:29 PM PST


Distinguishing Multiple SL Instances when Task-Switching

Thanks to the Running Multiple Viewers page, I'm running up to four actor alts at once on a MacBook Pro, but switching between them is a bit hit-&-miss, because both the Dock and cmd+tab switching show four identical items: white-on-grey SL logo icons each called "Second Life":

OS-X-Dock-as-is.jpg

What would be really useful would be, for instance, something like this:

OS-X-Dock-as-ideal.jpg

I imagine these SL instances would be launched by double-clicking a similar item in the Finder, eg: called "SL - Samara Karfield" with a portrait icon, which would remember only that particular instance's login details.

Might there be a quick-n-dirty workaround to achieve some of this, ahead of it being made so by Linden coding experts?

Dalinian Bing 14:56, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

  • NICE mockup! VERY unlikely we (Linden Lab) would add this as it's an UNSUPPORTED feature as disclaimed. Still, if someone wants to Snowglobe or otherwise open-source-patch it — I'd like to know. - Torley-favicon.png Torley on 2009-10-05 @ 9:00 AM PST

Not working for me,

Single or Double Dash, when I add "-multiple" or "--multiple" to the end, after applying and exiting, I click on the shortcut and get a popup that Second Life is already running to check Task Manager. Am I required to restart my computer afterward?

  • Jaybiam, right? You don't need to restart but are all Second Life Viewers CLOSED before you add "--multiple"? - Torley-favicon.png Torley on 2009-10-05 @ 8:59 AM PST