detect if running with same parameters

alols / xcape

Linux utility to configure modifier keys to act as other keys when pressed and released on their own.

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detect if running with same parameters #56

Open Konfekt opened 8 years ago

Konfekt commented 8 years ago

After starting xcape, it detects if it is already running with the same command line parameters as passed to it and does not start again, instead of spawning a new process? (Useful, for example, if xcape autostarts with your window manager that, on a restart, would load it unnecessarily again.)

grenzionky commented 4 years ago

why is this 4 years old and not implemented yet… its such a crucial feature…

Konfekt commented 4 years ago

I worked around it by a variable in X11 that indicates if the autostart scripts were already run. See https://github.com/lcpz/awesome-copycats/blob/f3cd5275ddbe161fb58f277150a4e7a460070681/rc.lua.template#L62

grenzionky commented 4 years ago

i just put a killall xcape line right before it. lol