Open trix1210 opened 2 years ago
Does it happen in safe mode?
Try to use subl.exe
to open a file rather than sublime_text.exe
?
I also use sublime_text.exe
only to open documents. Both the context menu links and file associations call it directly. Haven't encountered any issues on Win 10/11 so far.
Maybe something is blocking ST from checking, whether it's already running? May happen if it doesn't have privilidge to query running processes.
I often see ST reporting an error message on its console "indexing: crawldb not available, indexing abandoned". At this point, I would consider shutting down ST and deleting its Index folder, but it always fails because there are other ST processes in the background and killing them will fix the error.
Try to use
subl.exe
to open a file rather thansublime_text.exe
?
Good suggestion - Ill try it. Then again, ST should re-use an existing window... These instances are multiplying on their own, its not isolated to me opening a new file..
Does it happen in safe mode?
I havent tried this as i my pc is always on; it might never boot up again if I restart it !!
Safe mode is a ST feature, not the safe mode of your operating system. See https://www.sublimetext.com/docs/safe_mode.html
Hi all, I am also having this issue sometimes. I have an open project I am working on and I open a new file in File Explorer by pressing enter
. Sometimes Sublime creates a new workspace for the project and opens the file in that new window. Sometimes Sublime just opens a new empty window and then opens the file there. Just to be clear, I have the default setting of "open_files_in_new_window": "never",
. I cannot reproduce this behavior consistently. Sometimes it works correctly. If I am able reproduce this consistently, I will try it in safe mode.
Trying to change from sublime_text.exe
to subl.exe
did not make any difference for me.
By the way, I am using Windows 10, ST 4126.
The only time a new window is opened should be when specifically requested by the -n
option, when "open_files_in_new_window"
is "always"
or when a folder/workspace/project is opened.
@rafael-copat is a new application instance being launched or just a new window being opened?
Hi @BenjaminSchaaf , I am not sure what the difference is between a new ST instance and a new ST window. Can you please clarify how I can identify one or the other?
You can find out by checking task manager for another, separate Sublime Text process.
You can find out by checking task manager for another, separate Sublime Text process.
Ok but how does this solve my problem?
@trix1210 I was replying to the other commenter. I can't help you further until you've tried safe mode.
@trix1210 I was replying to the other commenter. I can't help you further until you've tried safe mode.
Oops sorry! Still getting used to this forums' format!
You can find out by checking task manager for another, separate Sublime Text process.
Hi @BenjaminSchaaf, it seems to be an issue with projects. I open ST, go to Project -> Quick Switch Project
, and select my project. Open Command Prompt
and type subl
. Sometimes ST opens a new instance (two different processes in the task manager) with an empty window, sometimes with the same workspace (same folders, open files, etc.), and sometimes ST just focuses on the project window (expected behavior). If I open just one file instead of a project, I do not have this issue. In other words, after typing subl
will just switch the focus to the ST window.
I am not sure how to test this in safe mode, as every time I type subl --safe-mode
, ST opens a new window in safe mode.
@rafael-copat Running subl --safe-mode
with a ST process in safe mode running should act the same as ST outside of safe mode. As such you should be able to reproduce the issue there if it's an issue outside of plugins/configuration.
@BenjaminSchaaf, if that is the expected behavior, then the issue does happen in safe mode.
Steps to reproduce:
1) Close any instance of ST.
2) Open cmd.exe, type subl --safe-mode
;
3) Focus on ST safe mode, type lorem
, press tab;
4) Save plain text file;
5) Focus back to cmd.exe, type subl --safe-mode
.
Expected behavior: Windows would focus on ST in safe mode. Actual behavior: A new window of ST in safe mode is opened (same instance, based on Task Manager).
If it's using the same instance then that seems unrelated to this issue?
Description of the bug
sublime text keeps opening up new intances of itelf. I have 20 sublime texts open all with the same windows in them!! Whats going on ?
Im using unregistered stable channel build 4126
Steps to reproduce
i double click on a .php file and it opens in one of the sublime text windows.
Expected behavior
sublime text shouldnt keep duplicating itself
Actual behavior
sublime text keeps duplicating itself
Sublime Text build number
4126
Operating system & version
windows 10 pro
(Linux) Desktop environment and/or window manager
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Additional information
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OpenGL context information
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