Multiple instance: “kicad is already running, Continue?” (lp:#1835259)
Original report created by Timothée Manaud (timothee)
Rationale:
I heavily use kicad for multiple PCB project (the lack of this support need
another thread).
Case:
Every time I launch a new kicad to edit the 2nd or 3rd board (stackable
PCB, etc...),I need to open another project, thus I must click on the popup
“kicad is already running, Continue?”.
Other case: PCB revision: if one need to compare 2 PCB revision, you may
need to open 2 instances to review them side by side.
While I understand users confuse application launcher with application
docker but is this really necessary?
Proposed feature:
Add a command line parameter to open a new instance without confirmation:
kicad --new
or
kicad -n
Option in Preference menuOriginal tags: ui