I have come across a couple of annoying bugs in Audacity 2.4.0, which as we known is temporarily withdrawn.
– Keyboard focus problem when creating labels on Mac OS 10.15. (New in 2.4.0).
– Impossible to open files in Audacity from Finder while Audacity is running: Mac OS 10.15. (Was present in later versions of 2.3).
Where should these reports be made in detail? In this forum, or in “2.x feedback”?
Is it better to wait until 2.4.1 comes out before making any reports?
Observe: with Apples’ odd behavior it is still technically “running” - see the little black dot under that Audacity icon in the toolbar
launch Finder
locate an audio file
right click it
choose Open With > Audacity 2.4.1.app
observe Audacity is not launched and the file is not imported
I can’t make this work in 2.3.3 either - so not a regression on late 2.3.3 as you are suggesting
However on 2.3.3 if you omit step 2 and keep Audacity running AND open
then the file does (sometimes but not always) open in Audacity - but it’s darn slow compared to
File>Import Audio … or Click&Drag onto the Audacity window. But this never seems to work
with 2.4.0 or 2.4.1
The workaround is simple
If Audacity is open
Ctrl+N for new project
Click and drag from Finder to new project (or use File > Import Audio)
If Audacity is not open
launch Audacity
Click and drag from Finder to new project (or use File > Import Audio)
However you can use Open With from Windows Explorer on W10 with 2.4.1 when that app is already running
Audacity opens up a new project for it and imports the audio file.
You can even try using Open With > Audacity 2.3.3 while Audacity 2.4.1 is already running
Audacity opens up a new project for it and imports the audio file - but it is 2.4.1 NOT 2.3.3 (but that’s what I’d kind of expect)