"Audacity already running" when opening further files

[Gale Andrews]

On Linux (but not Windows) the "Audacity is already running" error gets in the way of opening further files from the command line or from the context menu:
http://bugzilla.audacityteam.org/show_bug.cgi?id=202

Do any of these issues show on Mac, or is it OK?



Gale

[billw58]

If you mean double-clicking .aup files to open them, no problem on Mac. I can open multiple projects that way.

-- Bill

[Gale Andrews]

If you mean double-clicking .aup files to open them, no problem on Mac. I can open multiple projects that way.
-- Bill

Thanks, Bill. Yes on Linux, selecting multiple .aups in a file manager like Nautilus then double-clicking them (or any other file type where Audacity is default application) creates the same problem (only the first file opens, then you receive a warning about Audacity already running).

Most people who complain about this are opening audio files though via the right-click context menu having created an association between that format and Audacity. Does it work OK if you associate WAVs with Audacity then (I assume) control-click over a number of them to open them with Audacity? Do they all open in new Audacity project windows?



Gale

[billw58]

Does it work OK if you associate WAVs with Audacity then (I assume) control-click over a number of them to open them with Audacity? Do they all open in new Audacity project windows?

Yes. Select multiple AIFs, double-click and they open with Audacity 1.3.13, each in a new project. Or right-click for the context menu, select Open With, and then my choices are myriad, with "Audacity (default) (1.3.13.0)" at the top and then every version of Audacity I have on my machine, and then every program that can open an AIF.

For .aup files, I can select multiple files then double-click and they all open in separate project windows.

-- Bill