[BUG] new tab button does not open always grouped but opens new window

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This doesnt happen with all apps but a few. For example JpegView ( https://sourceforge.net/projects/jpegview/ ).

1. open instance of JpegView

2. open a 2nd window

3. bring them together

4. click new tab button

5. new window of JpegView appears not in the group

There is also another bug, if you click the new tab button, it opens the file the current instance which had focus was opened with. This is really annoying. If this is by design, please add an option to deactvate this. New Tab should always open a blank instance.

groupy
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

I don't think its a bug. It more likely compatibility issue between JpegView and Groupy. Anyway, I have forwarded your problem to Stardock Support team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

 

Basj

Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

@basj How could it be an "incompatiblity" with the app? It is a normal win32 app so that should make it work normally, no? It is not installed though but is a standalone app like portable, is that a reason maybe?

What about the other issue? With that I actually mean the following:

1. open notepad.exe with txt1.txt

2. click tab button with that window in focus

3. it opens another notepad instance again with txt1.txt

That is totally not the desired behavior.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting makedir, reply 2

1. open notepad.exe with txt1.txt

2. click tab button with that window in focus

3. it opens another notepad instance again with txt1.txt
End of makedir's quote

That is not the observed behavior with the default settings:

https://cdn.stardock.us/support/uploads/2019-02-12_07-56-29.mp4

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Sean Drohan
Stardock Customer Service Manager

 

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Launching a new tab launches the exe with the same command line as the currently running instance.

So if you opened notepad by double clicking on a .txt file, that .txt file would be opened again for a new instance as that's what you opened. Unfortunately some apps require their command lines passed in or the new tab would either not work or show something very different.

We may be able to special case notepad as that doesn't take extra params which would impact things.

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Yes it does: https://www.dropbox.com/s/e033jlpe94cqli9/groupy.mp4?dl=0

This is totally not a desired behavior and there need an option to disable this. A new tab always should open a blank command line of the instance. Best would be per app. For Explorer this might be usefull, but not for Notepad, or other applications, like an Image viewer, Word, ect.