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Marine Aquarium 3.3 Now Available (May 2014): Marine Aquarium 3.3 is available for download for Windows or Mac.

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Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-23-2010, 09:37 PM

Replies: 27 Beta 11f multiple monitor bug Views: 13,785 Posted By Jim Sachs So stop. So stop.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-23-2010, 05:44 PM

Replies: 27 Beta 11f multiple monitor bug Views: 13,785 Posted By Jim Sachs If you do a Bing sesarch for 'Mutex "second... If you do a Bing sesarch for 'Mutex "second instance"', you will see about 6000 results, nearly all of which recommend using it to prevent a second instance of a program from coming up.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-23-2010, 02:46 PM

Replies: 27 Beta 11f multiple monitor bug Views: 13,785 Posted By Jim Sachs Nothing I can do until I can set up a system to... Nothing I can do until I can set up a system to see this occur when the debugger is running. That won't be happening for a while.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-23-2010, 02:20 PM

Replies: 27 Beta 11f multiple monitor bug Views: 13,785 Posted By Jim Sachs Using a Mutex is a very common way to prevent a... Using a Mutex is a very common way to prevent a second instance of a program from opening.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-23-2010, 12:41 PM

Replies: 27 Beta 11f multiple monitor bug Views: 13,785 Posted By Jim Sachs In this case, the Mutex IS the resource. MA3... In this case, the Mutex IS the resource. MA3 attempts to create a Mutex called Marine Aquarium 3. If the call fails because one already exists, the program exits.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-22-2010, 03:27 PM

Replies: 27 Beta 11f multiple monitor bug Views: 13,785 Posted By Jim Sachs Yes, I'll probably ignore the dual-instance issue... Yes, I'll probably ignore the dual-instance issue for this release. Without being able to duplicate it, anything I would try would be a complete shot in the dark. Could take weeks to track down that...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-22-2010, 10:31 AM

Replies: 27 Beta 11f multiple monitor bug Views: 13,785 Posted By Jim Sachs It definitely works here. Putting in breakpoints... It definitely works here. Putting in breakpoints in my debugger, I can watch as a new instance finds an old instance running and shuts down.

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-22-2010, 09:35 AM

Replies: 27 Beta 11f multiple monitor bug Views: 13,785 Posted By Jim Sachs All versions of Marine Aquarium have used a... All versions of Marine Aquarium have used a technique called a Mutex, which is SUPPOSED to prevent a copy of the program from starting if another is already running. Somehow, you guys are able to...

Forum: Marine Aquarium 3 for Windows 05-22-2010, 12:03 AM

Replies: 27 Beta 11f multiple monitor bug Views: 13,785 Posted By Jim Sachs Are you clicking on the same icon or filename to... Are you clicking on the same icon or filename to start the second instance?

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