Running two JA simultaneously? ...

MarkusD

Posts: 750
Registered: 13-Apr-2006

Re: Running two JA simultaneously?
Posted: 12 Dec 17, 19:07

in response to: davidekholm

davidekholm wrote:
To enable multiple instances of jAlbum to run you can double click the "jAlbum-ini" file in jAlbum's installation folder for editing. Now change the line:

Single Instance=yes

to

Single Instance=no

and save the changes.

Perfect! Works like a charm. Thanks David.

You can safely edit and make different projects in different jAlbum instances this time. What can occur is that jAlbum's recent projects list only will display the recent projects of the last exited jAlbum instance.

OK.

linuxrog

Posts: 208
Registered: 21-Nov-2008

Re: Running two JA simultaneously?
Posted: 1 Jan 22, 23:26

in response to: MarkusD

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Catching up on this old issue: Well, now: where is jalbum.ini on a Linux install? Path? I did a disk-wide search with no results for jAlbum.ini and jalbum.ini.

JeffTucker

Posts: 8,237
Registered: 31-Jan-2006

Re: Running two JA simultaneously?
Posted: 1 Jan 22, 23:56

in response to: linuxrog

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linuxrog wrote:
I did a disk-wide search with no results for jAlbum.ini and jalbum.ini.

That's because it's a Windows file.

Just a WAG, but look for Jalbum.desktop on your system.

RobM

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Registered: 4-Aug-2006

Re: Running two JA simultaneously?
Posted: 2 Jan 22, 09:51

in response to: JeffTucker

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JeffTucker wrote:

linuxrog wrote:
I did a disk-wide search with no results for jAlbum.ini and jalbum.ini.

That's because it's a Windows file.

Just a WAG, but look for Jalbum.desktop on your system.

I have a sense of déjà vu. https://jalbum.net/forum/message.jspa?messageID=346710#346710

linuxrog

Posts: 208
Registered: 21-Nov-2008

Re: Running two JA simultaneously?
Posted: 2 Jan 22, 21:22

in response to: RobM

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Yep: déjà vu all over again.

BUT - see way below.

Oh, yeah: when I saw the WAG, my memory was jogged.

There are so many places to customize settings. I have trouble remembering them all. Gods forbid I should have to do a reinstall and lose customizations.

Thanks for the wake up call in the New Year. Make it a HAPPY one.

/Roger
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Way Below
My jalbum.desktop file:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Name=jAlbum
Comment=Make web photo albums with thumbnail pages and slide shows
Exec=/usr/lib/jalbum/jre64/bin/java -Xmx12GB -DuseDesktop=true -jar /usr/lib/jalbum/JAlbum.jar
Path=/usr/lib/jalbum/ 
Icon=/usr/lib/jalbum/icons/JalbumApp48.png
Categories=Graphics;Java
MimeType=application/x-jalbum-jaskin;application/x-extension-jap;application/x-extension-jaskin;application/x-extension-jaextension

So, should I add,

Single Instance=no

?

Edited by: linuxrog on 2 Jan 2022, 15:24

RobM

Posts: 4,153
Registered: 4-Aug-2006

Re: Running two JA simultaneously?
Posted: 2 Jan 22, 22:06

in response to: linuxrog

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linuxrog wrote:
Yep: déjà vu all over again.

BUT - see way below.

Oh, yeah: when I saw the WAG, my memory was jogged.

I had to search to find the old post, I was just sure it had been mentioned before.
Maybe you could bookmark https://jalbum.net/help/en/Heap_space_problems#On_Linux

There are so many places to customize settings. I have trouble remembering them all. Gods forbid I should have to do a reinstall and lose customizations.

Thanks for the wake up call in the New Year. Make it a HAPPY one.

/Roger
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
Way Below
My jalbum.desktop file:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Name=jAlbum
Comment=Make web photo albums with thumbnail pages and slide shows
Exec=/usr/lib/jalbum/jre64/bin/java -Xmx12GB -DuseDesktop=true -jar /usr/lib/jalbum/JAlbum.jar
Path=/usr/lib/jalbum/ 
Icon=/usr/lib/jalbum/icons/JalbumApp48.png
Categories=Graphics;Java
MimeType=application/x-jalbum-jaskin;application/x-extension-jap;application/x-extension-jaskin;application/x-extension-jaextension

So, should I add,

Single Instance=no

?

Edited by: linuxrog on 2 Jan 2022, 15:24

Not unless you want to run two instances of jAlbum, and if you do then be careful

JeffTucker

Posts: 8,237
Registered: 31-Jan-2006

Re: Running two JA simultaneously?
Posted: 2 Jan 22, 22:51

in response to: linuxrog

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linuxrog wrote:
So, should I add,

Single Instance=no

?

Questions like this always puzzle me a bit. Why don't you just try it, and see? What's the worst that could happen? It might not work, in which case you can take it out again.

kartphoto

Posts: 42
Registered: 10-Sep-2014

Re: Running two JA simultaneously?
Posted: 13 Jan 22, 11:36

in response to: JeffTucker

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In the past with version below jAlbum 23 I always started 2 or 3 instances with the comandline (multiple dosboxes) some with the same project files of some different completely random.

But now with version 26.1 I noticed that in my folder where all the projects files are stored; while creating a jAlbum its keep updating one and the same .\.jalbum\.info XML file.
I haven't tested this extensively yet, but I was planning to give each project his own folder.

davidekholm

Posts: 4,307
Registered: 18-Oct-2002

Re: Running two JA simultaneously?
Posted: 13 Jan 22, 18:32

in response to: kartphoto

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jAlbum should be updating the .jalbum/.info file of each project folder. Is it updating that .info file of some other shared folder?