Middle Mouse Button on taskbar icon does not open a new instance #94061

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Adrian · 2021-12-14T13:36:57+01:00

Adrian commented

2021-12-14 13:36:57 +01:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19042-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 465.89

Blender Version
Broken: version: 3.0.0, branch: master, commit date: 2021-12-02 18:35, hash: f1cca30557
Worked: 2.93 LTS

Short description of error
You cannot open a new instance by middle mouse clicking on the Blender icon in the taskbar, as it used to be and as other programs behave.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

Open the first Blender instance and wait until it is loaded
Middle Mouse button the Blender Icon in the taskbar at the bottom of the screen
Nothing happens

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19042-SP0 64 Bits Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.5.0 NVIDIA 465.89 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 3.0.0, branch: master, commit date: 2021-12-02 18:35, hash: `f1cca30557` Worked: 2.93 LTS **Short description of error** You cannot open a new instance by middle mouse clicking on the Blender icon in the taskbar, as it used to be and as other programs behave. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** 1. Open the first Blender instance and wait until it is loaded 2. Middle Mouse button the Blender Icon in the taskbar at the bottom of the screen 3. Nothing happens

Adrian commented

2021-12-14 13:36:58 +01:00

Added subscriber: @LalaGhost

Pratik Borhade commented

2021-12-14 18:57:47 +01:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Confirmed'

Pratik Borhade commented

2021-12-14 18:57:51 +01:00

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Harley Acheson commented

2021-12-14 23:42:32 +01:00

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Harley Acheson commented

2021-12-14 23:42:32 +01:00

Worked: 2.93 LTS

I'm not seeing that this older version, nor any version, behaving as you described. I tried 2.93, 2.91, 2.79

> Worked: 2.93 LTS I'm not seeing that this older version, nor any version, behaving as you described. I tried 2.93, 2.91, 2.79

Harley Acheson commented

2021-12-14 23:52:08 +01:00

Added subscriber: @LazyDodo

Harley Acheson commented

2021-12-14 23:52:08 +01:00

I see it.

This is done automagically by the OS if the program that is running also has a shortcut to it. That shortcut can be in the Start Menu, Desktop, or taskbar. If such a shortcut exists then Windows will allow that middle-click to launch a new instance.

However, we are now making shortcuts to the (new) launcher, not the regular executable, which breaks this functionality. I think this might also affect the list of recent documents.

@LazyDodo - The following seems to hint that it is the path to fixing both issues, but not quite understanding it: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/appids

I see it. This is done automagically by the OS if the program that is running **also** has a **shortcut** to it. That shortcut can be in the Start Menu, Desktop, or taskbar. If such a shortcut exists then Windows will allow that middle-click to launch a new instance. However, we are now making shortcuts to the (new) launcher, not the regular executable, which breaks this functionality. I think this might also affect the list of recent documents. @LazyDodo - The following seems to hint that it is the path to fixing both issues, but not quite understanding it: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/appids

Jesse Yurkovich commented

2021-12-15 00:19:09 +01:00

Added subscriber: @deadpin

Jesse Yurkovich commented

2021-12-15 00:19:09 +01:00

Probably related: #93772

Ray molenkamp self-assigned this 2021-12-15 04:51:03 +01:00

Ray molenkamp commented

2021-12-15 04:51:03 +01:00

With some manual hacking in the registry i managed to get the history working again, need to find a way to neatly register this from blender though.

Harley Acheson commented

2021-12-15 07:15:22 +01:00

Chromium code to do with these app ids: 151b8e5d39/ui/base/win/shell.cc (L117)

Chromium code to do with these app ids: https://github.com/nwjs/chromium.src/blob/151b8e5d39b7edcf9eed78ebedf3b4eae9f93d28/ui/base/win/shell.cc#L117

Emmanuel LORANT commented

2021-12-20 16:20:56 +01:00

Added subscriber: @EmmanuelLORANT

Emmanuel LORANT commented

2021-12-20 16:20:56 +01:00

I reported the same thing here : #93994 and I solved it like this :

The first time I want to add a shortcut, I used the shortcut in the Start Menu and right-click on it : add to Taskbar.
I opened Blender with this new icon, deleted this new icon and right-clicked on the icon created by the opened .blend file and then clicked on "Add to Taskbar" and it works.

I reported the same thing here : #93994 and I solved it like this : - The first time I want to add a shortcut, I used the shortcut in the Start Menu and right-click on it : add to Taskbar. - I opened Blender with this new icon, deleted this new icon and right-clicked on the icon created by the opened .blend file and then clicked on "Add to Taskbar" and it works.

RedMser commented

2022-01-31 18:50:50 +01:00

Added subscriber: @RedMser

Pratik Borhade referenced this issue

2023-05-19 13:15:55 +02:00

Most recent files doesn't work with Blender 3.0 and Windows 10 #93994

Pratik Borhade commented

2023-06-14 07:19:33 +02:00

Looks like this is fixed by 9cf77efaa0

Can someone give another check before closing the report?

Looks like this is fixed by 9cf77efaa06823d2403120701f5c591d5b151d59 Can someone give another check before closing the report?

Harley Acheson commented

2023-06-14 18:27:53 +02:00

Confirmed that this issue is fixed in main when the new registration process is run.

This means that this will work as expected if you install with the Windows installer. Or if you install using a zip but then run Edit / Preferences / System / Register.

However it is known to NOT work as expected for Microsoft Store installs as these are sandboxed and don't have the necessary permissions to register in a way to make this feature work.

Confirmed that this issue is fixed in main when the new registration process is run. This means that this will work as expected if you install with the Windows installer. Or if you install using a zip but then run Edit / Preferences / System / Register. However it is known to NOT work as expected for Microsoft Store installs as these are sandboxed and don't have the necessary permissions to register in a way to make this feature work.

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Harley Acheson closed this issue

2023-06-14 18:27:56 +02:00

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