Bug 388016

Summary:	Device Notifier opens a new Dolhin Window even if Dolphin already runs
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Peter Tselios <ptselios>
Component:	Disks & Devices widget	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	normal	CC:	kde, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	5.10.5
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
See Also:	https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=183429
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Description Peter Tselios 2017-12-18 19:17:36 UTC

When I mount a USB/Phone and select the "Open with File Manager" action, DN always opens a new instance of Dolphin, even if there is already a Dolphin instance running.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open Dolphin
2. Plug a USB 
3. In the device notifier popup select 'Open with file manager'.

Actual Results:  
The device manager opens a new Dolphin instance. 

Expected Results:  
The device manager should use the running instance of Dolphin and either open the USB as a new tab (preferable) or replace Dolphin's active tab contents.

Comment 1 Kai Uwe Broulik 2017-12-20 09:49:11 UTC

Whenever you click a folder from outside Dolphin a new window is spawned, I don't see why this particular case should be treated differently.