Continuiing versions

[Jack Harvey]

Each time I Open PixInswight I get a new version.  FOr instance if I have PixInsight 1.2(5) showing and I reboot and start another episode of PixI, I get PixInsight 1.2(6).  I checked Task Mgr and only one instance of PixI is shown up

[Juan Conejero]

Hi Jack,

Another user had the same problem. Take a look at this thread where I describe a way to fix it by editing the Windows registry:

http://pixinsight.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3557#3557

Let me know if this works for you.

Cheers,
Juan

[Jack Harvey]

That did it!

[OriolLehmkuhl]

Hi, we have the same problem, but under Linux   Any idea to fix it?

[Juan Conejero]

Hi Oriol/Ivette,

Under Linux the only way this can happen is if you:

- Reboot your computer or close your session without closing the PixInsight Core application.
- Run the PixInsight launcher application from a console and terminate it by pressing Ctrl+C.
- Same as above and you kill the launcher application (e.g. by using kill or top).

Fixing pending instances on Linux is much easier than on Windows (of course ):

- Exit all running instances of PixInsight.

- Locate the following file:

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~/.config/Pleiades-Astrophoto/PixInsight.conf

where ~ as you know stands for your personal directory (e.g., /home/juan is my personal directory on my Linux box). This is the PixInsight configuration file. It's a plain text file that you can edit without problems (gedit, kwrite, emacs, ...).

Locate the following line in the configuration file:

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[000]

This line marks the beginning of the block of configuration settings for the first PixInsight instance. Just below this line you'll find this one:

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Active=true

That means that the corresponding instance (the first one in this case) is still active. Change "true" by "false" and job done. Save the file and the first instance will be available again. If necessary, repeat the same change for other instances ([001], [002], and so on). If no PixInsight instance is running, there should be no "Active=true" line in the configuration file.

It is clear that I have to design and implement a better way to control multiple instances. This is a priority task for the next version.

[OriolLehmkuhl]

Thanks Juan,

...This is the PixInsight configuration file. It's a plain text file that you can edit without problems (gedit, kwrite, emacs, ...)...

ok, we will do that this evening , of course better with vim  8)  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[Jack Harvey]

It has started again despite doing what you suggest.  THis is a problem as each version erases your preferences