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Prevent multiple Discord processes? (self.linux)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by WatTyler to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Hi all,

I use XMonad and I have it configured so that the command discord --start-minimized is run once on session start (spawnOnce "discord --start-minimized" is a part of my startupHook, for those familiar with XMonad).

This works fine and a Discord icon is present and functional in my systray. However, when I run the Discord desktop entry via Rofi, a new Discord process is started i.e. a whole new window opens, I get a duplicate icon in my taskbar, and a new entry in my process manager.

Expected behaviour is that Discord recognizes that there's a preexisting process, brings it to focus, and then dies rather than spawning a new, redundant process. Indeed, this works when I am spawning Discord via Rofi or my terminal. The unintended behaviour only occurs when Discord is launched on session start via XMonad.

I have confirmed that there is only one Discord executable in my PATH (and on my system as a whole). I have confirmed that nowhere (including its desktop entry) do I call Discord with the --multi-instance flag. Inspecting the processes the only difference /appears/ to be that the original process has its parent listed as XMonad whereas any subsequent process launched via Rofi has its parent as systemd and any subsequent process launched via my terminal has its parent process as Fish (my shell). Notably, Discord instances launched via Fish and systemd can recognize one another in the way I expect.

Does anyone have any ideas for something I could try to get my desired behaviour i.e. launch Discord minimized on start-up via XMonad but be able to open the window of the pre-existing process via a Desktop entry in Rofi?

Thank you for reading.

EDIT:

Forgot to add that all aforementioned processes belong to my 'user' i.e. none of them are being run as root.

DeSantis' wife prompts Republican reminder of Iowa nominating process rules in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] WatTyler 1 points 1 year ago

I have to admit that regardless of her ugly politics I always thought she was attractive but evil cartoon witches being mean to me is hot in my book so maybe you've squared this circle for me.

Police across Britain equipped with live facial recognition bodycams in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] WatTyler 1 points 1 year ago

Oi mate, got a licence for that mug?

Can't login to lemmy.sdf.org in c/boostforlemmy@lemmy.world
[–] WatTyler 2 points 1 year ago

They've got at least two: an NA one and an EU one.

Can't login to lemmy.sdf.org in c/boostforlemmy@lemmy.world
[–] WatTyler 2 points 1 year ago

Sod's law someone finally posts this on the day I decide to make a post. I promise I did check the board yesterday when there wasn't an update! Thanks for the explanation though.

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Can't login to lemmy.sdf.org (self.boostforlemmy)
 

Hi,

When I try and login to my account on lemmy.sdf.org, I just get the loading 'beach ball' spinning infinitely, with no progress or errors reported or anything else.

Nothing exciting, just working through Imperial Assault figures in c/tabletopminis@lemmy.world
[–] WatTyler 3 points 1 year ago

They're gorgeous. You must be proud.

Which language you wish would really grow and reach mainstream adoption? in c/programming@programming.dev
[–] WatTyler 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm learning Rust at the moment and I too think I have some reservations with its syntax. Most of these reservations come from my strong preference for functional programming over OOP.

I am unsure if I like method-syntax period, even if it isn't inherently OO. Chaining just makes me feel uncomfortable in a way piping doesn't.

Also it seems idiomatic for values of enumerated types to be written Type::Enum, which seems ugly and unnecessary.

What'd you make of this article?: https://matklad.github.io/2023/01/26/rusts-ugly-syntax.html

Which language you wish would really grow and reach mainstream adoption? in c/programming@programming.dev
[–] WatTyler 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) 
{-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}

import qualified Data.Text as T (Text)

correctAnswer :: T.Text
correctAnswer = "Haskell"
Gamedev and linux in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[–] WatTyler 123 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Reflecting on my first year running solely Linux (as opposed to dual-booting), I think that this culture comes from the fact that, on Linux, problems can more often than not be solved. If not solved, then at least understood. When you want to change something on Windows, or something breaks, you have far less room to maneuver.

When I was a Windows user, I'd barely ever submitted a bug report for anything, in spite of being very tech-literate. It felt hopeless, as my entire experience with the OS was that if a fix would come, it'd have to be done by someone else.

Linux treating its users like adults, produces users who are more confident and more willing to contribute.

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Would becoming a chef be a terrible idea? (self.adhd)
 

I'm not presently working but I trained, and worked as, a software developer. I struggle a lot with work and my working life has been very chaotic due to shit mental health. It seems like a really stupid idea, as being a chef is meant to be really stressful. However, the idea of it being fast-paced, immediate, physical, intense, sensory seems really really appealing to me.

I'm sorry if this isn't a lot of information to go on. I'm trying to reduce details, partly for privacy's sake, partly because if I don't wind myself-in this could be a novel long.

*Permanently Deleted* in c/games@hexbear.net
[–] WatTyler 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thank you for this. Here (https://www.youtube.com/live/rfXBcg7GiGY?si=4kU0RLHxy4jwVtWp) is the link for anyone else who is interested.

whats the best FOSS IDE (and why?) in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] WatTyler 2 points 1 year ago

Following up from my previous comment, there is a Flatpak of Emacs available on Flathub. Here are the instructions for how to install, whilst enabling native compilation, which will offer a performance increase and allow you to use features such as vterm (the best terminal emulator for Emacs).

whats the best FOSS IDE (and why?) in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] WatTyler 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not too familiar with how Flatpak works but Emacs benefits from compiling it on your machine natively. Tell me what distro you're on and I can see if I can find out how you'd do that.

[Lewis Hamilton] on Instagram in c/formula1@lemmy.world
[–] WatTyler 18 points 1 year ago

I agree with you that I don't look to Lewis for his take on geopolitics. However, I think you just have to accept that in the body politic there are many people (a majority in all likelihood) who have a say in their democracies but don't concern themselves with situations such as Israel-Palestine.

Lewis has the attention of these people, and he feels he's doing the right thing by bringing attention to the plight of innocent civilians in the region. If his post has inspired at least one person to be more aware and sympathetic to the human suffering, then hasn't it been worth the effort?

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Lance Stroll pushing his trainer after Q1 exit. (imgur.com)
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Started getting into MTG with WOE pre-release; just trophied for the first time in MTGA limited! (www.17lands.com)
 

Sorry but I don't have anyone IRL to share how happy I am about this. All my real-life drafts have been really disappointing and I was feeling down on myself.

Deck was Red-White with a focus on roles and enchantments. I got [[Archon of the Wild Rose]] and [[A Tale for the Ages]] Pack 2 Pick 1 and Pack 2 Pick 2 respectively. [[Savior of the Sleeping]] is a card I have played with a bunch but have never utilised properly before now. My two Saviors were probably the MVPs, I managed to frequently get them quite buffed-up.

Looking back over my draft and I realize now that I didn't wind-up using my first three picks! I realized late into the first pack that White seemed really open, so when Pack 2 came around, and I got those two really helpful rares, I got the sense I was onto a good thing.

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Didn't 'Small Cards' used to be smaller? (self.boostforlemmy)
 

Hello,

First of all many congrats on releasing the app. I imagine it's been a tough few months since Reddit screwed over their community.

As far as I can recall, I used 'Small Cards' as my layout for the Reddit app. However using it now and the cards are far too large for my taste.

Is there any chance of us being able to set the max height of image previews, so we can tweak it to our preference?

Thanks,

Wat

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[GIVEAWAY] MTGA Wilds of Eldraine Booster (self.mtg)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by WatTyler to c/mtg@mtgzone.com
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EDIT: Now claimed.

Hi,

I attended two pre-releases this weekend and got two codes for WOE MTGA packs. I believe you can't redeem multiple codes. I've tried and the website says I can't.

In case anyone else can use it, it's:

CB8B3-1A366-1BD91-99850-13A17

Please be sure to comment when you've claimed it, so I can update the post.

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Anyone else feel awful after hyperfocusing? (self.adhd)
 

Hi all.

I'll try and be succinct but as I'm sure you all realize that's often easier said than done.

I don't feel like I ever hear my fellow ADHDers discuss how negative an experience hyperfocusing can be.

First off, I never feel like I'm 'enjoying' myself when I hyperfocus. It feels a lot like I'm dreaming. Time moves weirdly, all my senses go askew, and it never feels like I'm in-control.

Then when the focus fades for whatever reason, I feel exhausted. I usually have a headache from the hours of intent concentration. Oftentimes I haven't eaten, had a drink or used the toilet. As I start to come out of it I often feel quite confused and borderline hungover.

It gives me such an existential crisis. An activity is either so boring I can't summon myself to engage with it or it's so absolutely engrossing that it feels like the activity is partaking of me rather than the reverse.

And when I come out of it, to an extent I do feel as if I've been consumed. I don't feel happy or satisfied or fulfilled. I feel tired, confused and uncomfortable.

Can anyone relate? Does anyone have any advice?

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2023 Canadian Grand Prix Closing Thread (self.formula1)
 

As nothing else has been posted, I figured I'd open this up to discussion.

A brilliant race, I thought. Lots of fantastic battles. An intelligent strategy from Ferrari. Not too chaotic or arbitrary. Albon fighting on 40-lap old tires for a huge P7.

How'd everyone else enjoy it?

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Underwhelmed by 2011 Canadian GP? (self.formula1)
 

Watched my first ever 'historic' F1 race today: the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix, in anticipation of quali today.

spoilerI am disappointed to say that I didn't feel it lived up to its reputation. Everything seemed reasonably uneventful before the red flag and a very large amount of the race was behind the safety car. I didn't get the impression there was ever a moment of 'different teams; different strategies; how is this going to play out?'. Maybe there would have been, if it were not for the red flag.

Undoubtedly the final 20 laps were exciting. Heidfeld (IIRC) running over his own front-wing. Schumacher's double over-take of Kobiyashi and Massa. The three-way battle of Schumacher, Webber, and Button. Webber's final lap off. Massa beating Kobiyashi at the death.

It was undoubtedly a good race but without having lived the era, maybe I am missing the context to really, truly appreciate it. Button being from last to first with six pit stops feels more like a fun trivia fact than a titanic achievement, given all the disruption.

I'd be interested in the views of other fans. Has anyone else re-watched it and been underwhelmed? If I watched it will full knowledge of where the sport and the competitors were at the time, would I have enjoyed it more?

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Was anyone else surprised to see Kbin being written in PHP? (self.programming)
 

I don't know if it's due to over-exposure to programming memes but I certainly believed that no one was starting new PHP projects in 2023 (or 2020, or 2018, or 2012...). I was under the impression we only still discussed it at all because WordPress is still around.

Would a PHP evangelist like to disabuse me of my notions and make an argument for using PHP for projects such as Kbin in this day and age?

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Thoughts on Lemmy sorting options? (self.programming)
 

Hello all,

Wanted to open a discussion on Lemmy's post sorting options right now. I don't have any experience with implementing this type of thing but right now the algorithm appears... Off? For example, 'Active' gives me a lot of posts over a day old but 'Hot' may as well be 'New' i.e. more recent posts with little engagement.

I don't know if it's due to Lemmy still picking up steam or a fundamental flaw with the algorithm. Like I said, I'm really curious to hear the opinions of those more knowledgeable.

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