GNU bug report logs - #71623
[NS/macOS build] No easy way to launch two instances

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Package: emacs; Severity: wishlist; Reported by: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry@HIDDEN>; dated Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:38:02 UTC; Maintainer for emacs is bug-gnu-emacs@HIDDEN.
Severity set to 'wishlist' from 'normal' Request was from Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@HIDDEN> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. Full text available.

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When I'm working in GNU/Linux (and IIRC probably the same applies to MS 
Windows), I can Ctrl-click the dock icon for Emacs to launch a new 
instance of Emacs in addition to the already running one.

Then I can switch between them with Alt-` like between any other windows 
belonging to the same application.

This isolates buffers I open in one of them to just that instance, which 
I can close using 'C-x C-c' when I don't need them anymore.

The same doesn't work in macOS. Not only does Ctrl-click do something 
else (and Cmd-click, and Option-click), but on the odd occasion that the 
new instance gets launched from an external app (I somehow got it 
associated with *.xml files in Finder), it uses a separate spot on the 
dock, not the same one (it also opens two frames at one for some reason).

Could this scenario become supported? Ctrl-clicking currently shows a 
menu that includes "New Frame". Could it have a "New Instance" item as 
well? And group different processes under the same icon, with quick 
switching with Cmd-`.




Acknowledgement sent to Dmitry Gutov <dmitry@HIDDEN>:
New bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to bug-gnu-emacs@HIDDEN. Full text available.
Report forwarded to bug-gnu-emacs@HIDDEN:
bug#71623; Package emacs. Full text available.
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