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How to run multiple images?

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Davide Varvello
Tue, Jan 23, 2024 4:39 PM

Hi Guys,I'm on a mac apple silicon with Pharo 10, I've a couple of problems
First: it is not possible anymore to drag and drop the image file on the VM (pharo.app), it was very comfortable.
Second: If I open the pharo.app and choose an image that becomes the only running image, I can't launch the pharo.app to run another image in parallel
Are these 2 issues solvable, please? Any hint?
TIA
Davide

Hi Guys,I'm on a mac apple silicon with Pharo 10, I've a couple of problems First: it is not possible anymore to drag and drop the image file on the VM (pharo.app), it was very comfortable. Second: If I open the pharo.app and choose an image that becomes the only running image, I can't launch the pharo.app to run another image in parallel Are these 2 issues solvable, please? Any hint? TIA Davide
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Noury Bouraqadi
Tue, Jan 23, 2024 5:03 PM

Hi Davide,

Use the Pharo launcher https://pharo.org/download
Noury
On Jan 23 2024, at 5:39 pm, Davide Varvello via Pharo-users pharo-users@lists.pharo.org wrote:

Hi Guys,
I'm on a mac apple silicon with Pharo 10, I've a couple of problems

First: it is not possible anymore to drag and drop the image file on the VM (pharo.app), it was very comfortable.

Second: If I open the pharo.app and choose an image that becomes the only running image, I can't launch the pharo.app to run another image in parallel

Are these 2 issues solvable, please? Any hint?

TIA

Davide

Hi Davide, Use the Pharo launcher https://pharo.org/download Noury On Jan 23 2024, at 5:39 pm, Davide Varvello via Pharo-users <pharo-users@lists.pharo.org> wrote: > Hi Guys, > I'm on a mac apple silicon with Pharo 10, I've a couple of problems > > First: it is not possible anymore to drag and drop the image file on the VM (pharo.app), it was very comfortable. > > Second: If I open the pharo.app and choose an image that becomes the only running image, I can't launch the pharo.app to run another image in parallel > > Are these 2 issues solvable, please? Any hint? > > TIA > > Davide
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sergio ruiz
Tue, Jan 23, 2024 5:06 PM

I am in the same boat.

I have been using the pharo launcher for a few years, and it lets you do all of these things with no fuss..

check out: https://pharo.org/download

On Jan 23, 2024, at 11:39 AM, Davide Varvello via Pharo-users pharo-users@lists.pharo.org wrote:

First: it is not possible anymore to drag and drop the image file on the VM (pharo.app), it was very comfortable.

Second: If I open the pharo.app and choose an image that becomes the only running image, I can't launch the pharo.app to run another image in parallel

I am in the same boat. I have been using the pharo launcher for a few years, and it lets you do all of these things with no fuss.. check out: https://pharo.org/download > On Jan 23, 2024, at 11:39 AM, Davide Varvello via Pharo-users <pharo-users@lists.pharo.org> wrote: > > First: it is not possible anymore to drag and drop the image file on the VM (pharo.app), it was very comfortable. > > Second: If I open the pharo.app and choose an image that becomes the only running image, I can't launch the pharo.app to run another image in parallel ---- peace, sergio photographer, journalist, visionary Public Key: https://pgp.key-server.io/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x69B08F58923AB3A2 #BitMessage BM-NBaswViL21xqgg9STRJjaJaUoyiNe2dV @sergio_101@mastodon.social https://sergio101.com http://www.codeandmusic.com http://www.twitter.com/sergio_101 http://www.facebook.com/sergio101
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Davide Varvello
Wed, Jan 24, 2024 9:10 AM

Thanks both Sergio and Noury,
I'm not a big fan of the pharo launcher, but I'll give it a chance.
Anyway I found that the problem to run multiple VMs is a constraint of macos, see https://www.totalphase.com/support/articles/200349376-multiple-application-instances-on-mac-os-x/  so if you want to run a couple of pharo.apps you should run them via terminal: open -n "/mypath pharo.app"

Cheers
Davide
On Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 06:06:51 PM GMT+1, sergio ruiz sergio.rrd@gmail.com wrote:

I am in the same boat.
I have been using the pharo launcher for a few years, and it lets you do all of these things with no fuss..
check out: https://pharo.org/download

On Jan 23, 2024, at 11:39 AM, Davide Varvello via Pharo-users pharo-users@lists.pharo.org wrote:
First: it is not possible anymore to drag and drop the image file on the VM (pharo.app), it was very comfortable.
Second: If I open the pharo.app and choose an image that becomes the only running image, I can't launch the pharo.app to run another image in parallel


peace,
sergio
photographer, journalist, visionary

Public Key: https://pgp.key-server.io/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x69B08F58923AB3A2
#BitMessage BM-NBaswViL21xqgg9STRJjaJaUoyiNe2dV@sergio_101@mastodon.socialhttps://sergio101.com
http://www.codeandmusic.com
http://www.twitter.com/sergio_101
http://www.facebook.com/sergio101

Thanks both Sergio and Noury, I'm not a big fan of the pharo launcher, but I'll give it a chance. Anyway I found that the problem to run multiple VMs is a constraint of macos, see https://www.totalphase.com/support/articles/200349376-multiple-application-instances-on-mac-os-x/  so if you want to run a couple of pharo.apps you should run them via terminal: open -n "/mypath pharo.app" Cheers Davide On Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at 06:06:51 PM GMT+1, sergio ruiz <sergio.rrd@gmail.com> wrote: I am in the same boat. I have been using the pharo launcher for a few years, and it lets you do all of these things with no fuss.. check out: https://pharo.org/download On Jan 23, 2024, at 11:39 AM, Davide Varvello via Pharo-users <pharo-users@lists.pharo.org> wrote: First: it is not possible anymore to drag and drop the image file on the VM (pharo.app), it was very comfortable. Second: If I open the pharo.app and choose an image that becomes the only running image, I can't launch the pharo.app to run another image in parallel ---- peace, sergio photographer, journalist, visionary Public Key: https://pgp.key-server.io/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x69B08F58923AB3A2 #BitMessage BM-NBaswViL21xqgg9STRJjaJaUoyiNe2dV@sergio_101@mastodon.socialhttps://sergio101.com http://www.codeandmusic.com http://www.twitter.com/sergio_101 http://www.facebook.com/sergio101
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Marcus Denker
Wed, Jan 24, 2024 9:17 AM

Yes, I would like to have drag-n-drop support, too. Or more specifically: double click of the image
in the Finder opens that image.

(I am on the mac)

I did use it a lot when it worked, but talking to people it seemed that it was not used a lot bu others.

I think the reason was that was quite cumbersome, as it only worked for real if you had just one VM associated with the .image extension in the Finder.

As soon as you need different vms, this stops to be practical, and the Finder even gets confused which vm to use and it is a mess.

A real solution would be to have the Launcher be in charge and start the image with the correct VM, this is something I have on my endless TODO to look at to see how hard this would be to support.

Marcus

On 23 Jan 2024, at 18:06, sergio ruiz sergio.rrd@gmail.com wrote:

I am in the same boat.

I have been using the pharo launcher for a few years, and it lets you do all of these things with no fuss..

check out: https://pharo.org/download

On Jan 23, 2024, at 11:39 AM, Davide Varvello via Pharo-users pharo-users@lists.pharo.org wrote:

First: it is not possible anymore to drag and drop the image file on the VM (pharo.app), it was very comfortable.

Second: If I open the pharo.app and choose an image that becomes the only running image, I can't launch the pharo.app to run another image in parallel

Yes, I would like to have drag-n-drop support, too. Or more specifically: double click of the image in the Finder opens that image. (I am on the mac) I did use it a lot when it worked, but talking to people it seemed that it was not used a lot bu others. I think the reason was that was quite cumbersome, as it only worked for real if you had just *one* VM associated with the .image extension in the Finder. As soon as you need different vms, this stops to be practical, and the Finder even gets confused which vm to use and it is a mess. A real solution would be to have the Launcher be in charge and start the image with the correct VM, this is something I have on my endless TODO to look at to see how hard this would be to support. Marcus > On 23 Jan 2024, at 18:06, sergio ruiz <sergio.rrd@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am in the same boat. > > I have been using the pharo launcher for a few years, and it lets you do all of these things with no fuss.. > > check out: https://pharo.org/download > >> On Jan 23, 2024, at 11:39 AM, Davide Varvello via Pharo-users <pharo-users@lists.pharo.org> wrote: >> >> First: it is not possible anymore to drag and drop the image file on the VM (pharo.app), it was very comfortable. >> >> Second: If I open the pharo.app and choose an image that becomes the only running image, I can't launch the pharo.app to run another image in parallel > > ---- > peace, > sergio > photographer, journalist, visionary > > Public Key: https://pgp.key-server.io/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x69B08F58923AB3A2 > #BitMessage BM-NBaswViL21xqgg9STRJjaJaUoyiNe2dV > @sergio_101@mastodon.social > https://sergio101.com > http://www.codeandmusic.com > http://www.twitter.com/sergio_101 > http://www.facebook.com/sergio101 >
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Davide Varvello
Wed, Jan 24, 2024 10:40 AM

+1
Cheers
On Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 10:17:31 AM GMT+1, Marcus Denker marcus.denker@inria.fr wrote:

Yes, I would like to have drag-n-drop support, too. Or more specifically: double click of the imagein the Finder opens that image.
(I am on the mac)

+1 Cheers On Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 10:17:31 AM GMT+1, Marcus Denker <marcus.denker@inria.fr> wrote: Yes, I would like to have drag-n-drop support, too. Or more specifically: double click of the imagein the Finder opens that image. (I am on the mac)