Cannot start multiple instances of app from laucher

[Fred van Zwieten]

Binary package hint: unity

Suppose I want to start 2 terminal sessions from a pinned terminal button. I cannot do it. I can only start one. Please add this possibility. It is NOT intuitive that I must go to the apps menu to start another instance of it.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: unity 3.8.8-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,imgpng,gnomecompat,resize,place,move,session,grid,mousepoll,wall,regex,unitymtgrabhandles,vpswitch,animation,wobbly,expo,workarounds,ezoom,staticswitcher,fade,scale,unityshell]
Date: Fri Apr 15 09:02:31 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110413)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Ahmad Tarek (ahmadtarek)]

The only application that allows this is Firefox. No one else allow it.

[Fred van Zwieten (fvzwieten)]

What do you mean "allow". Why should an app "allow" it. It's clearly possible to have multiple gterm's. Just build it into the launcher, I would say.

[Omer Akram (om26er)]

you can use middle click

[Fred van Zwieten (fvzwieten)]

That, again, is not very intuitive, but it's there at least. Is there a way to change the binding?

[flindeberg (flindeberg)]

Maybe the middle-click info could be added to the help? Had to google it to find out how to start multiple instances of a program.

AFAIK it isn't.

[Jamal Fanaian (jamalta)]

Maybe a better option would be to provide a "New Window" option on the context menu for a launcher? The only problem is that not all applications support opening of new windows. For example, you shouldn't be able to have two instances of the Ubuntu Software Center open.

[Ryan Duryea (aguynamedryan+lp)]

Is there a way to do this from the keyboard? Launching applications using Super + Number is great, but I'd like to be able to launch a second instance via the keyboard as well.

[Marco Biscaro (marcobiscaro2112)]

@Ryan: you can use Super + Shift + <number>. See http://askubuntu.com/questions/28086/unity-keyboard-mouse-shortcuts.

[Marco Biscaro (marcobiscaro2112)]

And I think this is a duplicate of bug #734170.