Re: Octave Functionality Change

[Torsten Lilge]

On Thu, 2020-02-06 at 14:06 +0900, Kai Torben Ohlhus wrote:
> On 2/6/20 12:23 PM, Zach Runzo wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > 
> > I am a relatively new user to Octave.   I am not sure if I
> > accidentally
> > changed a setting that I am unaware of or if it is a bug.  All of a
> > sudden I cannot open more than 1 script/function in my editor
> > window. 
> > Previously if I clicked a function or script in my file browser
> > window,
> > a new tab would pop up in my editor window.  Now, if i click on a
> > new
> > script, nothing happens.  I need to close out of the existing tab
> > and
> > then I am able to open whichever function/script I was trying to
> > access.
> > 
> > 
> > Hopefully you can provide some guidance,
> > 
> > Zach
> > 
> 
> Dear Zach,
> 
> There is indeed something going wrong and it is for sure not a
> satisfying experience with Octave.
> 
> To better understand the issue, can you tell us the following:
> 
> 1. What is your operating system and version (e.g. MS Windows 10,
> macOS
> Catalina, ...)?
> 
> 2. Which version of Octave do you run (e.g. 5.1.0)?
> 
> 3. How did you install that version of Octave?
> 
> 4. Did you try to reinstall Octave and to delete your Octave user
> settings folder (e.g. C:\Users\Zach\.config\octave)?
> 
> 5. From which file location do you open your files (e.g. local
> hard-disk, network drive, ...)?
> 
> HTH,
> Kai
> 

Are you using Google Drive or similar cloud services? This looks like
bug #55161, https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?55161

Torsten