Watchtower Library on DVD

[WilliamChew]

I just noticed on Windows 10 and 11 that each time I activate WT library it creates a new instance. This is useful when doing research.

 

Is this a new feature?

 

 

 

[AH173]

Thanks for the info. 

 

I never tried it before. 

[jwhess]

1 hour ago, WilliamChew said:

I just noticed on Windows 10 and 11 that each time I activate WT library it creates a new instance. This is useful when doing research.

 

Is this a new feature?

 

 

 

Br. Chew, I can't seem to duplicate your experience.  Could you describe what you did to see the results shown?  Anytime I open WTL and choose a topic or text, it erases the one on the screen and replaces it with the new request.

[Tortuga]

2 hours ago, WilliamChew said:

just noticed on Windows 10 and 11 that each time I activate WT library it creates a new instance. This is useful when doing research.

 

Is this a new feature?

Its a feature that allows you to research multiple languages.

 

*** wtlib-help Getting Started ***
Exercise 13: How can I see in another language the same article that I am reading?
Open an edition of Watchtower Library in another language (or you also could open editions in more languages). You may want to resize both editions so you can see the one you are reading as well as the second one. Click the Synchronize button on the toolbar of Watchtower Library. This synchronizes what is in area (4) in both editions. Note: Synchronize also works between editions of the same language.
 

[WilliamChew]

1 hour ago, jwhess said:

Br. Chew, I can't seem to duplicate your experience.  Could you describe what you did to see the results shown?  Anytime I open WTL and choose a topic or text, it erases the one on the screen and replaces it with the new request.

Here is a screen capture of the steps.

WTLib-3-Instances.mkv

 

[AH173]

Nice, it seems you are doing this on windows 11. Right? 

[shali]

No, I'm doing it on my OnePlus 6T phone. I only have a laptop with Windows 10 and I haven't updated that yet. Like I said in my original post, I have Android devices and noticed a BIG difference in how JW Library looked after the update for them.

Edited January 31, 2022 by shali

[MikeyRo]

For as long as I remember it was possible to open multiple instances of the same language edition of Watchtower Library.

[WilliamChew]

14 minutes ago, AH173 said:

Nice, it seems you are doing this on windows 11. Right? 

Multiple instances can be opened both on windows 10 and 11.

 

I have windows 10 on my Intel Gen 2 laptop.

[jwhess]

58 minutes ago, WilliamChew said:

Here is a screen capture of the steps.

WTLib-3-Instances.mkv 9.67 MB · 7 downloads

 

Thank you.  It was a "concept" problem on my part.  I was trying to open these windows as a "side-by-side" on the main screen.  My WTL icon is on my windows taskbar.  So I have to drop down to the taskbar to initiate a new WTL search.  As long as I don't close any of them, they all remain as an option from the taskbar if you hover your mouse arrow over the icon.  Got it.  Thanks.

Edited January 31, 2022 by jwhess

[AH173]

1 hour ago, WilliamChew said:

Multiple instances can be opened both on windows 10 and 11.

 

I have windows 10 on my Intel Gen 2 laptop.

This is good news.

 

I simulated this by only going to the start menu and selecting the wt library two times and there it is. 

 

Thank you very much.

[Qapla]

I use the shortcut on the taskbar. If I simply click on it (left click) it will open one instance of WTL. Each subsequent click will merely access that already open instance. However, if I "right click) on the icon it will give me a selection menu

 

If I then click on the top item it will launch a new instance - the same works for apps like Paint, Explorer and the like.

 

 

[Sheep]

7 hours ago, WilliamChew said:

I just noticed on Windows 10 and 11 that each time I activate WT library it creates a new instance. This is useful when doing research.

 

Is this a new feature?

 

 

 

4 hours ago, WilliamChew said:

Here is a screen capture of the steps.

WTLib-3-Instances.mkv 9.67 MB · 9 downloads

 

Hhmm. Mine isn't doing that. I get more like John's experience just above; that's how I get two instances.

[Luigi62]

13 hours ago, WilliamChew said:

I just noticed on Windows 10 and 11 that each time I activate WT library it creates a new instance. This is useful when doing research.

 

Is this a new feature?

 

 

 

Sorry not NEW.

 

WTL has allowed many tabs to run at once for a while now.

[WilliamChew]

11 hours ago, Sheep said:

Hhmm. Mine isn't doing that. I get more like John's experience just above; that's how I get two instances.

Note that in the video attached I'm activating WTLib from a pinned shortcut on the start menu on windows 11.

 

I'm not activating it from the taskbar icon.

 

 

[Qapla]

Since I do not have Windows 11 yet, I was not sure where you were finding that icon.

 

However, as someone else mentioned. being able to run several instances of WTL is not a new feature - it has been there for a long time.

 

 

[jwhess]

My WTL just updated.

 

[Qapla]

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 10, 2022 by Qapla

[Mzbarb]

No update yet for me

[Mzbarb]

Guess I spoke too soon. Got my update 

[jwhess]

The WTL just updated on my desktop this morning.  It was 821 mb in size and took over 5 minutes to deploy.

 

It is now update #2202.

 

 

Edited April 14, 2022 by jwhess

[Qapla]

[minister159]

When I open the Watchtower Library icon, I get this  message: "Failed to validate update package." It will open the library, but it won't do an update. Does anyone know why or how to fix it? Thanks.

[More4me2do]

Download the package manually and then apply the update package by clicking on Manual Update, don't let it all be done by just clicking update.

[jwhess]

1 hour ago, minister159 said:

When I open the Watchtower Library icon, I get this  message: "Failed to validate update package." It will open the library, but it won't do an update. Does anyone know why or how to fix it? Thanks.

Ken, when you tried the update, were you already current with the previous update (2201)?