Open a new window when clicked on VS Code Desktop Button

[matifali]

Currently it brings the alreday active window to front.

[kylecarbs]

This is an interesting one... I guess we should prompt the user to open a new directory if the workspace is already opened.

[matifali]

Yes, But I prefer opening new windows every time I click it from the dashboard.

[kylecarbs]

Yup, makes sense!

[matifali]

Is this related to https://github.com/coder/vscode-coder/pull/52? Only differnec is to open a new window for the same workspace that is already opened in a window. Useful for running a deep learning training session in one and work on a new feature in another using the same workspace.

[smolinari]

@matifali - It's not quite the same, but until there is a change, you could do "File -> Duplicate Workspace"

Scott

[matifali]

by workspace, I mean a coder workspace (same container), not the vscode workspace.

[smolinari]

@matifali - Yes, I know. The "VSCode Desktop" button opens a VSCode workspace, connected to a Coder workspace. And, when you duplicate the VSCode workspace, although it isn't named, it is connected to the same remote Coder workspace. So with duplicating, you have two windows connected to the same Coder workspace.

Scott

[matifali]

Duplicating a workspace is a good workaround, should have been nice if we can ask about opening a new window. Closing now because of no activity.