Visual Studio GitExt Browse open multiple instance for the same repository

[gpbicego]

Current behaviour

Multiple instances for the same repository are open.

Expected behaviour

Open the same repository instance of Git Extensions if already open

Steps to reproduce

From Visual Studio 2019: click on Extensions->GitExt->Browse Repeat again: Visual Studio 2019, click on Extensions->GitExt->Browse

Screenshots

Did this work in previous version of GitExtensions

No

Environment

• Git Extensions 3.3.1.7897
• Build 5a97671645532bcedc443bac7b727f40db47cb5c
• Git 2.23.0.windows.1
• Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.18363.0
• .NET Framework 4.8.4121.0
• DPI 96dpi (no scaling)

Diagnostics

[gerhardol]

Intentional, you may want to see a repo from several aspects

[gpbicego]

Thanks for response, I think it should be a voluntary choice to be able to open multiple instances of Git Extensions for the same repository. I use GitExt-Browse from Visual Studio to open / switch Git Extensions and it is annoying to find multiple open instances of the program. If not possible, Git Extension is still my favorite program to work with Git, thanks all the same to the team.

[gerhardol]

Can you please specify what you want in a little more detail: If Browse is running already for another repo, do you want a new instance to be opened or reuse the same?

[gpbicego]

If Browse is running already for another repo, I would like to open a new instance. If Browse is running already for the same repo, I would like to reuse the same.

[mstv]

Makes sense to me. Though the context menu of the GE icon in the Windows taskbar shall always open a new instance.