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-x will block as if --enable-server was passed
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RESOLVED: INVALID
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Xfce4-terminal
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Description inactive 2020-04-17 11:49:41 CEST
I'm trying to run all of my xfce4-terminal`s with --disable-server, and I've noticed that I can no longer run eg. `xfce4-terminal -x sleep 10` and have it not block/wait until that command finished, because -x causes xfce4-terminal to act as if --enable-server was used (arg. doesn't exist, it's implied, even if --disable-server is passed).

When --disable-server is used eg. `xfce4-terminal --disable-server -x sleep 10` , then it still acts as if it's in server mode and thus blocks/waits until the sleep command is finished.

Is it not possible to disable server when executing command(s) ?

Note that `xfce4-terminal -x sleep 10` will return if there are any xfce4-terminal`s ran without --disable-server

in other words, -x requires an xfce4-terminal to run as server, and if none are such, then it will itself start as a server (even if --disable-server is used)
Comment 1 inactive 2020-04-17 15:52:12 CEST
Additionally, unless I'm missing something, if I want to run:
$ xfce4-terminal --geometry 80x24 -x sleep 10
without blocking, then I'd have to have ran this first(so that it's a server):
$ xfce4-terminal --geometry 80x24
it's not enough to have ran just:
$ xfce4-terminal
Comment 2 inactive 2020-04-18 01:43:00 CEST
Actually I misunderstood how this whole thing works.

`xfce4-terminal --disable-server`  itself is blocking! unless I don't use --disable-server and a server is already running!
Comment 3 inactive 2020-04-18 01:43:59 CEST
I don't see a way to close this bug report. Sorry for the noise.
Comment 4 Igor editbugs 2020-04-18 01:46:20 CEST
Closing, thanks.
Comment 5 inactive 2020-04-18 01:47:05 CEST
Also, Comment 1 is actually wrong: this is enough $ xfce4-terminal

Bug #16705

Reported by:
inactive
Reported on: 2020-04-17
Last modified on: 2020-04-18

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0.8.9.2

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