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Cannot relaunch Mac GUI (Fixed in 2.0.4)


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jaap aarts

yes, on linux if I "force" close the window it sometimes doesnt start again.

saldy my WM only allows this way of closing a window, but other WMs have the same issue.

WM stands for window manager btw(basicly the GUI of the OS)

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jaap aarts
5 minutes ago, IT Troll said:

I'm not force quiting, just clicking the regular close button on the window.

I dont know how the closing is handled in mac, but it might have give the same result.

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I'm seeing the same problem. Worse, I need to revert due to lack of CMD-key mapping and there's no way to find or shut down the old process. That's a major bug.

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Syn 2.0 stable/Mac OS X 10.11.4/Ubuntu 16.04.   I'm experiencing an inability to get the GUI back after first load, also am unable to kill the synergy application using Force Quit.  Killing the process with Activity monitor doesn't seem to remove the zombies.   This becomes a problem after a computer goes to "sleep" and I want to start using the mouse.  Restarting on Ubuntu is no problem, but attempting restart on Mac was impossible today without full reboot.  Occasionally, I've had to hard power off (assuming due to unkillable application).  Notice to two synergy icons in picture below, and the "Application Not Responding" message.

 

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Nick Bolton

It's a known bug, we're working on it. The workaround is to run this from Terminal:

open -n /Applications/Synergy.app

macOS is confusing the core for the config app, so it thinks it's already open.

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Nick Bolton
16 minutes ago, IT Troll said:

Being able to see the GUI is kind of fundamental for a stable commercial release. ;)

We're urgently working on a fix for this.

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10 hours ago, Nick Bolton said:

It's a known bug, we're working on it. The workaround is to run this from Terminal:

open -n /Applications/Synergy.app

macOS is confusing the core for the config app, so it thinks it's already open.

this works for me, thanks!

 

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James Osborn

I have this problem too on the Mac side.  The "open" workaround is working for me.

Generally speaking I have to say Synergy 2 (all the betas I tried and now the 2.0.0-stable) are NOT very stable using Windows 10 x64 and Mac OS Sierra (10.12.6).  It seems like most anything will interrupt the connection, locking the screen on either side, waiting overnight, and often for no discernible reason.  Restoring it is often bringing up the GUI on one side, hit F12, bring it up on the other side, hit F12, lather, rinse, repeat, and then it comes up for a while.  When that doesn't work, killing the service on the Mac and/or restarting it on the PC seems to get it going again.  It works, but the whole point is to be efficient with the K/M - having to spend all this time to make the connection work, often, is not efficient.

Also I discovered something that is probably obvious to most Synergy 2 users, but it was not to me, so I will share it:  You can pass control from one side to the other by just hitting the space bar on the desired side.  In other words, space bar on the Mac and it takes over using Mac keyboard and mouse.  Then hitting space bar on the PC side, and it takes over using PC keyboard and mouse.  I gather Synergy 2 doesn't enforce the concept of Server and Client in the same way as Synergy 1.  That's OK and sometimes just hitting the space bar on one side then the other fixes the connection.  Still not super efficient, but better than the rigamarole mentioned above.  I don't usually need to pass control from one side to the other, but when the key mapping is not working correctly for some reason, it helps.

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Just upgraded to 2.0.1, I can't find a change log, but it looks like this GUI problem is still not fixed. :|

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Just upgraded to 2.0.2, I can't find a change log, but it looks like this GUI problem is still not fixed. Must be a really tough one to crack. :/

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Dec 15th, v2.0.3 I don't know how this can be considered stable. I feel sorry for anyone who's paid full price for an app that won't even open. I mean the workaround works, however this is not good UX.

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Himmelsfeger

The promissed system tray/menu bar icon would help just to see if this services is still runnig. Taking the no config spirit as a statement, Symless clearly wants to be use by all kinds of users. But in this state only v1 owner and IT savvy user can try to get it to run.

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