Feature Request: Don't close app when every sketch is closed

[Jones-S]

Dear Arduino Devs,
This is a thing that bothered me since years. I finally make the effort to ask you to improve your software: I really dislike the behaviour that the application closes whenever I close all my sketches. I sometimes close them accidentally and after taht I have to wait quite a while to restart the app.
Would it be possible to adapt the behaviour like we all know it from other apps.
chrome .e.g would not quit, just because I close all my windows...

This would be a great improvement and I know a lot of people who actually think the same.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts about this.

cheers

J

[facchinm]

Hi @Jones-S ,
would you mind testing #8023 when the build is ready? It's not yet bug free but it could be a beginning.

[Jones-S]

Oh that was quick! I downloaded the mac build and opened the app. So far it does what I want it to. It stays open. 👏🏼 for that.
Unfortunately I'm currently abroad and I don't have any arduinos with me. anyway I found a first bug: When no sketch is open (but the app is) and I want to open up a recent item: File -> Open recent
It does not open the file. The command only works if there is already a sketch open.
Should I report this as a new issue?
Cheers

[facchinm]

@Jones-S I'm closing the issue as duplicate of #936 (which contains more information).
In the meantime I should have fixed the remaining bugs you found so I'd love if you could test the new build as soon as it is available on #8023 . Thanks!