scratchfoundation / scratchfoundation/scratch-desktop
Windows: Launching two copies quickly results in an error message
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windows
- Dominant language
- JavaScript
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- 426
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- 268
- Avg merge
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Description
Found by @BryceLTaylor on version 1.2.0 from the Microsoft Store:

Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the report on Windows with version 1.2.0 from the Microsoft Store, launching two copies quickly and comparing the result with the attached screenshot. No source file, test, or entry point is named; done means the reported error no longer appears in that scenario.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100