From b5982221bb5a45de90f58b21e121dd8677d6e25a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl>
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 22:29:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Before asking the finder to start the application (if start=1
 is specified), check that it isn't incidentally running already.

---
 Mac/Lib/lib-toolbox/aetools.py | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Mac/Lib/lib-toolbox/aetools.py b/Mac/Lib/lib-toolbox/aetools.py
index 42b6b76b37..1af761e2d8 100644
--- a/Mac/Lib/lib-toolbox/aetools.py
+++ b/Mac/Lib/lib-toolbox/aetools.py
@@ -161,7 +161,10 @@ class TalkTo:
 		
 	def start(self):
 		"""Start the application, if it is not running yet"""
-		_launch(self.target_signature)
+		try:
+			self.send('ascr', 'noop')
+		except AE.Error:
+			_launch(self.target_signature)
 			
 	def newevent(self, code, subcode, parameters = {}, attributes = {}):
 		"""Create a complete structure for an apple event"""
-- 
2.40.0