How to open a second local window onto already open project

[jovlinger]

I have a window open on my project . I would like a second window (for another monitor) to be open simultaneously.

But I cannot. All attempts merely navigate back to the existing window.

Three attempts that have failed:

1. I I open a new widnow and cmd-O and navigate to the project's root and open it, it warps back to the existing window.
2. If I open a new window and select the project with Enter, it warps back to the existing window.
3. If I open a new window and select the project with cmd-Enter, it warps back to the existing window.

All roads seem to lead back to the existing window. Help me obi-wan. What am I missing?

[jovlinger]

I was hoping the devs or community relations folks might chime in here.

[JosephTLyons]

Hey @jovlinger - I think you are right, multiple windows can't be opened pointing toward the same project. I tried looking for an issue requesting a change in the backlog, but didn't see one - it is possible I missed it. Feel free to open one, so others can vote on it, and we can prioritize it accordingly based on interest.

[janek]

for others reading this: the issue seems to be #9662, please upvote and optionally comment. There is also a duplicate at #17618.

[stanleyjzheng]

My solution is to do zed -n your_dir. zed -n opens a new workspace even if you already have the same folder open, so that you can work with two windows of the same folder.

[kritonios01]

Yes this indeed works, but beware: if a file gets changed in the new window, you will have to either overwrite or discard the file in the first window.

[janek]

thanks a lot for this, works
(thank you also for the warning @kritonios01)