Where is desktopWindow.implicitInstance

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Thanks to Norm Palardy for this link, showing how to override Xojo defaults:

https://documentation.xojo.com/topics/advanced_features/setting_default_values_for_xojo_framework_class_properties.html#setting-default-values-for-xojo-framework-class-properties

With this guidance, you can create a file called Window.defaults (or DesktopWindow.defaults–or one of each) that contains the line

ImplicitInstance=false

As stated in the doc, using the Mac path here, stick the file(s) in ~/Documents/Xojo/Overrides, then restart Xojo.

This works great for me. It’s rare that I want an implicit instance. In my own apps such will only be a main window that is always open (I’ll even quit in its Close event.) With the default now being false, gone are the days when I have to remember to turn it off when adding a new window to the project–and sometimes forget.

Thanks again, Norm :slight_smile:

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