diff -r fc7a93ff97c3 -r 2a33304714ba main.cpp
--- a/main.cpp	Mon Nov 16 09:47:10 2009 +0000
+++ b/main.cpp	Tue Nov 17 08:24:59 2009 +0000
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 QString vymVersion;
 QString vymBuildDate;
 QString vymCodeName;
+QString vymInstanceName;
 
 Main *mainWindow;				// used in BranchObj::select()								
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
 	options.add ("debug", Option::Switch, "d", "debug");
 	options.add ("version", Option::Switch, "v","version");
 	options.add ("local", Option::Switch, "l", "local");
+	options.add ("name", Option::Switch, "n", "name");
 	options.add ("help", Option::Switch, "h", "help");
 	options.add ("quit", Option::Switch, "q", "quit");
 	options.add ("run", Option::String, "r", "run");
@@ -101,7 +103,13 @@
 	
 	// Register for DBUS
 	if (debug) cout << "PID="<<getpid()<<endl;
-	dbusConnection.registerService (QString ("org.insilmaril.vym-%1").arg(getpid()));
+	QString pidString=QString ("%1").arg(getpid());
+	dbusConnection.registerService ("org.insilmaril.vym-"+pidString);
+	if (options.isOn ("name"))
+		vymInstanceName=options.getArg ("name");
+	else
+		vymInstanceName=pidString;
+	
 
 	// Use /usr/share/vym or /usr/local/share/vym or . ?
 	// First try options