Hmmm… Perhaps we need to be a little clearer on the definitions? Is this correct?
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srcVM: Part 1: The qube that contains the attachment/document to be opened (edited/viewed).
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srcVM: Part 2: Also in its settings contains the Default DisposableVM Template.
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Default DisposableVM Template: The template qube to use for the created dispVM (duh!
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dispVM: The qube created on-the-fly. Also the targetVM.
@deeplow : If I understand you correctly, you would like an enhancement to change “Default DisposableVM Template” to “Default DisposableVM”, which could be either a Named dispVM or a DisposableVM Template. In the former case the Named dispVM would be (re-)used; in the latter case a new dispNNNN would be created each time, as now.
While only DisposableVM Templates are in the drop-down list in the Qubes Manager, interestingly qvm-prefs allows specifying a Named dispVM - but unfortunately it doesn’t take and actually resets the Default DisposableVM Template to None, without displaying any error - likely a bug?
@Sven : He may be asking if a set of entries is possible like:
vm1 $dispvm default_target=nameddispvm1forvm1
vm2 $dispvm default_target=nameddispvm2forvm2
etc…
Or I may just be confused!