# EVE-O Preview v5.1.0 "Able Actor" (multi-client preview / switcher) \[ 2021-05-08 \] + limited Linux support **URL:** \ **Category:** Third Party Developers\ **Created:** [June 20, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202 "2017-06-20T17:15:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/phrynohyas_tig-rah/32/420039_2.png) [@Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Phrynohyas_Tig-Rah)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/1 "2017-06-20T17:15:33Z")
The purpose of this tool is to provide a simple way to keep an eye on several simultaneously running EVE Online clients and to easily switch between them. While running it shows a set of live thumbnails for each of the active EVE Online clients. These thumbnails allow fast switch to the corresponding EVE Online client either using mouse or configurable hotkeys. It’s essentially a task switcher, it does not relay any keyboard/mouse events and suchlike. The program works with EVE, EVE through Steam, or any combination thereof. The program does NOT (and will NOT ever) do the following things: - modify EVE Online interface - display modified EVE Online interface - broadcast any keyboard or mouse events - anyhow interact with EVE Online except of bringing its main window to foreground or resizing it **Under any conditions you should NOT use EVE-O Preview for any actions that might break EULA or ToS of EVE Online.** If you have find out that some of the features or their combination of EVE-O Preview might cause actions that can be considered as breaking EULA or ToS of EVE Online you should consider them as a bug and immediately notify the Developer ( Phrynohyas Tig-Rah ) via in-game mail. **System Requirements** - Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10 - Windows Aero Enabled - Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 * * * **How To Install & Use** [Latest release](https://github.com/Phrynohyas/eve-o-preview/releases/latest) [Direct download (version 5.1.0)](https://github.com/Phrynohyas/eve-o-preview/releases/download/5.1.0/EVE-O.Preview.zip) 1. Download and extract the contents of the .zip archive to a location of your choice (ie: Desktop, CCP folder, etc). Please **do not** install the application into the _Program Files_ or _Program files (x86)_ folders. These folders in general do not allow applications to write anything there while EVE-O Preview now stores its configuration file next to its executable, thus requiring the write access to the folder it is installed into. 2. Start up both EVE-O Preview and your EVE Clients (the order does not matter) 3. Adjust settings as you see fit. Program options are described in the readme.pdf contained [here](https://github.com/Phrynohyas/eve-o-preview/blob/master/README.md) or in the readme.pdf file * * * If you did encounter a bug or a crash please do the following, as this will greatly help me to pin down and fix the possible bug: Next to the .exe file there is a configuration .JSON file. Please send it to me via EVE in-game mail. To protect your privacy please replace the name(s) of your alt(s) in the message with something like ‘_EVE - Alt 1_’ , ‘_EVE - Alt 2_’, etc before actually sending it out to me. * * * ISK/PLEX/faction ships donations are not required but are highly welcome. * * * ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/4X/7/1/7/717df180c9b7a55ae821d7eccc971ab0cb585f51.png) ---
**Author:** ![Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/phrynohyas_tig-rah/32/420039_2.png) [@Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Phrynohyas_Tig-Rah)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/2 "2017-06-20T17:16:15Z")
This application is legal under the EULA/ToS: CCP FoxFour wrote: > [@](#): > > Please keep the discussion on topic. The legitimacy of this software has already been discussed and doesn’t need to be again. Assuming the functionality of the software doesn’t change, it is allowed in its current state. [CCP Grimmi wrote](https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6362936#post6362936) > [@](#): > > Overlays which contain a full, unchanged, EVE Client instance in a view only mode, no matter how large or small they are scaled, like it is done by EVE-O Preview as of today, are fine with us. These overlays do not allow any direct interaction with the EVE Client and you have to bring the respective EVE Client to the front/put the window focus on it, in order to interact with it. * * * **Created by** StinkRay **With contributions from** CCP FoxFour **Maintained by** - Phrynohyas Tig-Rah **Previous maintainers** - StinkRay - Makari Aeron * * * **Original threads** > **[EVE-O preview - multi-client preview / switcher - v1.18.3 - EVE Technology...](https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=389086)** > > EVE allows you to discover, explore and dominate an amazing science fiction universe while you fight, trade, form corporations and alliances with other players. > **[EVE-O preview - multi-client preview / switcher - v 1.13 - EVE Technology...](https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=246157)** > > EVE allows you to discover, explore and dominate an amazing science fiction universe while you fight, trade, form corporations and alliances with other players. > **[EVE-O Preview v3.0.0 (multi-client preview / switcher) - EVE Technology Lab -...](https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6529792)** > > EVE allows you to discover, explore and dominate an amazing science fiction universe while you fight, trade, form corporations and alliances with other players. **Original repository** [https://bitbucket.org/ulph/eve-o-preview-git](https://bitbucket.org/ulph/eve-o-preview-git) * * * There will be neither new releases nor any support on the EVE forum. At least from me, Phrynohyas Tig-Rah / Anton Kasyanov That was the fun ride and I really appreciate the EVE community and all the users of EVE-O Preview. And this is a really warm feeling that I left my trace in the history of EVE Online. 91,553 downloads and 246 GitHub stars is quite an achievement. ---
**Author:** ![Sylnn\_Severn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sylnn_severn/32/16255_2.png) [@Sylnn\_Severn](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sylnn_Severn)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/3 "2017-06-22T02:49:54Z")
Having some issues with the new version that I havent encountered in the last week or so using it. One of my clients specifically is bugged out while running the program. Upon selecting character to log in, the preview thumbnail turns blurry, and I am unable to pull up the client via clicking the thumbnail, or by trying to select the window normally. [![](http://i.imgur.com/aWaIwGt.png) ](http://i.imgur.com/aWaIwGt.png) This is the thumbnail I get. At a loss as to why [EDIT] Upon reinstalling it was resolved, not sure what caused it still though. ---
**Author:** ![Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/phrynohyas_tig-rah/32/420039_2.png) [@Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Phrynohyas_Tig-Rah)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/4 "2017-06-22T17:33:40Z")
> [@Sylnn\_Severn](#): > > This is the thumbnail I get. At a loss as to why > > [EDIT] Upon reinstalling it was resolved, not sure what caused it still though. Do you have the option ‘Track client locations’ enabled? I’ve seen a similar thing once, when API gone crazy and returned odd coords and size for one of the client windows. This resulted in EOP trying to restore EVE window somewhere far outside the windows boundaries thus making the EVE client not accessible and making its thumbnail look like on your screenshot. ---
**Author:** ![Lea\_Aeon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/lea_aeon/32/3527_2.png) [@Lea\_Aeon](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Lea_Aeon)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/5 "2017-06-24T12:56:32Z")
Hi, I have a problem when i launch eve-o for the second time. The first launch i set up my accounts place and size, there is no problem if i don’t anchor windows on the borders screen or taskbar of win10 (if i do, eve-o don’t remember the windows size and place after i minimize an account). But if i close all and reload, the thumbnails are at the right previous place but the login windows size is very small and after login screen, the full windows don’t show on screen and if i click on the thumbnails nothing happen. I need to shut down each account with the task manager, delete the eve-o.json and redo all the positioning manipulation. ---
**Author:** ![Archeras\_Umangiar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/archeras_umangiar/32/329445_2.png) [@Archeras\_Umangiar](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Archeras_Umangiar)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/6 "2017-06-24T15:52:51Z")
o7 Is it possible to setup different sizes for each thumbnail? (this is really really needed when you have 2 sets of different types of characters) Or to entirely ignore one client ? ---
**Author:** ![Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/phrynohyas_tig-rah/32/420039_2.png) [@Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Phrynohyas_Tig-Rah)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/7 "2017-06-24T15:53:09Z")
Hello Please send me via in-game mail an instruction how to reproduce this (tep-by-step if possible) and this: > [@Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](#): > > If you did encounter a bug or a crash please do the following, as this will greatly help me to pin down and fix the possible bug: > > Next to the .exe file there is a configuration .JSON file. Please send it to me via EVE in-game mail. To protect your privacy please replace the name(s) of your alt(s) in the message with something like ‘EVE - Alt 1’ , ‘EVE - Alt 2’, etc before actually sending it out to me. Thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/phrynohyas_tig-rah/32/420039_2.png) [@Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Phrynohyas_Tig-Rah)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/8 "2017-06-24T15:55:30Z")
Hello > [@Archeras\_Umangiar](#): > > Is it possible to setup different sizes for each thumbnail? (this is really really needed when you have 2 sets of different types of characters) There is a pending pull request with this feature implemented. I’ll include it into one of the next versions > [@Archeras\_Umangiar](#): > > Or to entirely ignore one client ? It is possible to hide a client, but only until either EOP or this client is restarted ---
**Author:** ![Archeras\_Umangiar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/archeras_umangiar/32/329445_2.png) [@Archeras\_Umangiar](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Archeras_Umangiar)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/9 "2017-06-24T15:59:28Z")
Do you happen to have an ETA on when the first feature would come out? Even if it doesn have a GUI would be neat to have it included in the config file basicly ---
**Author:** ![Thai\_Mhalbarei](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/thai_mhalbarei/32/14901_2.png) [@Thai\_Mhalbarei](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Thai_Mhalbarei)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/10 "2017-06-24T18:59:43Z")
Would it be against the rules to make it possible to do actions into thumbnail ? Click fowarding ---
**Author:** ![Quazar\_Doosan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/quazar_doosan/32/74322_2.png) [@Quazar\_Doosan](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Quazar_Doosan)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/11 "2017-06-25T01:31:18Z")
Eve-O is so, so good. Really amazing to be able to play all the clients on one monitor and use the other for the spreadsheeting 🙂 I came up short identifying what version I have installed. Worse, I couldn’t find the changelog or whatever about the 3.0 release. Probably just being dense, where should I be looking? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/phrynohyas_tig-rah/32/420039_2.png) [@Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Phrynohyas_Tig-Rah)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/12 "2017-06-25T09:19:50Z")
> [@Quazar\_Doosan](#): > > I came up short identifying what version I have installed. Worse, I couldn’t find the changelog or whatever about the 3.0 release. Probably just being dense, where should I be looking? This one should help ;-p ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/2X/3/38d7ea10b8685df47e360a78057762088ad61c87.png) At the moment I created this thread I was unable to add more than 2 links to a post, thus the missing link. I updated the initial post with this link: [https://github.com/Phrynohyas/eve-o-preview/releases/latest](https://github.com/Phrynohyas/eve-o-preview/releases/latest) that contains a short list of changes Regards ---
**Author:** ![Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/phrynohyas_tig-rah/32/420039_2.png) [@Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Phrynohyas_Tig-Rah)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/13 "2017-06-25T09:23:11Z")
> [@Thai\_Mhalbarei](#): > > Would it be against the rules to make it possible to do actions into thumbnail ? Click fowarding It is. Click forwarding, displaying only a part of the EVE interface etc - all this is against the rules. ---
**Author:** ![Archeras\_Umangiar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/archeras_umangiar/32/329445_2.png) [@Archeras\_Umangiar](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Archeras_Umangiar)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/14 "2017-07-01T13:55:50Z")
So after a 2nd tought about it, it would be great if you could have it ignore X client by default (in example the log in screen) AND/OR ONLY use X Y Z client and if they is no information about a freshly started client to simply ignore it, the 2nd could be done by simply editing the config file if making a GUI is to complex, in all fairness i used the config file over the GUI anyway due to it being not precise enouth to input preview locations to the pixel ---
**Author:** ![Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/phrynohyas_tig-rah/32/420039_2.png) [@Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Phrynohyas_Tig-Rah)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/15 "2017-07-05T19:56:54Z")
[Version 3.0.1](https://github.com/Phrynohyas/eve-o-preview/releases/download/3.0.1/Eve-O.Preview.3.0.1.zip) is available What’s new and fixed: - Fixed possible crash when EOP tried to write down configuration file while it was locked by some other application (like Notepad) - Fixed issue with saving window position for inactive EVE clients as something far beyond the screen edges - Streamlined client window minimization on thumbnail Ctrl+Click action ---
**Author:** ![Rotate](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/rotate/32/407038_2.png) [@Rotate](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Rotate)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/16 "2017-08-01T19:21:14Z")
Hey, 1st time im using this. Worked wonderfully until… Setting up with 6 chars, 4 on 1 screen (4 + previews), **2 on other screen (2+ previews)**. After setup and use it works perfect. But when I close and restart game + app it opens the previews all on 1 screen top left over the eve o app. Ive checked unchecked \*Track client locations + \*Unique layout - with no luck. Tried multiple combinations and spent time on trying everything possible i can think off, even deleted .json each time so it creates new one, no luck. Q: Must all previews be on same screen or can they be “split”? Windows 7 by the way 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/phrynohyas_tig-rah/32/420039_2.png) [@Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Phrynohyas_Tig-Rah)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/17 "2017-08-03T08:52:43Z")
Hello > [@Rotate](#): > > But when I close and restart game + app it opens the previews all on 1 screen top left over the eve o app. Just to be clear - this happens when your EVE clients are on the login screen or when you have already logged in? ---
**Author:** ![Rotate](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/rotate/32/407038_2.png) [@Rotate](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Rotate)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/18 "2017-08-04T11:33:10Z")
Hi Phryno, Got time to test and play with it again. This is very weird, I think my PC is on the Fritz. Eve O is working perfectly with my 2 screen setup, atm. Apologies for the bad info/question. ---
**Author:** ![Thai\_Mhalbarei](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/thai_mhalbarei/32/14901_2.png) [@Thai\_Mhalbarei](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Thai_Mhalbarei)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/19 "2017-08-09T08:06:43Z")
Hello, is it possible to put numpad key as hotkey ? If yes, what is the formulation ? ---
**Author:** ![Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/phrynohyas_tig-rah/32/420039_2.png) [@Phrynohyas\_Tig-Rah](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Phrynohyas_Tig-Rah)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/20 "2017-08-09T11:15:28Z")
Hey Keycodes would be **NumPad0** , **NumPad1** … **NumPad9** Sample config file snippet: ``` "ClientHotkey": { "EVE - Some Name Here": "NumPad0" } ``` Please note - these keycodes will work only when NumLock is enabled. [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202.md?page=2)