# EVE-O Preview v5.1.0 "Able Actor" (multi-client preview / switcher) \[ 2021-05-08 \] + limited Linux support

**URL:** <https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202>\
**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\
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**Author:** ![Ibe\_Dedat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ibe_dedat/32/214479_2.png) [@Ibe\_Dedat](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ibe_Dedat)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/460 "2020-06-23T02:44:46Z")

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It is not. I tried it with and without and the thumbnails still freeze. If it helps, I am running v5.0.1 on Windows 10.

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**Author:** ![Ibe\_Dedat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ibe_dedat/32/214479_2.png) [@Ibe\_Dedat](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ibe_Dedat)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 2:57am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/461 "2020-06-23T02:57:20Z")

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What I have checked is “Track client locations”, “Hide preview of active EVE client”, “Previews always on top”, and “Hide previews when EVE client is not active”.

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**Author:** ![Ibe\_Dedat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ibe_dedat/32/214479_2.png) [@Ibe\_Dedat](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ibe_Dedat)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/462 "2020-06-23T17:14:51Z")

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First: Great job and awesome app.  
Second: I apologize in advance for not being as tech competent as some of you and thank you for any help.

I can not find any way to set it to “fixed or borderless windowed mode”. Could you please explain how to do this? Using Windows 10, if that matters.

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**Author:** ![Tonto\_Auri](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/tonto_auri/32/388339_2.png) [@Tonto\_Auri](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Tonto_Auri)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/463 "2020-06-23T17:26:11Z")

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> [@Ibe\_Dedat](#):
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> “fixed or borderless windowed mode”

This is EVE client setting, not EVE-o preview.  
Window mode: Fixed window.

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**Author:** ![Gunas\_Takeva](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/gunas_takeva/32/245311_2.png) [@Gunas\_Takeva](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Gunas_Takeva)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/464 "2020-07-08T23:55:36Z")

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Man, I don’t know how I played so long without this app. Makes swapping between my alts a breeze. I just have a minor issue to report. I set it up and was using it initially without issue. Since I keep it running in the background, whenever I start the eve client up again, it seems the character login window screws up the preview window size. I keep them at 15% of my client resolution of 1920 x 1080 (preview 272 x 162 but they get resized and moved to the upper left when on the character select screen. The preview size also gets changed to 272 x 123. I have to keep manually changing the size back to 162.

I have a dual monitor setup and run both clients on my main monitor. The preview windows are set as an “overlay” on my main monitor. I run Eve in fullscreen windowed mode. Below is the JSON file. If I start Eve-O Preview AFTER logging in to the game, everything is fine.

```
{
  "MinimizeToTray": true,
  "ThumbnailRefreshPeriod": 500,
  "CompatibilityMode": false,
  "ThumbnailsOpacity": 0.75,
  "EnableClientLayoutTracking": false,
  "HideActiveClientThumbnail": true,
  "MinimizeInactiveClients": true,
  "ShowThumbnailsAlwaysOnTop": true,
  "HideThumbnailsOnLostFocus": false,
  "EnablePerClientThumbnailLayouts": false,
  "ThumbnailSize": "272, 162",
  "ThumbnailMaximumSize": "960, 540",
  "ThumbnailMinimumSize": "192, 108",
  "EnableThumbnailSnap": true,
  "EnableThumbnailZoom": false,
  "ThumbnailZoomFactor": 2,
  "ThumbnailZoomAnchor": 0,
  "ShowThumbnailOverlays": true,
  "ShowThumbnailFrames": false,
  "EnableActiveClientHighlight": false,
  "ActiveClientHighlightColor": "GreenYellow",
  "ActiveClientHighlightThickness": 3,
  "PerClientLayout": {},
  "FlatLayout": {
    "EVE - Alt 1": "1296, 0",
    "EVE - Alt 2": "1296, 0"
  },
  "ClientLayout": {},
  "ClientHotkey": {},
  "DisableThumbnail": {},
  "PriorityClients": []
}
```

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**Author:** ![Sylvia\_Kildare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sylvia_kildare/32/416948_2.png) [@Sylvia\_Kildare](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sylvia_Kildare)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2020, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/465 "2020-07-09T08:22:27Z")

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> [@Gunas\_Takeva](#):
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> they get resized and moved to the upper left when on the character select screen. The preview size also gets changed to 272 x 123. I have to keep manually changing the size back to 162.

The previews all moving to the top left corner (and stacking under/atop each other) is normal behavior. Once you actually launch into a specific character on each account, they should all move back to wherever you like them.

I’m not sure on the resizing part, as the size I keep them at is pretty similar to the default, so I wouldn’t notice the resizing as much as the auto-moving.

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**Author:** ![ir0cKz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ir0ckz/32/428103_2.png) [@ir0cKz](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/ir0cKz)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/466 "2020-07-17T21:12:42Z")

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Hello i have a problem with eve o preview, i switched from win10pro to win7pro and now it doesn’t work

 ![eveobug](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/9/49ebf633d128645adc1a9fa0b0d41adcfff4376f.png)

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**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 17, 2020, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/467 "2020-07-17T23:08:10Z")

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Hey. Please send me the log file (the one you have opened on the screenshot) via eve mail

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**Author:** ![Shadows\_last](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/shadows_last/32/220473_2.png) [@Shadows\_last](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Shadows_last)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 6:19am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/468 "2020-07-26T06:19:41Z")

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Hey.  
I can’t customize the preview.  
When  
“CompatibilityMode”: false  
there is only a black screen in the preview window.  
When “CompatibilityMode”: true  
the preview shows a picture of the current character. And you need to reflect the picture according to the name of the preview, another (second) character.  
How to make the program settings correct?

[Here is the text file:](https://docs.google.com/document/d/12-Wy9MjZI5mnoM9c5OWA62H9W0U3ndSI9BKP3Kl_0q8/edit?usp=sharing)

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**Author:** ![Tonto\_Auri](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/tonto_auri/32/388339_2.png) [@Tonto\_Auri](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Tonto_Auri)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2020, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/469 "2020-07-26T10:02:04Z")

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Check if Aero effects are enabled on your system.

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**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 26, 2020, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/470 "2020-07-26T10:07:49Z")

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You have to enable Aero on your Windows 7 host

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**Author:** ![Shadows\_last](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/shadows_last/32/220473_2.png) [@Shadows\_last](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Shadows_last)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/471 "2020-07-27T04:45:08Z")

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Thank! EVE-O Preview now works fine.  
Aero effects was active.  
I changed my graphics card settings. There were user settings (maximum performance). Activated “according to the 3D application”. See [screenshot](https://imgur.com/MTCYQMs) for details. Everything works fine now.

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**Author:** ![Shadows\_last](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/shadows_last/32/220473_2.png) [@Shadows\_last](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Shadows_last)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/472 "2020-07-27T04:46:00Z")

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Thank!

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**Author:** ![Sperrzone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/sperrzone/32/214714_2.png) [@Sperrzone](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Sperrzone)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/473 "2020-07-28T18:35:21Z")

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After todays update it wont work for me anymore, anone else having issues ?

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**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 29, 2020, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/474 "2020-07-29T09:41:16Z")

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Care to provide any details?

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**Author:** ![Jartan\_Zorkun](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/jartan_zorkun/32/473557_2.png) [@Jartan\_Zorkun](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Jartan_Zorkun)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/475 "2020-07-30T10:29:32Z")

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Hey Guys. On Youtube i saw the Prewiew Windows are live but my Preview Windos are frozen exept the active one. Is there an Option to get all Previews live?

thx

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**Author:** ![Tonto\_Auri](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/tonto_auri/32/388339_2.png) [@Tonto\_Auri](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Tonto_Auri)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/476 "2020-07-30T15:14:36Z")

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> [@Jartan\_Zorkun](#):
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> Is there an Option to get all Previews live?

Disable “minimize inactive clients” setting. This is a common pitfall. Minimized windows are not redrawn.

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**Author:** ![Jartan\_Zorkun](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/jartan_zorkun/32/473557_2.png) [@Jartan\_Zorkun](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Jartan_Zorkun)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/477 "2020-07-30T15:16:30Z")

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Oh thank you so much

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**Author:** ![Baron\_Alex\_Franklin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/baron_alex_franklin/32/423899_2.png) [@Baron\_Alex\_Franklin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Baron_Alex_Franklin)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/478 "2020-08-29T01:25:17Z")

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I’m running into a problem where often when I start up Eve-O and then Eve, the preview windows will open and display for a short time, and then the application crashes. There’s no dialogue box or any other notice, the preview windows disappear and Eve-O disappears from my task bar.

Anyone experienced this, and any suggestions?

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**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 29, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/479 "2020-08-29T10:55:42Z")

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There should be a crashlog file ( `EVE-O Preview.log` ) in the app folder. Please send me its contents via eve-mail or paste its contents here. It doesn’t contain any personal info, so that would be safe.

TIA

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