# 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:** 28
**Author:** ![Par\_Gellen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/par_gellen/32/384584_2.png) [@Par\_Gellen](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Par_Gellen)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/561 "2020-12-15T17:28:29Z")
Ah ok thanks. Wasn’t aware of this. Guess I’ll stick with it the way it is. ---
**Author:** ![MinorFreak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/minorfreak/32/401122_2.png) [@MinorFreak](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/MinorFreak)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 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/4202/562 "2020-12-16T08:22:58Z")
btw, that 3rd party program for simulating fullscreen also conflicts with eve-o preview in nasty ways ---
**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:** [December 16, 2020, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/563 "2020-12-16T08:58:35Z")
Which one and how exactly? ---
**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:** [December 16, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/564 "2020-12-16T18:07:16Z")
> [@MinorFreak](#): > > there’s a ‘zoom’ option Which is rather useless, since it zooms both preview image and control area. ---
**Author:** ![MinorFreak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/minorfreak/32/401122_2.png) [@MinorFreak](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/MinorFreak)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/565 "2020-12-17T16:30:55Z")
> [@Moving Fixed Windows - Free Easy Way](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/moving-fixed-windows-free-easy-way/157337): > > My Two scripts to move the Client Windows. Very useful to reposition Fixed Windows. Fixed Window.: No Title-Bar, No Borders. AutoHotKey Script ONE DRIVE [https://1drv.ms/f/s!Ap8FfAbZBcvGoVsGydJAY3V9Tq4N](https://1drv.ms/f/s!Ap8FfAbZBcvGoVsGydJAY3V9Tq4N) FLY SAFE !!! slightly_smiling_face 1. it prevents mousing over the side bar (have to hit windows key to prompt it) 2. it’ll start playing havoc with your thumbnails (see pic) ![7ZPmYyP](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/1/4/146efa1cd8749a6e03829c384e1a6b857d76f281.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tokani](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/tokani/32/246931_2.png) [@Tokani](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Tokani)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 2:20am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/566 "2020-12-19T02:20:00Z")
Hi, just downloaded and am using EVE-o. It makes the thumbnails fine, they just show up on my main windows screen and they don’t show up on my eve client. Any suggestions on how to fix this? I have my EVE clients set to fullscreen mode, I’m running windows 10 x86 and I got version 5.0.1. Note: I figured out that if I run my eve clients in windowed mode the displays do appear on top. This is not ideal as I prefer to run in fullscreen mode. Also, I would like to be able to click and drag the overlay instead of needing to pull up the frame in order to drag it. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/567 "2020-12-19T10:45:18Z")
> [@Tokani](#): > > This is not ideal as I prefer to run in fullscreen mode. Try the `Fixed Window` mode. It looks exactly like `Fullscreen` > [@Tokani](#): > > Also, I would like to be able to click and drag the overlay instead of needing to pull up the frame in order to drag it. No one reads docs these days 😉 ## Mouse Gestures and Actions Mouse gestures are applied to the thumbnail window currently being hovered over. | Action | Gesture | | --- | --- | | Activate the EVE Online client and bring it to front | Click the thumbnail | | Minimize the EVE Online client | Hold Control key and click the thumbnail | | Switch to the last used application that is not an EVE Online client | Hold Control + Shift keys and click any thumbnail | | Move thumbnail to a new position | Press right mouse button and move the mouse | | Adjust thumbnail height | Press both left and right mouse buttons and move the mouse up or down | | Adjust thumbnail width | Press both left and right mouse buttons and move the mouse left or right | ---
**Author:** ![Tokani](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/tokani/32/246931_2.png) [@Tokani](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Tokani)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/568 "2020-12-20T01:12:47Z")
Thanks @Phrynohyas_Tig-Rah I actually did read the docs, apparently not thoroughly enough. I’m loving the program 🙂 and this is very helpful! ---
**Author:** ![Tobiant\_Ormand](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/tobiant_ormand/32/327222_2.png) [@Tobiant\_Ormand](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Tobiant_Ormand)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/569 "2020-12-23T19:40:49Z")
I am wondering why my little thumbnails only show movement for as long as I don’t toggle one of them. After that, I just see a stationary picture on the thumbnail with no movement. Is my computer just to low-end/old to handle this thing? ---
**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:** [December 24, 2020, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/570 "2020-12-24T07:51:00Z")
![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/b/7/b7af7a2247acecf40523bedd144f9f3aa391c821.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:** [December 24, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/571 "2020-12-24T14:32:57Z")
@Tobiant_Ormand as @Tonto_Auri stated, disable the ‘Minimize Inactive Clients’ option. Minimize EVE clients no longer update themselves. I have a couple of crazy ideas re this (like decreasing CPU priority of inactive clients instead of minimizing them), yet atm this feature not ready for deployment ---
**Author:** ![Tobiant\_Ormand](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/tobiant_ormand/32/327222_2.png) [@Tobiant\_Ormand](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Tobiant_Ormand)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/572 "2020-12-24T14:54:36Z")
Awesomesauce! I had stopped using Eve-O about a year ago because of this issue. Glad I started using it again and had the testicular fortitude to ask questions this time around 😉 ---
**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:** [December 24, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/573 "2020-12-24T15:38:49Z")
* * * * * * * * * * * * ## **Guys, you can ALWAYS ask your questions here, or via eve-mail (if you want to keep them private) or via GitHub issues** * * * * * * * * * ---
**Author:** ![Reise\_Amatin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/reise_amatin/32/248918_2.png) [@Reise\_Amatin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Reise_Amatin)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/574 "2020-12-31T15:01:48Z")
Hi Phrynohyas! First, thank you for your work, it’s a fantastic program that does what it says and doesn’t act like a resource hog. I love it. Is the program supposed to remember the position of the thumbnails when you close it and reopen it next time? I would think so, and I assumed it was the “Track client locations” checkbox that would control this, but checked or not Eve-O always opens in the top left corner of my main monitor (dual monitor setup). I have the program file in it’s own folder which resides on the desktop (Windows 10 64-bit). Sorry if this has been asked before! Thanks in advance for any insight. Regards, Reise ---
**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:** [January 1, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/575 "2021-01-01T00:17:03Z")
Hello Thanks > [@Reise\_Amatin](#): > > Is the program supposed to remember the position of the thumbnails when you close it and reopen it next time? Yes, it is. However there is one exception: if a client is still on a char selection screen then its preview will land in upper left corner of your screen (I am going to make this default position configurable). The reason is that when a client is sill on the char selection screen there is not conventional way (except of direct reading of client memory which is meh) to find out account name used, so there is no way to store own preview location for this particular account. ---
**Author:** ![Reise\_Amatin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/reise_amatin/32/248918_2.png) [@Reise\_Amatin](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Reise_Amatin)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/576 "2021-01-02T04:13:54Z")
Ah ok. I’ve always started EVE-O first and then the client, so it always shows up in the top left. When I start the EVE client first and log in all my characters Eve-O DOES open where it was when I closed it last. Thanks Phrynohyas! Reise ---
**Author:** ![esdrael\_Irvam](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/esdrael_irvam/32/249463_2.png) [@esdrael\_Irvam](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/esdrael_Irvam)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/577 "2021-01-03T16:50:33Z")
Hi, i discovered eve-o today and it looks like a great tool. Unfortunately I encountered several problems like the fact that the windows do not fix and move after each switch or that eve-o closes for no reason simply by clicking on it. thank you 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 3, 2021, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/578 "2021-01-03T18:41:37Z")
Hello Please provide more details (like step-by-step reproduction steps) ---
**Author:** ![esdrael\_Irvam](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/esdrael_irvam/32/249463_2.png) [@esdrael\_Irvam](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/esdrael_Irvam)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/579 "2021-01-03T19:47:22Z")
The first problem is that when I try to configure eve-o it quits as soon as I click on the settings window. The second is that when I change client the window for switch is not in the same place and changes place. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2021, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/eve-o-preview-v5-1-0-able-actor-multi-client-preview-switcher-2021-05-08-limited-linux-support/4202/580 "2021-01-04T11:10:47Z")
If you see message like > EVE-O Preview has encountered a problem and needs to close. Additional information has been saved in the crash log file. then this means that application cannot write down its configuration file (f.e. because you have installed EVE-O Preview into `C:\Program Files`) [Previous 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=27) [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=29)