Desktop Client Instances
 
You can run multiple instances of the Desktop Client to display two or more configs on your desktop. However, the default Samurize instance can only remember settings for a single config.

The solution to this is to use different instance names. The Desktop Client accepts a parameter which is the name of the instance that should be run. Each instance can remember settings for different configs, so you can set up a whole lot of instances, each loading a different config file by default.

Here's a quick guide to make two instances:

  1. Make two configs. For simplicity, I'm going to refer to them as if they were named 'One.ini' and 'Two.ini'.


  2. Make 2 shortcuts on your desktop to client.exe. Call one of the shortcuts "My Config 1" and make the Target line to one of them read:

    "C:\Program Files\Samurize\Client.exe" i=config1
    Call the other one "My Config 2" and have its target line read:

    "C:\Program Files\Samurize\Client.exe" i=config2
    (obviously you will have to adjust the path to match where you have samurize installed)


  3. Double-click on the "My Config 1" shortcut you made and rightclick on the tray icon.. choose One.ini as the config.


  4. Double-click on the "My Config 2" shortcut you made and rightclick on the tray icon.. choose Two.ini as the config.


  5. Now, whenever you use the "My Config 1" shotcut, One.ini will always be loaded with it. And likewise, Two.ini with "My Config 2".
If you want to create more instances, repeat the above steps (changing the numbers) ad nauseum ;)

NOTE: Samurize v1.50+ requires you to specify instance names if you want to run more than one Samurize client. Running the same instance a second, third etc. time will not give you multiple clients; instead, any commandline arguments passed will be applied to the already running instance.