started create instance dialog

allow for multiple instances of Settings
fill in information in instance manager

11 files changed, 1064 insertions, 63 deletions

diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 1f048be8..af350584 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ add_filter(NAME src/executables GROUPS
 )
 
 add_filter(NAME src/instances GROUPS
+	createinstancedialog
 	instancemanager
 	instancemanagerdialog
 )
diff --git a/src/createinstancedialog.cpp b/src/createinstancedialog.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d43fba1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/createinstancedialog.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+#include "createinstancedialog.h"
+#include "ui_createinstancedialog.h"
+#include "instancemanager.h"
+
+namespace cid
+{
+
+class Page
+{
+public:
+  Page(CreateInstanceDialog& dlg, std::size_t i)
+    : ui(dlg.getUI()), m_dlg(dlg), m_index(i)
+  {
+  }
+
+  virtual bool ready() const
+  {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  void next()
+  {
+    m_dlg.next();
+  }
+
+protected:
+  Ui::CreateInstanceDialog* ui;
+
+private:
+  CreateInstanceDialog& m_dlg;
+  std::size_t m_index;
+};
+
+class TypePage : public Page
+{
+public:
+  TypePage(CreateInstanceDialog& dlg, std::size_t i)
+    : Page(dlg, i)
+  {
+    ui->createGlobal->setDescription(
+      ui->createGlobal->description()
+        .arg(InstanceManager::instance().instancesPath()));
+
+    ui->createPortable->setDescription(
+      ui->createPortable->description()
+        .arg(qApp->applicationDirPath()));
+
+    QObject::connect(
+      ui->createGlobal, &QAbstractButton::clicked, [&]{ global(); });
+
+    QObject::connect(
+      ui->createPortable, &QAbstractButton::clicked, [&]{ portable(); });
+  }
+
+  bool ready() const override
+  {
+    return m_global.has_value();
+  }
+
+  void global()
+  {
+    m_global = true;
+
+    ui->createGlobal->setChecked(true);
+    ui->createPortable->setChecked(false);
+
+    next();
+  }
+
+  void portable()
+  {
+    m_global = false;
+
+    ui->createGlobal->setChecked(false);
+    ui->createPortable->setChecked(true);
+
+    next();
+  }
+
+private:
+  std::optional<bool> m_global;
+};
+
+
+class GamePage : public Page
+{
+public:
+  GamePage(CreateInstanceDialog& dlg, std::size_t i)
+    : Page(dlg, i)
+  {
+  }
+};
+
+
+class NamePage : public Page
+{
+public:
+  NamePage(CreateInstanceDialog& dlg, std::size_t i)
+    : Page(dlg, i)
+  {
+  }
+};
+
+
+class PathsPage : public Page
+{
+public:
+  PathsPage(CreateInstanceDialog& dlg, std::size_t i)
+    : Page(dlg, i)
+  {
+  }
+};
+
+} // namespace
+
+
+CreateInstanceDialog::CreateInstanceDialog(QWidget *parent)
+  : QDialog(parent), ui(new Ui::CreateInstanceDialog)
+{
+  using namespace cid;
+
+  ui->setupUi(this);
+
+  m_pages.push_back(std::make_unique<TypePage>(*this, 0));
+  m_pages.push_back(std::make_unique<GamePage>(*this, 1));
+  m_pages.push_back(std::make_unique<NamePage>(*this, 2));
+  m_pages.push_back(std::make_unique<PathsPage>(*this, 3));
+
+  ui->pages->setCurrentIndex(0);
+
+  updateNavigationButtons();
+
+  connect(ui->next, &QPushButton::clicked, [&]{ next(); });
+  connect(ui->back, &QPushButton::clicked, [&]{ back(); });
+
+  //
+  //SelectionDialog games(tr("Select a game to manage."));
+  //
+  //for (auto* game : m_pc.plugins<MOBase::IPluginGame>()) {
+  //  if (game->isInstalled()) {
+  //    games.addChoice(game->gameName(), game->gameDirectory().path(), {});
+  //  } else {
+  //    games.addChoice(game->gameName(), "", {});
+  //  }
+  //}
+  //
+  //games.exec();
+}
+
+CreateInstanceDialog::~CreateInstanceDialog() = default;
+
+Ui::CreateInstanceDialog* CreateInstanceDialog::getUI()
+{
+  return ui.get();
+}
+
+void CreateInstanceDialog::next()
+{
+  ui->pages->setCurrentIndex(ui->pages->currentIndex() + 1);
+  updateNavigationButtons();
+}
+
+void CreateInstanceDialog::back()
+{
+  ui->pages->setCurrentIndex(ui->pages->currentIndex() - 1);
+  updateNavigationButtons();
+}
+
+void CreateInstanceDialog::updateNavigationButtons()
+{
+  const auto i = ui->pages->currentIndex();
+  const auto last = (i == (ui->pages->count() - 1));
+
+  ui->next->setEnabled(m_pages[i]->ready() && !last);
+  ui->back->setEnabled(i > 0);
+}
diff --git a/src/createinstancedialog.h b/src/createinstancedialog.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03e9de01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/createinstancedialog.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#ifndef MODORGANIZER_CREATEINSTANCEDIALOG_INCLUDED
+#define MODORGANIZER_CREATEINSTANCEDIALOG_INCLUDED
+
+#include <QDialog>
+
+namespace Ui { class CreateInstanceDialog; };
+namespace cid { class Page; }
+
+class CreateInstanceDialog : public QDialog
+{
+  Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+  explicit CreateInstanceDialog(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+
+  ~CreateInstanceDialog();
+
+  Ui::CreateInstanceDialog* getUI();
+
+  void next();
+  void back();
+
+private:
+  std::unique_ptr<Ui::CreateInstanceDialog> ui;
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<cid::Page>> m_pages;
+
+  void updateNavigationButtons();
+};
+
+#endif // MODORGANIZER_CREATEINSTANCEDIALOG_INCLUDED
diff --git a/src/createinstancedialog.ui b/src/createinstancedialog.ui
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bcfddb20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/createinstancedialog.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,655 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>CreateInstanceDialog</class>
+ <widget class="QDialog" name="CreateInstanceDialog">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>493</width>
+    <height>423</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Creating an instance</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QWidget" name="widget" native="true">
+     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_15">
+      <property name="leftMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="topMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="rightMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="bottomMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>&lt;h2&gt;Creating a new instance&lt;/h2&gt;</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <spacer name="verticalSpacer_5">
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeType">
+         <enum>QSizePolicy::Fixed</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>20</width>
+          <height>10</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </spacer>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QStackedWidget" name="pages">
+     <property name="currentIndex">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="page">
+      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_7" native="true">
+         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_6">
+          <property name="leftMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="topMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="rightMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="bottomMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>&lt;h3&gt;Select the type of instance to create.&lt;/h3&gt;</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_3" native="true">
+         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2" stretch="1">
+          <property name="leftMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="topMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="rightMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="bottomMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_4" native="true">
+            <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_4">
+             <property name="leftMargin">
+              <number>0</number>
+             </property>
+             <property name="topMargin">
+              <number>0</number>
+             </property>
+             <property name="rightMargin">
+              <number>0</number>
+             </property>
+             <property name="bottomMargin">
+              <number>0</number>
+             </property>
+             <item>
+              <widget class="QCommandLinkButton" name="createGlobal">
+               <property name="text">
+                <string>Create a global instance</string>
+               </property>
+               <property name="checkable">
+                <bool>true</bool>
+               </property>
+               <property name="description">
+                <string>Global instances are stored in %1, but some paths can be changed to be on a different drive if necessary. A single installation of Mod Organizer can manage multiple global instances.</string>
+               </property>
+              </widget>
+             </item>
+             <item>
+              <widget class="QCommandLinkButton" name="createPortable">
+               <property name="text">
+                <string>Create a portable instance</string>
+               </property>
+               <property name="checkable">
+                <bool>true</bool>
+               </property>
+               <property name="description">
+                <string>A portable instance stores everything in Mod Organizer's installation folder, currently %1. There can only be one portable instance per installation of Mod Organizer.</string>
+               </property>
+              </widget>
+             </item>
+            </layout>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
+         <property name="orientation">
+          <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+          <size>
+           <width>20</width>
+           <height>40</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+        </spacer>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="page_2">
+      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_7">
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_5" native="true">
+         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
+          <property name="leftMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="topMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="rightMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="bottomMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>&lt;h3&gt;Select the game to manage.&lt;/h3&gt;</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
+            <property name="orientation">
+             <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+            </property>
+            <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+             <size>
+              <width>40</width>
+              <height>20</height>
+             </size>
+            </property>
+           </spacer>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QCheckBox" name="showAllGames">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>Show all supported games</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_6" native="true">
+         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_5">
+          <property name="leftMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="topMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="rightMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="bottomMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QListWidget" name="games"/>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="page_5">
+      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_9">
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_8" native="true">
+         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_4">
+          <property name="leftMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="topMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="rightMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="bottomMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>&lt;h3&gt;Pick a name for this instance.&lt;/h3&gt;</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_9" native="true">
+         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_8">
+          <property name="spacing">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="instanceName">
+            <property name="placeholderText">
+             <string>Instance name</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
+            <property name="orientation">
+             <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+            </property>
+            <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+             <size>
+              <width>20</width>
+              <height>40</height>
+             </size>
+            </property>
+           </spacer>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="page_6">
+      <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_14">
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_10" native="true">
+         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_10">
+          <property name="leftMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="topMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="rightMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <property name="bottomMargin">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>&lt;h3&gt;Select a folder where the data should be stored.&lt;/h3&gt;</string>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
+            <property name="text">
+             <string>This includes downloads, mods, profiles and overwrite. If there is enough space on this drive, you should use the default folder.</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="wordWrap">
+             <bool>true</bool>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_13" native="true">
+         <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_11">
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QStackedWidget" name="pathPages">
+            <property name="currentIndex">
+             <number>1</number>
+            </property>
+            <widget class="QWidget" name="page_7">
+             <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_12">
+              <property name="leftMargin">
+               <number>0</number>
+              </property>
+              <property name="topMargin">
+               <number>0</number>
+              </property>
+              <property name="rightMargin">
+               <number>0</number>
+              </property>
+              <property name="bottomMargin">
+               <number>0</number>
+              </property>
+              <item>
+               <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_11" native="true">
+                <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+                 <property name="leftMargin">
+                  <number>0</number>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="topMargin">
+                  <number>0</number>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="rightMargin">
+                  <number>0</number>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="bottomMargin">
+                  <number>0</number>
+                 </property>
+                 <item row="0" column="2">
+                  <widget class="QToolButton" name="browseLocation">
+                   <property name="text">
+                    <string>...</string>
+                   </property>
+                  </widget>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="0" column="0">
+                  <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
+                   <property name="text">
+                    <string>Location</string>
+                   </property>
+                  </widget>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="1" column="0">
+                  <spacer name="verticalSpacer_3">
+                   <property name="orientation">
+                    <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+                   </property>
+                   <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+                    <size>
+                     <width>20</width>
+                     <height>40</height>
+                    </size>
+                   </property>
+                  </spacer>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="0" column="1">
+                  <widget class="QLineEdit" name="location"/>
+                 </item>
+                </layout>
+               </widget>
+              </item>
+             </layout>
+            </widget>
+            <widget class="QWidget" name="page_8">
+             <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_13">
+              <property name="leftMargin">
+               <number>0</number>
+              </property>
+              <property name="topMargin">
+               <number>0</number>
+              </property>
+              <property name="rightMargin">
+               <number>0</number>
+              </property>
+              <property name="bottomMargin">
+               <number>0</number>
+              </property>
+              <item>
+               <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_12" native="true">
+                <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
+                 <property name="leftMargin">
+                  <number>0</number>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="topMargin">
+                  <number>0</number>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="rightMargin">
+                  <number>0</number>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="bottomMargin">
+                  <number>0</number>
+                 </property>
+                 <item row="4" column="0">
+                  <widget class="QLabel" name="label_13">
+                   <property name="text">
+                    <string>Overwrite</string>
+                   </property>
+                  </widget>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="2" column="0">
+                  <widget class="QLabel" name="label_10">
+                   <property name="text">
+                    <string>Mods</string>
+                   </property>
+                  </widget>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="0" column="0">
+                  <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">
+                   <property name="text">
+                    <string>Base directory</string>
+                   </property>
+                  </widget>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="6" column="0">
+                  <spacer name="verticalSpacer_4">
+                   <property name="orientation">
+                    <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+                   </property>
+                   <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+                    <size>
+                     <width>20</width>
+                     <height>40</height>
+                    </size>
+                   </property>
+                  </spacer>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="3" column="0">
+                  <widget class="QLabel" name="label_12">
+                   <property name="text">
+                    <string>Profiles</string>
+                   </property>
+                  </widget>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="2" column="2">
+                  <widget class="QLineEdit" name="mods"/>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="1" column="0">
+                  <widget class="QLabel" name="label_9">
+                   <property name="text">
+                    <string>Downloads</string>
+                   </property>
+                  </widget>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="1" column="2">
+                  <widget class="QLineEdit" name="downloads"/>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="3" column="2">
+                  <widget class="QLineEdit" name="profiles"/>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="4" column="2">
+                  <widget class="QLineEdit" name="overwrite"/>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="0" column="2">
+                  <widget class="QLineEdit" name="base"/>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="5" column="0" colspan="4">
+                  <widget class="QLabel" name="label_11">
+                   <property name="text">
+                    <string>Use &lt;code&gt;%BASE_DIR%&lt;/code&gt; to refer to the Base Directory.</string>
+                   </property>
+                  </widget>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="0" column="3">
+                  <widget class="QToolButton" name="browseBase">
+                   <property name="text">
+                    <string>...</string>
+                   </property>
+                  </widget>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="1" column="3">
+                  <widget class="QToolButton" name="browseDownloads">
+                   <property name="text">
+                    <string>...</string>
+                   </property>
+                  </widget>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="4" column="3">
+                  <widget class="QToolButton" name="browseOverwrite">
+                   <property name="text">
+                    <string>...</string>
+                   </property>
+                  </widget>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="3" column="3">
+                  <widget class="QToolButton" name="browseProfiles">
+                   <property name="text">
+                    <string>...</string>
+                   </property>
+                  </widget>
+                 </item>
+                 <item row="2" column="3">
+                  <widget class="QToolButton" name="browseMods">
+                   <property name="text">
+                    <string>...</string>
+                   </property>
+                  </widget>
+                 </item>
+                </layout>
+               </widget>
+              </item>
+             </layout>
+            </widget>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item>
+           <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_14" native="true">
+            <property name="minimumSize">
+             <size>
+              <width>0</width>
+              <height>0</height>
+             </size>
+            </property>
+            <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
+             <property name="leftMargin">
+              <number>0</number>
+             </property>
+             <property name="topMargin">
+              <number>0</number>
+             </property>
+             <property name="rightMargin">
+              <number>0</number>
+             </property>
+             <property name="bottomMargin">
+              <number>0</number>
+             </property>
+             <item>
+              <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_3">
+               <property name="orientation">
+                <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+               </property>
+               <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+                <size>
+                 <width>292</width>
+                 <height>20</height>
+                </size>
+               </property>
+              </spacer>
+             </item>
+             <item>
+              <widget class="QCheckBox" name="advancedPathOptions">
+               <property name="text">
+                <string>Show advanced options</string>
+               </property>
+              </widget>
+             </item>
+            </layout>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+         </layout>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_2" native="true">
+     <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
+      <property name="leftMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="topMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="rightMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+      <property name="bottomMargin">
+       <number>0</number>
+      </property>
+      <item>
+       <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+        <property name="orientation">
+         <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+        </property>
+        <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <size>
+          <width>40</width>
+          <height>20</height>
+         </size>
+        </property>
+       </spacer>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QPushButton" name="back">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>&lt; Back</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QPushButton" name="next">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Next &gt;</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="default">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QPushButton" name="cancel">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Cancel</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
diff --git a/src/instancemanager.h b/src/instancemanager.h
index 8bbbbee9..d53f4391 100644
--- a/src/instancemanager.h
+++ b/src/instancemanager.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public:
   bool allowedToChangeInstance() const;
   static bool isPortablePath(const QString& dataPath);
 
+  QString instancesPath() const;
   QStringList instanceNames() const;
   std::vector<QDir> instancePaths() const;
 
@@ -56,7 +57,6 @@ private:
 
   InstanceManager();
 
-  QString instancesPath() const;
   QString instancePath(const QString& instanceName) const;
 
   bool deleteLocalInstance(const QString &instanceId) const;
diff --git a/src/instancemanagerdialog.cpp b/src/instancemanagerdialog.cpp
index 1b482099..c7042aa8 100644
--- a/src/instancemanagerdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/instancemanagerdialog.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 #include "instancemanagerdialog.h"
 #include "ui_instancemanagerdialog.h"
 #include "instancemanager.h"
+#include "createinstancedialog.h"
+#include "settings.h"
+#include "selectiondialog.h"
+#include "plugincontainer.h"
+#include "shared/appconfig.h"
+#include <iplugingame.h>
 
 class InstanceInfo
 {
 public:
-  InstanceInfo(QDir dir)
-    : m_dir(std::move(dir))
+  InstanceInfo(QDir dir) :
+    m_dir(std::move(dir)),
+    m_settings(dir.filePath(QString::fromStdWString(AppConfig::iniFileName())))
   {
   }
 
@@ -15,22 +22,105 @@ public:
     return m_dir.dirName();
   }
 
+  QString gameName() const
+  {
+    if (auto n=m_settings.game().name()) {
+      if (auto e=m_settings.game().edition()) {
+        if (!e->isEmpty()) {
+          return *n + " (" + *e + ")";
+        }
+      }
+
+      return *n;
+    } else {
+      return {};
+    }
+  }
+
+  QString gamePath() const
+  {
+    if (auto n=m_settings.game().directory()) {
+      return *n;
+    } else {
+      return {};
+    }
+  }
+
+  QString location() const
+  {
+    return m_dir.path();
+  }
+
+  QString baseDirectory() const
+  {
+    return m_settings.paths().base();
+  }
+
 private:
   QDir m_dir;
+  Settings m_settings;
 };
 
 
-InstanceManagerDialog::InstanceManagerDialog(QWidget *parent)
-  : QDialog(parent), ui(new Ui::InstanceManagerDialog)
+InstanceManagerDialog::InstanceManagerDialog(
+  const PluginContainer& pc, QWidget *parent)
+    : QDialog(parent), ui(new Ui::InstanceManagerDialog), m_pc(pc)
 {
   ui->setupUi(this);
+  ui->splitter->setSizes({200, 1});
+  ui->splitter->setStretchFactor(0, 0);
+  ui->splitter->setStretchFactor(1, 1);
 
   auto& m = InstanceManager::instance();
 
   for (auto&& d : m.instancePaths()) {
-    InstanceInfo i(d);
-    ui->list->addItem(i.name());
+    auto ii = std::make_unique<InstanceInfo>(d);
+
+    ui->list->addItem(ii->name());
+    m_instances.push_back(std::move(ii));
+  }
+
+  if (!m_instances.empty()) {
+    select(0);
   }
+
+  connect(ui->createNew, &QPushButton::clicked, [&]{ createNew(); });
+  connect(ui->list, &QListWidget::itemSelectionChanged, [&]{ onSelection(); });
 }
 
 InstanceManagerDialog::~InstanceManagerDialog() = default;
+
+void InstanceManagerDialog::select(std::size_t i)
+{
+  if (i >= m_instances.size()) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const auto& ii = m_instances[i];
+  fill(*ii);
+}
+
+void InstanceManagerDialog::onSelection()
+{
+  const auto sel = ui->list->selectionModel()->selectedIndexes();
+  if (sel.size() != 1) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  select(static_cast<std::size_t>(sel[0].row()));
+}
+
+void InstanceManagerDialog::createNew()
+{
+  CreateInstanceDialog dlg(this);
+  dlg.exec();
+}
+
+void InstanceManagerDialog::fill(const InstanceInfo& ii)
+{
+  ui->name->setText(ii.name());
+  ui->location->setText(ii.location());
+  ui->baseDirectory->setText(ii.baseDirectory());
+  ui->gameName->setText(ii.gameName());
+  ui->gameDir->setText(ii.gamePath());
+}
diff --git a/src/instancemanagerdialog.h b/src/instancemanagerdialog.h
index ea1cfc48..c3e947dd 100644
--- a/src/instancemanagerdialog.h
+++ b/src/instancemanagerdialog.h
@@ -5,16 +5,30 @@
 
 namespace Ui { class InstanceManagerDialog; };
 
+class InstanceInfo;
+class PluginContainer;
+
 class InstanceManagerDialog : public QDialog
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-  explicit InstanceManagerDialog(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+  explicit InstanceManagerDialog(
+    const PluginContainer& pc, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+
   ~InstanceManagerDialog();
 
+  void select(std::size_t i);
+
 private:
   std::unique_ptr<Ui::InstanceManagerDialog> ui;
+  const PluginContainer& m_pc;
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<InstanceInfo>> m_instances;
+
+  void onSelection();
+  void createNew();
+
+  void fill(const InstanceInfo& ii);
 };
 
 #endif // MODORGANIZER_INSTANCEMANAGERDIALOG_INCLUDED
diff --git a/src/instancemanagerdialog.ui b/src/instancemanagerdialog.ui
index b35d2e58..146b5fb5 100644
--- a/src/instancemanagerdialog.ui
+++ b/src/instancemanagerdialog.ui
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>531</width>
+    <width>689</width>
     <height>413</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
@@ -41,17 +41,6 @@
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <widget class="QPushButton" name="createPortable">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Create portable instance</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="icon">
-         <iconset resource="resources.qrc">
-          <normaloff>:/MO/gui/package</normaloff>:/MO/gui/package</iconset>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item>
        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
         <property name="orientation">
          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
@@ -65,9 +54,9 @@
        </spacer>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="whatis">
+       <widget class="LinkLabel" name="whatis">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://github.com/ModOrganizer2/modorganizer/wiki/Instance&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot; text-decoration: underline; color:#0000ff;&quot;&gt;What is an instance?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
+         <string>&lt;html&gt;&lt;head/&gt;&lt;body&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://github.com/ModOrganizer2/modorganizer/wiki/Instance&quot;&gt;What is an instance?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</string>
         </property>
         <property name="openExternalLinks">
          <bool>true</bool>
@@ -134,7 +123,7 @@
             </property>
             <item>
              <widget class="QWidget" name="widget_7" native="true">
-              <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout" columnstretch="0,1,0">
+              <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout" columnstretch="0,0,0">
                <property name="leftMargin">
                 <number>0</number>
                </property>
@@ -148,33 +137,51 @@
                 <number>0</number>
                </property>
                <item row="0" column="1">
-                <widget class="QLabel" name="name">
+                <widget class="QLineEdit" name="name">
+                 <property name="readOnly">
+                  <bool>true</bool>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="0" column="0">
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
                  <property name="text">
-                  <string notr="true">instance name</string>
+                  <string>Name</string>
                  </property>
-                 <property name="textInteractionFlags">
-                  <set>Qt::TextBrowserInteraction</set>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="4" column="2">
+                <widget class="QPushButton" name="exploreLocation">
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Explore</string>
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
-               <item row="2" column="0">
+               <item row="6" column="0">
                 <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">
                  <property name="text">
-                  <string>Game:</string>
+                  <string>Game</string>
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
-               <item row="0" column="0">
-                <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
-                 <property name="text">
-                  <string>Name:</string>
+               <item row="6" column="1">
+                <widget class="QLineEdit" name="gameName">
+                 <property name="readOnly">
+                  <bool>true</bool>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item row="4" column="1">
+                <widget class="QLineEdit" name="location">
+                 <property name="readOnly">
+                  <bool>true</bool>
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
                <item row="4" column="0">
                 <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
                  <property name="text">
-                  <string>Location:</string>
+                  <string>Location</string>
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
@@ -185,30 +192,24 @@
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
-               <item row="4" column="1">
-                <widget class="QLabel" name="location">
+               <item row="7" column="0">
+                <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
                  <property name="text">
-                  <string notr="true">location path</string>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="textInteractionFlags">
-                  <set>Qt::TextBrowserInteraction</set>
+                  <string>Game location</string>
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
                <item row="5" column="0">
                 <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
                  <property name="text">
-                  <string>Base folder:</string>
+                  <string>Base folder</string>
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
                <item row="5" column="1">
-                <widget class="QLabel" name="baseDirectory">
-                 <property name="text">
-                  <string notr="true">base folder path</string>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="textInteractionFlags">
-                  <set>Qt::TextBrowserInteraction</set>
+                <widget class="QLineEdit" name="baseDirectory">
+                 <property name="readOnly">
+                  <bool>true</bool>
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
@@ -219,20 +220,17 @@
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
-               <item row="4" column="2">
-                <widget class="QPushButton" name="exploreLocation">
-                 <property name="text">
-                  <string>Explore</string>
+               <item row="7" column="1">
+                <widget class="QLineEdit" name="gameDir">
+                 <property name="readOnly">
+                  <bool>true</bool>
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
-               <item row="2" column="1" colspan="2">
-                <widget class="QLabel" name="gameName">
+               <item row="7" column="2">
+                <widget class="QPushButton" name="exploreGame">
                  <property name="text">
-                  <string notr="true">game name</string>
-                 </property>
-                 <property name="textInteractionFlags">
-                  <set>Qt::TextBrowserInteraction</set>
+                  <string>Explore</string>
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
@@ -292,6 +290,19 @@
                  </property>
                 </widget>
                </item>
+               <item>
+                <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
+                 <property name="orientation">
+                  <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+                  <size>
+                   <width>40</width>
+                   <height>20</height>
+                  </size>
+                 </property>
+                </spacer>
+               </item>
               </layout>
              </widget>
             </item>
@@ -371,6 +382,13 @@
    </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>LinkLabel</class>
+   <extends>QLabel</extends>
+   <header location="global">linklabel.h</header>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
  <resources>
   <include location="resources.qrc"/>
  </resources>
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 08d70dd9..71fb0bbd 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ along with Mod Organizer.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "tutorialmanager.h"
 #include "nxmaccessmanager.h"
 #include "instancemanager.h"
+#include "instancemanagerdialog.h"
 #include "organizercore.h"
 #include "env.h"
 #include "envmodule.h"
@@ -298,6 +299,8 @@ int runApplication(
   try
   {
     Settings settings(dataPath + "/" + QString::fromStdWString(AppConfig::iniFileName()));
+    settings.setGlobalInstance();
+
     log::getDefault().setLevel(settings.diagnostics().logLevel());
 
     log::debug("using ini at '{}'", settings.filename());
@@ -429,6 +432,12 @@ int runApplication(
 
       tt.stop();
 
+      QTimer::singleShot(std::chrono::milliseconds(1), [&]
+      {
+        InstanceManagerDialog dlg(*pluginContainer, &mainWindow);
+        dlg.exec();
+      });
+
       res = application.exec();
       mainWindow.close();
 
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index d37f0d99..43e7a4fa 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -68,17 +68,24 @@ Settings::Settings(const QString& path) :
   m_Network(m_Settings), m_Nexus(*this, m_Settings), m_Steam(*this, m_Settings),
   m_Interface(m_Settings), m_Diagnostics(m_Settings)
 {
-  if (s_Instance != nullptr) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("second instance of \"Settings\" created");
-  } else {
-    s_Instance = this;
-  }
 }
 
 Settings::~Settings()
 {
   MOBase::QuestionBoxMemory::setCallbacks({}, {}, {});
-  s_Instance = nullptr;
+
+  if (s_Instance == this) {
+    s_Instance = nullptr;
+  }
+}
+
+void Settings::setGlobalInstance()
+{
+  if (s_Instance != nullptr) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("second instance of \"Settings\" created");
+  } else {
+    s_Instance = this;
+  }
 }
 
 Settings &Settings::instance()
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index a1b30462..84102c72 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -681,6 +681,7 @@ public:
   ~Settings();
 
   static Settings &instance();
+  void setGlobalInstance();
 
   // name of the ini file
   //