5 files changed, 55 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/instancemanagerdialog.cpp b/src/instancemanagerdialog.cpp
index 71fed78d..d579ea9c 100644
--- a/src/instancemanagerdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/instancemanagerdialog.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ InstanceManagerDialog::InstanceManagerDialog(
 {
   ui->setupUi(this);
 
-  ui->splitter->setSizes({200, 1});
+  ui->splitter->setSizes({250, 1});
   ui->splitter->setStretchFactor(0, 0);
   ui->splitter->setStretchFactor(1, 1);
 
@@ -146,6 +146,32 @@ InstanceManagerDialog::InstanceManagerDialog(
   connect(ui->close, &QPushButton::clicked, [&]{ close(); });
 }
 
+void InstanceManagerDialog::showEvent(QShowEvent* e)
+{
+  // there might not be a global Settings object if this is called on startup
+  // when there's no current instance
+  const auto* s = Settings::maybeInstance();
+
+  if (s) {
+    s->geometry().restoreGeometry(this);
+  }
+
+  QDialog::showEvent(e);
+}
+
+void InstanceManagerDialog::done(int r)
+{
+  // there might not be a global Settings object if this is called on startup
+  // when there's no current instance
+  auto* s = Settings::maybeInstance();
+
+  if (s) {
+    s->geometry().saveGeometry(this);
+  }
+
+  QDialog::done(r);
+}
+
 void InstanceManagerDialog::updateInstances()
 {
   auto& m = InstanceManager::singleton();
diff --git a/src/instancemanagerdialog.h b/src/instancemanagerdialog.h
index 94f379ca..2641f716 100644
--- a/src/instancemanagerdialog.h
+++ b/src/instancemanagerdialog.h
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ public:
   //
   void setRestartOnSelect(bool b);
 
+
+  // saves geometry
+  //
+  void done(int r) override;
+
+protected:
+  // restores geometry
+  //
+  void showEvent(QShowEvent* e) override;
+
 private:
   static const std::size_t NoSelection = -1;
 
diff --git a/src/instancemanagerdialog.ui b/src/instancemanagerdialog.ui
index 45b99e21..4137d1b6 100644
--- a/src/instancemanagerdialog.ui
+++ b/src/instancemanagerdialog.ui
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>689</width>
-    <height>413</height>
+    <width>884</width>
+    <height>539</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index a8ada6ba..54d32786 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -86,14 +86,20 @@ Settings::~Settings()
   }
 }
 
-Settings &Settings::instance()
+Settings& Settings::instance()
 {
   if (s_Instance == nullptr) {
     throw std::runtime_error("no instance of \"Settings\"");
   }
+
   return *s_Instance;
 }
 
+Settings* Settings::maybeInstance()
+{
+  return s_Instance;
+}
+
 void Settings::processUpdates(
   const QVersionNumber& currentVersion, const QVersionNumber& lastVersion)
 {
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index df081c5c..689067d7 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -693,7 +693,15 @@ public:
   Settings(const QString& path, bool globalInstance=false);
   ~Settings();
 
-  static Settings &instance();
+
+  // throws if there is no global Settings instance
+  //
+  static Settings& instance();
+
+  // returns null if there is no global Settings instance
+  //
+  static Settings* maybeInstance();
+
 
   // name of the ini file
   //