Release v0.3.0: move settings into an on-demand single-instance configurator

README.md

@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ Run `build/KSwitcher.exe`, or extract `dist/KSwitcher-win-x64.zip` and run the e
 The build also refreshes the release copy in `build/release/`. Exit KSwitcher before rebuilding.
 The application lives in the notification area. Right-click its icon for Settings, Snippets and history.
 Double-click the tray icon to open Settings, the bold default menu item.
+Settings and the snippet editor run on demand in **KSwitcher.Config.exe**, beside the main executable.
+Repeated launches activate the existing configurator; closing its last window exits that process.
+Saving applies changes immediately through the resident KSwitcher process. The configurator does not
+load clipboard history, dictionaries or global input hooks. Clipboard history and the log viewer remain
+in the resident app. Keep both executables together when copying or updating the application.
+If settings change in the tray while the configurator is open, a conflicting Save is rejected; reopen
+the configurator to load the latest settings.
+The first upgrade from v0.2.3 or earlier to this two-executable build requires manual extraction:
+the older updater rejects additional executable files. Exit KSwitcher, replace both executables,
+and retain `data/` and customized dictionaries. Subsequent updates support both executables.
 In Settings, enable **Start with Windows** and **Start with Windows as administrator**
 to use a per-user Task Scheduler logon task with highest privileges. Enabling or changing
 the elevated task requests UAC approval if the app is not already elevated. No password is stored;
@@ -227,6 +237,7 @@ Run `./package.ps1 -PublishRelease` after building and testing to refresh the tr
 .\build.ps1 -Test          # Pure/native regression checks; does not touch the user's clipboard
 .\build.ps1 -Ocr           # Render a synthetic image, decode it with WIC and recognize it with Windows OCR
 .\build.ps1 -Integration   # Interactive, isolated test editor; avoid input for about 10 seconds
+.\tests\configuration.ps1 # Separate-process settings tests; close KSwitcher first
 ```
 
 `-Test` also checks remote/own input separation, hidden Settings layout and scrolling, and updater
@@ -255,6 +266,7 @@ It still uses the normal instance lock; close a running KSwitcher first if measu
 - `platform.*`: Win32 layouts, clipboard, input, ownership, DPAPI and file primitives.
 - `storage.*`: settings and encrypted, disk-backed history.
 - `app.*`: message loop, hooks, background work and guarded text transactions.
+- `config_main.cpp`, `configuration.*`: single-instance configurator and validated settings IPC.
 - `ui.cpp`: native windows and shortcut recording.
 - `ocr.*`: Windows WIC and OCR via the native Windows Runtime ABI.
 - `tests/`: regression checks, real editor integration and OCR fixture.