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Scratch Portable 1.4 Development Test 2

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dagardner
Developer
- February 9, 2011 - 4:23pm

Application: Scratch
Category: Development
Description: Scratch is a programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web.

Download Scratch Portable 1.4 Development Test 2 [26.8MB download / 49.2MB installed
(MD5: f99927c8459dddabe496e6060b9c6a1a)

Release Notes:
1.4 Development Test 2 (2011-04-27):

  • Fixed typo in DisplayVersion
  • Added App\readme.txt
  • Shortened description in appinfo.ini
  • Added appicon_128.png

1.4 Development Test 1 (2011-02-09): Initial Release


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Minor, but you might want to

Minor, but you might want to tidy up the appinfo.ini for DisplayVersion(sp?). So far no issues.

Fixed

That will be in the next dev release.

Thanks.

Validation via PA.c Development Toolkit

PortableApps.com Format validation failed with 1 error and 1 warning.

Errors

  • File App\readme.txt is missing

Warnings

  • appinfo.ini: [Details]:Description should be shorter than 166 characters (aim for no more than 150).

Information

  • Suggested file App\AppInfo\appicon_128.png is missing

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Where did you get this information from?

The PortableApps.com Format™ 2.0 (2011-04-12) does not say that readme.txt is a requirement. The only reference to readme.txt, I saw was that one could go in the Other directory. The specification also says that the description has a max length of 512 characters, not 166.

I'll look into adding appicon_128.png.

In Flux

The validator errors out on readme.txt but it'll be switched to a warning later. It's a good idea to have a file telling the user not to mess with stuff in the App folder. The description is being used in additional places shortly and should really be about 150 characters. I'll be updating the spec for this.

Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!

OK

I shortened the description and added the default readme.txt.

Information is from the PA.c Dev. Toolkit