Running KompoZer from a CD

Submitted by L_Robertson on April 22, 2007 - 3:20am.

Has anyone got any tips for setting up KompoZer to run from a CD - I extracted it to a flashdrive, burned to a CD, but got an error message advising that KompoZer cannot be run from a read-only media.....

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There is a

Simeon - April 22, 2007 - 2:44pm

howto here for NVU. Maybe it works with Kompozer, too.
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But...

Patrick Patience (Homepage) - April 22, 2007 - 3:13pm

If the ini file is set to all the NVU files, etc, it would be different for KompoZer, so you'de have to tweak it, right?

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Yep

Simeon - April 22, 2007 - 5:36pm

Lets hope for some John-ish clarification...

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Worked fine for me after the

porterkm (Homepage) - April 28, 2007 - 8:09am

Worked fine for me after the tweaks. I'm surprised John hasn't put the file up yet.

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what means "teak" ?

peter_g - July 26, 2007 - 1:54pm

Sorry, I am not that perfect in English .... what means "tweaks" ?

Does that simple mean, I have to use the "nvuportable.ini" to make kompzer run on CD ?

As stated

Simeon - July 26, 2007 - 3:45pm

here, tweak means "kleine Anpassung" or "Verbesserung".
It means that the original nvuportable.ini, which has the content:

[NVUPortable]
NVUDirectory=App\nvu
ProfileDirectory=Data\profile
PluginsDirectory=Data\plugins
UserProfileDirectory=Data\userprofile
NVUExecutable=nvu.exe
AdditionalParameters=
DisableSplashScreen=false
AllowMultipleInstances=false
SkipChromeFix=false
SkipCompregFix=false
WaitForNVU=false
RunLocally=true

# The above options are explained in the included readme.txt
# This INI file is an example only and is not used unless it is placed as 
described in the included readme.txt

has to be "tweaked" or adjusted to Kompozer.
Maybe porterkm can post his file??
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How To Updated

John T. Haller (Homepage) - July 26, 2007 - 5:18pm

I updated the howto to add in a KompoZer INI file.

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Kompozer 0.7.10 --> not running on CD

peter_g - December 25, 2007 - 3:38pm

I have tried today KompoZerPortable 0.7.10 + kpz-langpack-deDE.xpi + KompoZerPortable.ini

--> that does not run from a non-writeable media (I used an usb-stick with writeprotection).

I am a little bit surprised, I haven't expected that !?

I think, I have done everything what is decribed on the page 'Running From a CD (NVU Portable Live)' ......

I have extracted KompoZerPortable to the USB-Stick
I have run it once and I have installed the kpz-langpack-deDE.xpi-File
I have copied the 'KompoZerPortable.ini'-File to the stick (same directory like KompoZer.exe)
I have run it again
now I have switched on the write-protection
Well and finally I have run it again (with write-protection now) and got an error message (... KompoZer can't run from a non-writeable media ..... Sad )

What is the clue ?

Is the 'KompoZerPortable.ini'-File invalid ?

Do I have to make some editing on that file ?

Try

Simeon - December 25, 2007 - 4:10pm

copying the ini to the same folder as the Launcher (\PortableApps\KomposerPortable).
Does that work?
Ini files usually go there and the instructions are misleading I think.

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it is there

peter_g - December 26, 2007 - 4:25am

The KompoZerPortable.ini-file is at the same place as KompoZerPortable.exe (what is the KompoZerPortable-directory).

I think, that is described correctly in the instructions

where can I find that "howto" ?

peter_g - December 26, 2007 - 4:31am

where can I find that "howto" ?

I think

Simeon - December 26, 2007 - 5:39am

John is talking about the section of the Kompozer Support page.

"I was just out walking my rat and I seem to have lost my way" - James Bond in Diamonds are forever

Maybe, I have the clue ....

peter_g - December 26, 2007 - 1:22pm

Maybe, I have the clue:

After reading the instructions ("howto") and the readme.txt (to be found under kompozerportable\other\source) and after trying it again, my conclusion is:

KompoZerPortable can be run from CD, but there is apperantly an essential difference to other portable applications running from CD (like OOoP or FirefoxPortable):

Running from CD, Kompozer is asking for copying temporarily to the hard drive, otherwise Kompozer can't start; and Kompozer is pointing to the consequences of having a copy on the hard drive ....... Clicking on "yes" will start Kompozer.

What I have tested too: All that works too without using "KompoZerPortable.ini" !!

So I have again questions:

Is my conclusion ("...running from CD only by copying temporarily to the hard drive...") correct ? Is there no other way of running from a non-writeable media (avoiding that copying; comparable to OOoP or FF) ?
What is the "KompoZerPortable.ini-File" for ? - I haven't found any difference using it or not ???

Directions

John T. Haller (Homepage) - December 26, 2007 - 7:20pm

The directions I was referring to are linked from the KompZer homepage, help file and support page. it works the same as Firefox, Thunderbird, Sunbird and Nvu. It has to copy it locally to work. The RunLocally setting in the INI allows you to do this automatically (without the prompt). The INI must be formatted and placed as mentioned in the directions.

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Now I am happy .....

peter_g - December 28, 2007 - 3:43pm

Hello John !

Now I am happy, it works !
I think, this time I have found what was not working:

I have taken the KompozerPortable.ini from: KompoZerPortable\Other\Source
and set 'runlocally=false' to 'runlocally=true'

With that ini-file, KompoZerPortable runs from my non-writeable media! Perfect ! Smiling

I have compared that created ini-file with the KompoZerPortable.ini-file what can be downloaded from the support-page (http://portableapps.com/support/nvu_portable#cd) .....
There are 2 differencies:

The line 'DisableIntelligentStart=false' is missing
UserProfileDirectory is set to '=Data\userprofile' instead of '=Data\settings'

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But...

Yep

Worked fine for me after the

what means "teak" ?

As stated

How To Updated

Kompozer 0.7.10 --> not running on CD

Try

it is there

where can I find that "howto" ?

I think

Maybe, I have the clue ....

Directions

Now I am happy .....