Since it does not break any rules, would it be possible for PortableApps.com to create a program that works like the PortableApps.com Installer but instead of making an installer, it helps in the creation of a Launcher?
Allow me to clarify my post...
The program will walk the user through the steps necessary to create a Launcher. It will ask the user for the Program Name, Executable Name and Icons. The user will input the info and the program will create a Launcher. Let's take CCleaner for example:
Open program
Prompts for program name: CCleaner
Program creates App\CCleaner\ directory
Program prompts for executable name
User inputs CCleaner.exe
Program prompts for Launcher name
User inputs CCleanerPortable
It would only work on programs that are naturally portable. For example, CCleaner does not write to the registry. The Portable version saves settings to a .ini file.
Would this be, in any way, shape or form, feasible?
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It's not really feasible to do it directly since it won't make apps portable that aren't and won't help with getting the data in the right place (AppNamePortable\Data). There's not much reason for most apps since you just place them in PortableApps\AppNamePortable and they'll show up in the menu (and you can hide an extra icons).
We are releasing a generic launcher that will let a developer or end user just answer simple questions like that (which reg key does it use, what's the command line switch to tell it to use a directory for settings) and make something portable.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
The generic launcher is close enough to what I had in mind. Thanks for the reply