I'm trying to make my own collection of programs whose folder structure is compatible with the PortableApps.com Platform folder architecture.
FOR EXAMPLE:
For Firefox 3 Portable,
- [DRIVE LETTER]:\
- |
- |___PortableApps\
- |
- |___FirefoxPortable\
The PortableApps Menu lists any EXE files located in the sub-folders directly within the PortableApps folder.
I've used programs from a USB drive that were not meant to be portable,
but since they did not need access to the registry, and did not need to
look for files in a static location (such as the AppData folder in
Vista/XP, thay could be used on a completely different computer without
the need for installation.
- This means they qualify as Portable Applications
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My goal is to try to make these programs (all of which are open-source and free)-
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- Firefox customized for instant messaging or web mail.
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- VLC Player with plenty of skins
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- NotePad++ that gives the user the option
- to open an edited htm/html file in FirefoxPortable
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- and MANY others.
into ACTUAL PortableApps format programs, that way, I can contribute to PortableApps
with my own customized programs;
I've played EVERY game featuring Mario except for Mario Teaches Typing 1 and 2.
...is already done!!!
I can see you are a rather new PortableApps's comunity member. I'm afraid you have not taken the time to go through the Applications section. Please, do it. It'd be a petty that you wasted your time reinventing the wheel.
Oh, sure. And welcome to these forums
First of all, if a program doesn't use the registry and works from computer to computer, we call that "inherently portable" (or at least, I do... I believe JTH says it "just works"). If it's not meant to be portable, it's got code to anchor itself to the current Windows installation, e.g. nearly everything made by Microsoft, and will not work on another computer.
Second, not just anybody can repackage Firefox and still call it Firefox. It may be free, but it isn't 100% open source. What isn't open source is the name and logo. Blackbird is a customized version of Firefox aimed at African-Americans, but they couldn't call it Firefox if they wanted to (unless Mozilla gave them permission). JTH has such permission to modify Firefox, which is why Mozilla Firefox, Portable Edition isn't called something else and has the same logo. So to do what you want, you will need a new logo and new name for it. Otherwise that's cool.
VLC and Notepad++ can probably be altered as you say, without penalty, but don't take my word for it, best to check the licenses. Firefox is most likely the only widely popular open-source application with funny licensing like that, but then again, Notepad++ isn't widely popular either, so... But in any case, I like your ideas. I wouldn't use any of those, but I mean that I like where you're going. You may not put out a single thing I'd use, but they'd still be beneficial to the community and to application portability in general.
I'm not understanding what you're trying to say. Could you please elucidate?
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just make a paf format and a launcher, it isn't hard