Edit: I don't have an idea why you guys decided it was an awesome idea to revive this, It's a 3 year old forum post.
Homepage: http://www.rocketdock.com/
Liscense: Freeware
How to make portable:
1. Download RocketDock From The Link Below: http://files.punklabs.com/RocketDock/RocketDock-v1.3.5.exe
2. Install to the system, or your flash drive (Universal Extractor will not work)
3. If you installed to the system, copy the RocketDock directory to the PortableApps directory on your flash drive.
4. Run rocketdock.exe
5. Click the "Settings" button on RocketDock
6. Under "General," choose "Save settings in a portable INI (single user)."
7. Drag A Laucher ( Like The Firefox Portable Laucher ) Into The Dock.
8. Right Click On The Added Shortcut And Click Icon Settings
9. Change F:\ OR WHATEVER YOUR DRIVE LETTER IS TO ..\ Where Ever You See Your Drive Letter At
10. Next Use An App Called ICOFX (Made Portable On Their Site) And Extract The Icon Of The Laucher And Save It As A .ico File.
11.Save The Icon In The Rocketdock Icon Folder.
12. Find The App On The Dock, Right Click The Icon And Click Icon Settings
13. Find Your Saved Icon And Replace It.
14. and RocketDock is portable!
Where Ever You Go You Can Launch Your Apps Without Any " ? " Marks
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you can do that by modifying the ini file that store all you settings
just change filename 1
make that path the path to the exe.
that is what will add the icon in the launcher
Please search before posting. ~Thanks
How to REALLY!, actually!, definitely!, for sure!, totally!, indomitably!, kinda make it sorta portable?!
There's one itty problem with running just about every nice looking apps launcher I've seen out there portably. Which is that they all use hardlinked paths. So that means that every time you stick a new program into your bar it links it to 'c:\stufgoeshere\rocketdock\programname.exe' instead of using relative paths. Relative paths look like this '\stuffgoeshere\rocketdock\program.exe' or just 'rocketdock\program.exe' mabe.
So what has to be done? Badger the morons making these non-portable applications to release a -real- portable version, and in the mean time:
Create a batch file and put in it a 'set command' as bellow followed by a command to start RocketDock.
This will make RocketDock launch from any location on any computer, so it doesn't just have to be located on your root directory on your USB drive.
So for those of you unfamilliar with batch files just copy what I've got in the first line to your batch file.
In the second line, insert the relative path from where you intend to run your batch file, to the location of your RocketDock files. (Specifically the RocketDock.exe file)
So your batch file should look like this:
set ;rocketlauncher;=%CD%
start RocketDock\RocketDock.exe
exit
The above batch file is designed so that all your apps are in one folder where your batch file is located, including rocketdock.
So your directory structure will be something like;
\7-Zip
\Rocketdock
\Someotherapp
rocketdock.bat
If your apps are scattered all over your PC this will not work mmmmm kay? Gooood.
Now for editing your 'Settings.ini' file.
All your apps need to point to relative paths starting with whatever you made your set command, only with %(percent)% signs on each side.
So my apps look like this:
14-FileName=Icons\vncviewer.exe_I0065_0409.ico
14-FileName2=
14-Title=vncviewer.exe
14-Command=%;rocketlauncher;%\Net\vncviewer_1054_X64\vncviewer.exe
14-Arguments=
14-WorkingDirectory=%;rocketlauncher;%\Net\vncviewer_1054_X64
14-ShowCmd=0
14-OpenRunning=0
14-IsSeparator=0
14-UseContext=0
14-DockletFile=
15-FileName=Icons\eM Client.exe_I7f00_0000.ico
15-FileName2=
15-Title=eM Client.exe
15-Command=%;rocketlauncher;%\Net\eM Client\eM Client.exe
15-Arguments=
15-WorkingDirectory=%;rocketlauncher;%\Net\eM Client
15-ShowCmd=0
15-OpenRunning=0
15-IsSeparator=0
15-UseContext=0
15-DockletFile=
Make sure you make a backup copy of your original Settings.ini file before your go changing anything as there's a lot of crap in there you can stuff up pretty quickly, and then your back to square one.
To get all your apps looking right in a time efficient manner you'll be wanting to change the begging parts of your directory structure with the 'replace' function in your text editor. In notepade it's 'Edit' menu, 'Replace'.
Easy!
Pitty it was so hard to find any posts that had such an explanation, as knowing very little myself about it myself, I had to spend hours working it out. BUT IT WAAAAAAAAASSSSS WORRRRTH IIIIIIIIITTT! Muhuhuhaha Muhuhuhaha Muhuhuhahaha ha ha...
Hi all
I use Smithtech portable menu and it can close running apps on close but I can't find any info for an "Exit" command for Rocketdock {for now I've just added ejectscript.exe to the dock and that is working} just thought I'd ask here to see if anyone knew? other than that Rocketdock works a treat.
I've tried PSMenu but it lacks some features I like so that wasn't for me.
I hope someone replies thanks for your time.
What I'd do (if you have the AHK chops) is to make a script to right click somewhere on rocketdock and use the arrow keys to hit the quit option with AHK.
Insert original signature here with Greasemonkey Script.
Sorry but I don't understand what you mean.[ is AHK auto hot key?]
I can't script to save myself but if you could explain what I need to do I'll give it a try.
and thanks for your advice
yes, AHK = AutoHotKey.
You'd need to simulate the clicks and key presses; AHK can do that, but it can be a bit of a pain if you want anything graphical (e.g. a window)
"The question I would like to know, is the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything. All we know about it is that the Answer is Forty-two, which is a little aggravating."
can a paf.exe installer be released at beta testing?
I also use rocketdock as a portable interface for my USB, and you dont need to set variables, just when you edit the icon of the aplication put only a slash "\"
for example I have FirefoxPortable in my USB so I edited the icon (right click in firefox icon on rocketdock) and I wrote this path "\apps\firefoxportable\firefoxportable.exe" finished! it will work in every computer
Rocking for the One who is the Rock
Open Setting file in RocketDock folder
Hit "Control H" (Replace) and replace all hard-written code, e.g. "g:\" "h:\" with "\",
restart rocketdock
Just Do This In RocketDockLauncher.ini
[FileWrite1]
Type=Replace
File=%PAL:AppDir%\RocketDock\Settings.ini
Find=%PAL:LastDrive%
Replace=%PAL:Drive%
and Thats It. even ur usb flash drive changes letterrocket dock changes too
You guys decided to revive a 3 year old forum post from my idiot years? I guess the question I'd like to ask is why?
Na na na, come on!
Something are as good as old.
Anyway, its good to know that you are alive and kicking, lol