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So, what you're saying is that, you are going to delay Aero theming, folders/categories, and file associations until Beta 6? Cool.

It's not as if anyone needs those things anyway. *gets attacked by the category fanatics*

My main question is, is the updater fully functional and will it work as updates are released by official apps this week? (Or, more clearly, is the updater database/whatever the updater checks for updates from working over here?)

It appears to be a bug within the NSIS RealProgress plugin that prevents it from properly doing a GradualProgress. The upside is that it's fixed...

Sounds like my problem
Is it fixed, or did you disable the specific feature ?

If you give me any more info, I can see what I can do.

Regards.

[edit: Can you tell if the bug is specific for the unicode version, or does the bug also appear with the ansi version of the plug-in]

I think that it's safe to assume that the Beta has been pushed back another day.

John, I hope that you don't mind if I suggest this, but I really think that you should just push Beta 5 back to Sunday or so, and everything else accordingly. Also, I think you should avoid setting features that are going to be in Beta 5 and just work on them as they come. If you don't finish them, there is always the next beta. That way, you don't have to be rushed and we get a steady stream of releases, each one adding a few the features we want. We all win.

AFAIK, not directly. Check out WINE though.

i was about to say the same thing lol.

John, it is we who should be apologising to you. You and your team are obviously working your collective butts off for us. We're all just hanging around uselessly, waiting for the results of your hard work, lack of rest, and need to visit the dunny so often because of the excessive caffeine intake. I, for one will be making a donation to the team for these efforts, and would recommend it to all those who are following this thread. Just a little from each of us and collectively we can show our level of support.

https://portableapps.com/donate

If it's this bad for a simple beta, what's it going to be like for beta 6 or the final release?

You guys are producing a fabulous product, at no cost, yet some morons still whinge!

Well done, and keep up the great work.

Steve - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

I must admit i am getting a little impatient, but I understand your position man. Programming is hard, you never get it on your first go. making a program is hard, and there will always be problems and speed bumps. keep at it till u get it to the stage at which you are happy John, u have my complete support, and the support of many other portable appers.
Good luck m8!

thank you to you all for trying to get it out.
I would have renamed beta 6 to beta 5 by now and left the release till then.
see you tomorrow same bat time, same bat channel.

It's late out here on the left coast, let alone NYC. Take your time. My Beta 4 works just fine, and I'm sure it will continue to do so for a few more days. Catch some ZZzz's, have a meal, kiss a girl, etc...

We appreciate the effort!

Please take your time. We enjoy your product that you supply for free. Ignore all the ungrateful little so and so's and just concentrate on that bug of yours. Take your time with it to make sure you do not make a mistake under pressure. We would rather sumthing good than sumthing buggy coz u were under pressure to get is out fast. You invest money in this and the ungrateful [censored] won't let you get on with it, being ungrateful. Just ignore the forums (theres nothing good to see here..., we've got the forums handled) and do your best. That is all we can ask.

Do not feel pressured. At the end of the day if you decide to not release it, it's your judgement as the programmer of the software, with a multitude of knowledge on us. No pressure.

Shane Thompson

[Please keep your language clean - mod Chris]
EDIT: I try, thats why I asterisked it!!! I will try to use defferent words.

We can't stop you from overworking on 2.0, but for 3.0 I want to see these things:

1. The PortableApps.com Platform in a language that most of us can actually help program in!
2. Either a set release date for a release with a hoped (not guaranteed) list of features, or set features for a release with a hoped (not guaranteed) release date. This should be for every release, and you should explicitly specify which one you are doing.

It doesn't help any of us if you don't do the second point, especially.

This is for your own good, John. Don't argue, just do it. If not for you, then for us.

Most of us love having dates for releases, but whether you're Microsoft, Apple, or anyone else, setting dates is a dicey thing.

When you posted on July 1 "The next beta of the PortableApps.com Platform, beta 5, will be posted within about the next 10 days.", I'm assuming that you thought that would be attainable. But, when that didn't work out, you probably should have just said... "We are very sorry, but the final features and bugs of beta 5 are taking longer to address than expected. We are hoping to release beta 5 within the next few days, maybe a week at most. Again, sorry for the delay."

But, by setting another date (13th), then another date (14th), and now another date (15th), you actually look like stooges to a point. You would have probably been better of to just keep it general and say we are pushing hard to release beta 5 by the middle of July (for example)... or release the final release of 2.0 by the end of July or first part of August.

All of this obviously applies to beta 6 as well. If you can't release that on the specified date, don't come out with another date. Give yourself more room to relax and play with. You can still push and work hard to deliver quickly, but not put yourself on the spot.

Do yourself a favor and us and don't put yourself on the spot. For me, missing a set-in-stone specified date is worse than just waiting knowing that a software release is coming within days.

I look forward to beta 5, beta 6, and final release. Keep up the great work.

I have been using this for years now and just sent you $25.00. You deserve much more and I hope others are donating also. I can wait for the next Beta/Release as long as it takes. I really appreicate you putting out such a great product.

Yeah, but Ian seems to think it's a different version and thus worth paying for again.

That feature was built into UE back when I bought my lifetime subscription but it was never advertised. I have an email from him years ago telling me how to run UE portable. He purposely coded it out so he can get another cha-ching from us for a "mobile" version.

We can't make it portable until it's ported to Windows from Mac. It does have full source code for anybody that tries.

And, with temporary file associations, you could probably do that with 7-Zip or Peazip...

Call a exterminator to get the bugs out. They only cost $300 for a sml area; no biggy. I don't care how long it takes as long as the final version comes out 1/1/2011 at 12:00:01 am. Keep up the good work.

"BTW I think you mean the time as 00:00:01, which is the first second after midnight. 12:00:01 is one second after midday."

Point. You win. I forgot to add 12:00:01 am. I hate 24 hour clocks.

I'm sure it's worth it, John has good judgement, and he knows better than anyone. If it isn't released, he is still removing bugs.

Although the Aero theme is mentioned in several posts, I believe it is not yet ready or available, although it may be available when the next beta is released.

Categories will come in 1.9/2.0b6; see https://portableapps.com/blogs/johnhaller/2011-02-01_status_update#platf... and https://portableapps.com/blogs/johnhaller/2011-02-11_status_update (section "1.9 / 2.0 Beta 6 Platform Progress").

There is a link at the top of this post which directs you to the post regarding the Beta 5 release, The 2.0 Beta 5 version of the PortableApps.com Platform can be downloaded from the link on that page.

Note: PortableApps.com Platform 2.0 RC, and Final are planned to be released shortly; You can follow John T Haller's Blog for status updates.

First of all, this old thread is out of date.
Please Read This: https://portableapps.com/blogs/johnhaller/2011-04-27_status_update

and,
A) Whether you want it or not, a very large percentage of users ask for theming. Themes have been a part of the platform for years. The platform is offered for free. If you don't like the direction of the development in this way, you don't need to donate.
B) Sure, and you are welcome to use them. Other people use the built-in one.
C) The ability to customize these folder links will be available in a future version. Most PortableApps Launchers are created to adjust the drive letters in their project paths.
D) File Associations is one of the most requested features for the platform, and very useful for most people. PortableApps provides many alternative apps because people ask for them, and want to have choices.
E) The App List is ordered alphabetically. The ability to customize this list is planned for a future version.
F) Most people have not had problems with the updater. If you are having problems with it, you should start a thread with this issue, so that you can get better help. However, you should realize that to update an app, the updater needs to write to the app directories, so if you set these to read-only, of course it won't work.
G) There hasn't been an RC release. The most recent release is 2.0b5, which is a beta release. The App List Organization was not ready at the time of 2.0b5.
H) I'm not sure what you are asking for. The current beta includes the ability to autostart apps when the platform starts.
I) Again, not sure what you are asking for. When you set a language in the Platform, it should set the language of your installers to be the same. It also tries to set all the apps to work in that language.