HM NIS Edit Portable 2.0.3 has been released. HM NIS Edit is an editor/IDE for Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS). It's useful for experts and beginners in the creation of Setup programs with the NSIS. It works with NSIS Portable to make editing and compiling NSIS a snap. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Suite. And it's open source and completely free.
Features
In addition of all features of a excellent plain text editor also it has:
- Multiple scripts edition and compilation interface (MDI).
- Translatable interface to any language (available in English, Spanish, Polish, French, Czech, Italian, Russian, Greek, German, Chinese, Ukrainian, Portuguese (Brazil), Korean).
- Syntax highlighting with customizable colors and text attributes.
- Wizard (special for beginner) that will guide for all steps to create a standard Windows Setup program.
- InstallOptions Designer.
- Script creation from template files.
- Code templates with most common commands.
- Basic NSIS command help with only move the mouse cursor over a command in the editor.
- Advanced NSIS command help pressing F1 key.
- Execution of the generate Setup program after script compilation (to try the setup program).
- Plugins support.
- No need bulky OCX or run time libraries.
- Install NSIS Portable in the same parent directory as HM NIS Edit Portable (typically X:\PortableApps) and HM NIS Edit Portable will automatically find and use it.
- Note: Only ANSI files are supported at present. Many PortableApps.com Launcher are now using Unicode.
Learn more about HM NIS Edit...
Seeking App Developer
We are actively seeking a developer to take over HM NIS Edit development. It is written in Delphi 5 (ANSI). We would like to update it to Delphi 2009 or later (Unicode) and continue working on it to work with current and future NSIS Unicode scripts.
PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format
HM NIS Edit Portable is packaged in a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. It supports upgrades by installing right over an existing copy, preserving all settings. And it's in PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Suite including the Menu and Backup Utility.
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HM NIS Edit Portable is available for immediate download from the HM NIS Edit Portable homepage. Get it today!
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Thanks for your work on this,
Thanks for your work on this, Taffin. Welcome to the team!
"Execute Setup" fails
The "Execute Setup" fuction from the menu fails with the error message "cannot find the file specified", at least on Windows 7 64-bit. This problem is also stands with the installed or the semi-portable version of the application.
Do You have any idea about this issue? It is not a compile-concerned bug, the "setup" (the specified output file) itself is created and runnable.
Base App Issue
This sounds like a base app issue, try bringing it up with the developer of HM NIS Edit here: http://sourceforge.net/project/memberlist.php?group_id=93446
Wow, took a while but finally
Wow, took a while but finally got an app out
Also, fixed a typo on the page.
Hmm
I remember downloading this like 8 months ago. It was the first program I had ever used to make my first portable app. Then I switched to Notepad++ because I liked the interface better. Then I just recently switched to Notepad2-mod because it was less resource demanding. But I hate having to open up makensisw every time I want to compile.
I might switch back again...
Notepad++
ProTip: Setup a RUN command in Notepad++ to automatically feed your current script to the NSIS compiler and bind it to a key combination.
1. Hit F5
2. Enter This: X:\PortableApps\NSISPortable\NSISPortable.exe "$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)"
3. Click Save
4. Give it an appropriate Name (Compile with NSIS), select your hotkey and click OK
Now you can just hit a key and compile from Notepad++ directly