I really love the Autostart option that you can set on applications, but sometimes I just want to quickly check my email and log off of a computer. So, it would be great if I can have the option of using Autostart or a button on the menu that starts a set group of applications, (and I know this second part is probably not doable or even unsafe, but let me know if it's possible to have a button that closes all applications that is opened by the PortableApps menu).
thanks for the great work.
Using simple batch files, and a skeleton folder structure, you can make your own menu shortcuts that will open groups of apps with a single click.
This example will open 3 apps that you may want to use for website editing and management.
First, create the folder structure. We'll call the main folder QuickStart1.
X:\PortableApps\QuickStart1\App\Appinfo\
You'll need a simple appinfo.ini and an appicon.ico, and a batch file.
First, make a batch file called quickstart1.bat:
Put it here:
X:\PortableApps\QuickStart1\quickstart1.bat
Now make an appinfo.ini file:
Put it here:
X:\PortableApps\QuickStart1\App\Appinfo\appinfo.ini
Find or make an icon that's 48x48 and rename it appicon.ico.
Put it here:
X:\PortableApps\QuickStart1\App\Appinfo\appicon.ico
Refresh the icons in the menu and you will see "WebApps QuickStart" with your icon.
Hover the mouse over it and you will see
WebApps QuickStart 0.0alpha
Starts Kompozer, Filezilla, and GIMP
X:\PortableApps\QuickStart1\
It pulls this from the appinfo.ini file "Name" "DisplayVersion" and "Publisher" fields.
Click on the WebApps QuickStart shortcut and all 3 apps should open at the same time.
If you make this a favorite it will live at the top of the menu.
Making a second one is as easy as copying the folder structure and tweaking the batch file and appinfo.ini.
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So you could make another batch file matched to that one that will specifically kill those apps.
QuickEnd1.bat
You need to match the process name to the name in the TaskManager, which is why its "Gimp-2.6.exe"
It may not be the most elegant way to close them, and I don't know whether it saves settings or not. But it does the job.
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Didn't John mention somewhere that this kill all PAc apps feature will be in an upcoming beta of the 2.0 platform?
"Der Klügere gibt nach, deshalb regieren Dumme die Welt."
I have mentioned it and it will be included. It's integrated into the Eject button (which also works fine on your main C: drive as the actual Eject part of it will be skipped) and properly closes apps and understands the difference between an app and a launcher.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!