[Outdated] PortableApps.com Development Toolkit 1.0 Alpha 1

Hey Chris, thanks for your work on this, and especially for releasing it, it looks really good.

I've had a quick play with it and it has pointed out a couple of things I've been doing wrong in the packages I've not yet gotten around to upping for Dev test. I think this will go a long way to help a lot of us with little to moderate Pafing experience.

As above, something it pointed me to something but I am not sure who is correct.

I am working on Qucs portable it complains that in \Other\Soure I don't have a 'AppNamePortable.ini'

There I have a 'QucsPortable.ini'

What is the correct name for this file?

Thanks for answering

Does not function. Pointed it at a private test. Tried to validate. Did nothing. Crashed on close.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "frontend\guiqt\main.pyo", line 20, in decorate
  File "frontend\guiqt\main.pyo", line 82, in on_validateButton_clicked
  File "frontend\guiqt\validate.pyo", line 22, in __init__
  File "frontend\guiqt\validate.pyo", line 30, in load_package
  File "paf\package.pyo", line 159, in __init__
  File "paf\package.pyo", line 226, in validate
  File "paf\appinfo.pyo", line 84, in load
  File "iniparse\ini.pyo", line 471, in __init__
  File "iniparse\ini.pyo", line 641, in _readfp
ConfigParser.ParsingError: File contains parsing errors: C:/Documents and Settings/Oliver Krystal/Desktop/SecureCRTPortable\App\AppInfo\appinfo.ini
	[line 12]: ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit!

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "frontend\guiqt\main.pyo", line 20, in decorate
  File "frontend\guiqt\main.pyo", line 82, in on_validateButton_clicked
  File "frontend\guiqt\validate.pyo", line 22, in __init__
  File "frontend\guiqt\validate.pyo", line 30, in load_package
  File "paf\package.pyo", line 159, in __init__
  File "paf\package.pyo", line 226, in validate
  File "paf\appinfo.pyo", line 84, in load
  File "iniparse\ini.pyo", line 471, in __init__
  File "iniparse\ini.pyo", line 641, in _readfp
ConfigParser.ParsingError: File contains parsing errors: C:/Documents and Settings/Oliver Krystal/Desktop/SecureCRTPortable\App\AppInfo\appinfo.ini
	[line 12]: ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit!

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "frontend\guiqt\main.pyo", line 20, in decorate
  File "frontend\guiqt\main.pyo", line 72, in on_detailsButton_clicked
  File "paf\package.pyo", line 159, in __init__
  File "paf\package.pyo", line 226, in validate
  File "paf\appinfo.pyo", line 84, in load
  File "iniparse\ini.pyo", line 471, in __init__
  File "iniparse\ini.pyo", line 641, in _readfp
ConfigParser.ParsingError: File contains parsing errors: C:/Documents and Settings/Oliver Krystal/Desktop/SecureCRTPortable\App\AppInfo\appinfo.ini
	[line 12]: ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit!

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "frontend\guiqt\main.pyo", line 20, in decorate
  File "frontend\guiqt\main.pyo", line 82, in on_validateButton_clicked
  File "frontend\guiqt\validate.pyo", line 22, in __init__
  File "frontend\guiqt\validate.pyo", line 30, in load_package
  File "paf\package.pyo", line 159, in __init__
  File "paf\package.pyo", line 226, in validate
  File "paf\appinfo.pyo", line 84, in load
  File "iniparse\ini.pyo", line 471, in __init__
  File "iniparse\ini.pyo", line 641, in _readfp
ConfigParser.ParsingError: File contains parsing errors: C:/Documents and Settings/Oliver Krystal/Desktop/SecureCRTPortable\App\AppInfo\appinfo.ini
	[line 12]: ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit!

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "frontend\guiqt\main.pyo", line 20, in decorate
  File "frontend\guiqt\main.pyo", line 72, in on_detailsButton_clicked
  File "paf\package.pyo", line 159, in __init__
  File "paf\package.pyo", line 226, in validate
  File "paf\appinfo.pyo", line 84, in load
  File "iniparse\ini.pyo", line 471, in __init__
  File "iniparse\ini.pyo", line 641, in _readfp
ConfigParser.ParsingError: File contains parsing errors: C:/Documents and Settings/Oliver Krystal/Desktop/SecureCRTPortable\App\AppInfo\appinfo.ini
	[line 12]: ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit!

Error report should go in Data\ IMO

I think that you should make it optional to use a splash screen, seeing as some apps have a splash screen and some don't. This is useful when having an app that needs it and those that don't need. That way official developers can post there apps with or without the splash. That will only be useful if it is meant for an official app release.

Note: All Development Applications most include the Beta Splash Screen. Only when an apps is deem official that it is determent if it needs a splash screen or not.

PortableApps.com Format validation passed with 1 warning.

Warnings

File App/AppInfo/Launcher/splash.jpg is missing

Chris,

First of all I'd like to add my thanks to all the others above. I've already used your validation process across some of my posted Development Tests and have identified a number of PA.c Format errors, although nothing critical that prevents any of the apps from working correctly, so updating these shouldn't need to be a hurried process.

I've also been one of those guilty of renaming the AppNamePortable.ini file in the Source Directory as a matter of course, simply because it appeared to be the logical and sensible thing to do! This leads me to my Template question:

For the overarching (structure) AppNamePortable Template: Why is the AppNamePortable.ini Template included in the Source Directory where it will never be used and when for many applications it appears to be totally unnecessary; whilst on the other hand, neither the appinfo.ini template (required in every case), nor the installer.ini template (required in a very high proportion of cases) have been included as standard in the AppInfo Directory where they are used? This seems to be totally illogical to me, or am I missing something?

Also, if anyone is looking at the installer.ini template, I would suggest that all Languages except ENGLISH should initially be set to 'false' rather than 'true', so that Developers are then required to change the relevant ones to 'true'. This would produce a more positive checking and editing process, especially as the majority of apps have a relatively small number of language options available.

Mervyn

I can't say anythings , it's a excellent app, I hope you can release a full version soon.

(I'm not good at english)!

Awww... I wanted to make an AppInfo.ini editor

Anyway, great job. I was a bit surprised that the sceenshots were actually using the Ambiance theme, but then I kept reading

Hey Chris, I validated an app I was working on that required .NET 4.0. I set it in the Edit Details section, and then when I validated, it gave the following:
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PortableApps.com Format validation passed with 1 warning.

Warnings

• appinfo.ini: [Dependencies]:UsesDotNetVersion should probably be unset or 1.1, 2.0, 3.0 or 3.5; you probably have an invalid value

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I think you forgot to add 4.0 to the validation code.

Hey Chris, been using this a bit tonight and a couple of feature ideas and potential bugs/issues popped into my head:

1) A bit of feedback when clicking "Save" in the Edit Details screen would be handy. I think a popup would be too much, but maybe the Save button being disabled until further changes are made could do it.
2) The Edit Details screen doesn't allow you to change, or doesn't automatically change, the [Control] Start entry.
3) Potential for a help editor. Not that HTML scares me (it better not since I call myself a web designer), but I could see others having more use of it.

Once again, though, thanks for this awesome little tool.

Ran this opn latest app did not accept file name eula.txt wanted it to say license.txt in other source directory

Graphics and Pictures was accepted by platform as category but validater demand and & instead of and

is there no update to this so far? you should add a launcher editor too, not just an appinfo editor.

It's Worth the wait. but i wish that it could come out this week so we can test it for bugs.

News or updates about this program?:shocked:

Hey All,
I've been playing with this some lately, and I'm wondering if anyone (particularly, John T. Haller, Chris Morgan or kAlug/Aluísio A. S. G.) would have a problem with me posting some new Alpha releases, starting with a build of the latest sources in the repository, then adding my own changes after that.
Basically I'm looking at releasing a different app, but I'd like to have the Dev Toolkit available to me, and feel like fixing it up so it can be more useful for me and others.
Also, I'd like to move the sources to GitHub, and I'll need people to test the releases & post feedback.

Please let me know what you think.