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Aluísio A. S. G.
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Portable App Development Web Tools and Example launcher.ini

Based on my previous Test Release Comment Generator, I've updated its backend and added a Beta Testing post generator to my web tools. Both tools now use an INI file to store data.

Also, I wanted some feedback on the example launcher.ini I'm working on.

Test Release Comment Generator
Beta Testing Post Generator
Source code (actually, my entire website's; code's at coffee/libs and coffee/pages/pa.c_tools)

Using any of the tools for the first time and creating WebTools.ini

  1. Select the AppInfo.ini file of the application you want to generate the text for.
  2. Fill the missing fields.
  3. Click Submit. A text area will appear.
  4. Follow the instructions in the page.
  5. To export the data you've filled: click Export INI file or right-click and save it.

Updating WebTools.ini

  1. Upload WebTools.ini.
  2. Upload AppInfo.ini. This will update some fields. Now you can update the others, if necessary.
  3. Click Submit and save WebTools.ini. If you use Notepad++ with the Notepad# plugin, you can also open your WebTools.ini, paste the link in Export INI file into it, delete the ;charset=UTF-8 string and then use Plugins → Notepad# → URLdecode selection.

/*
2011-08-29: Hmm... it seems that I forgot to update some paths. Sorry :-S
2011-08-30: Rewrote the backend. Incompatible with previous versions.
2011-08-31: Added HOWTO.
*/

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PartialPath

Diff allowing for PartialPath changing: http://kalug.net/p/1010/

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Backwards

You need to do the partialpath as 1 and then the drive letter as 2. And have the partial path include the drive letter. We do this in other apps. Otherwise you can replace something inadvertently elsewhere in the file if the user moves the app from, say "X:\Settings\" to "X:\AppName\"

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Updated as such

I have updated it as such: http://kalug.net/p/1011/

Aluísio A. S. G.
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Please stop using my pastebin; it won't survive the next DNS renewal. I stopped using it because it doesn't have syntax highlighting for CoffeeScript.
I suggest Dumpz.org instead; it does have some cool features.

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pastebin.com

We use pastebin.com for all PA.c-related stuff. It supports NSIS unlike Dumpz. It even supports CoffeScript.

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I haven't noticed that

Anyway, I just found that CoffeScript is supported by the backend (GeSHi); it's just not enabled in the UI (this one seems to be outdated). So, I'll just migrate it to the new server and stop using Dumpz.
EDIT: fresh install at http://nidhogg.kalug.net/p/ (and soon at kalug.net/p/ and p.kalug.net too).

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launcher.ini: Added Registry and Language

I added examples for Registry handling and language switching. Comments, please (specially on the wording).

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