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Chrome Portable - Stand Alone App

Submitted by hepburn3d on May 10, 2013 - 6:23am

Chrome Stand Alone App

I've created a HTML5 app that uses portable chrome to run on Windows PC's.

My customer would like to have it burnt to CD so they can use it anywhere as a program. This works great except for one minor thing. When on a read only device portable chrome prompts the user if it's ok to temporary use the local disk space for a profile. Is it possible to remove or suppress this warning. They are aware of what it is doing but don't need to see the warning. They'd like to not keep hitting yes.

Use portable SeaMonkey with non-portable SeaMonkey

Submitted by Ben09880 on May 9, 2013 - 11:04am

I have yet to try, as I'm worried about what could happen.

I want to use a Full Install of SeaMonkey at the same time as my Portable SeaMonkey- both open at the same time and being tweaked concurrently.

I tried a search, found nothing recent.

My reasons for this:

I want to make a 100% standard theme for SeaMonkey that I can use in my Portable Version. Eventually, I would like to approach somebody about including it somehow.

If nothing else, I would like to learn more from the experience about portablizing apps.

Portable Apps Updater

Submitted by milneandfletch on May 8, 2013 - 4:02pm

Hi,
I was just wondering if its possible to trigger a app update when the program is already running?
I have a work PC / Server that now has portable apps running on it continually, I'd like it always kept up to date.

Is there any way of triggering an update other than closing and restarting the app?

I'm not to worried about the install bit, just kicking off the checking bit, the PC is checked every day so I can manually install the apps its just reminding me to do it!

Proper usage of this awesome app

Submitted by Ben09880 on May 6, 2013 - 3:20pm

I've tried to do a few forum searches and got flustered...

I have a few questions.

1. Is it 'allowed' (not bad practice) to launch apps from within the launcher WITHOUT the launcher?

I have made shortcuts directly to my apps and use those daily. Once a week I open the launcher itself to check for updates.

2. Are all the apps on this website honestly completely portable and confined within the launcher folders?

help making a web UI for portable apps

Submitted by xbibleyosef on May 6, 2013 - 2:21pm

Hi,

I'm putting together a project to distribute bibles and Christian software on USB sticks,

I'd like to make a web based user interface, although I don't do web design, I'm looking for an easy way to make a simple collection of nice looking icons to start up apps for me.

Most of them need to be driven using batch files, ie: I have a batch file to run VLC player and open a bible in Arabic, another runs VLC with a playlist with list of Christian radios stations in Persian, etc.

Any suggestions what I can use? some kind of simple template job would be perfect.

MenuIcon

Submitted by burnedbrass on May 5, 2013 - 4:09pm

Similar to Documents, Music, Video etc, I'm trying to create/add a new folder "XYZ" to appear as with the above. I have created a ../Graphics/MenuIcons and a /Graphics/WindowsFolderIcons, could you please provide some insight as to if I'm heading in the right direction?
Thanks

Question on viewing previous comments while adding a reply / comment

Submitted by christina_a on May 2, 2013 - 2:37pm

Hope this is the right forum for questions about the forum.

On portableapps.com forum, once click reply or add comment, on a post w/ several comments, you can not read any previous comments. One might need to re read them, to make their new comment accurate or grab quotes.

I assume? this is a function of the forum software, but most forums will allow scrolling while posting, to read all previous comments. Is there any way around that on this forum, other than duplicating the tab to look at previous comments?

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