General Discussion

Yeah I tried 3 different versions of NSIS and any version of the PortableApps Installer won't compile, it will compile on Win2k Pro but not on XP and I have tried compiling on 2 XP machines, I tried running makensis under Win2k compatibility mode but no avail.

Heres the error:

!insertmacro: macro named "LANGFILE" not found!
!include: error in script: "F:\PortableApps\NSISPortable\App\NSIS\Contrib\Modern UI\Language files\English.nsh" on line 4
Error in macro MUI_LANGUAGE on macroline 5

Maybe we should have a thread stickied in the "Request Apps" forum which lists alot of the apps that are available in portable form (or have already been requested).

I was reading the "Un-official Request Apps Guidelines," and figured that most newbies would probably rather read this thread than that one, hoping to find what they are looking for on "the list"

This should help cut down on the duplicate requests.

I don't know, just a thought.

I installed the standard version, but I want to uninstall, then Install the Basic version that only comes with the PortableApps menu.

Only problem is, I dunno how to uninstall.

Can anyone point me in the right direction as to how to go about this ordeal?
(Or just post link telling me what I need to know)

I wish to know how can I install the themes I´ve downloaded.
And how do I create my owns?

Thanks

Nadjarian

Hi,

I am using a USB flash drive with Portable Apps installed. I would like a portable media player that would use the music files in the 'music' folder as its library. I have tried Portable itunes, but it uses the drive letter of the usb drive to find the allocated library, which means every time I use a different usb port or PC, it can't find the library. Does anyone know a solution?

Hello,

Not sure where to post this, but on my machine the portableapps skin background is showing up the wrong size.

This is what it shows up as:

http://digitalmanifesto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/pa.jpg

I'm running XP at 1680x1050 if that matters

Thanx

There generally is in a forum, but I can't find it - and I'm sure not going to read them all just so as I can easily see new posts.

I would like to have some option like 'don`t use compression', which means if the launcher is started once he will un upx everything and not upx it again until this option is set.

This is because some apps like firefox seam to start and run significant slower then the local installed ones. Such non-packed versions would be the better choice for usb harddrives, usb-sticks are because of size better with upx one.

Is there already a wiki for all portable related things?

If not, someone could host one? Just the software. However, give it time and leave it with Open Content like wikipedia.

Some frequently asked things could be described there and it could be a place to store instructions to make some apps portable (specially good for Closed Source ones). For example for this thread https://portableapps.com/node/8947 it would make sense imho to design a wiki page where all advantages/disadventages are listed and discussed.

John, can we just formalise and finish the PAF yet? I mean, it's basically done now, and it all looks good.
I really want to get up some formalised information on the PAF and publish it so that everyone knows what's going on with it. I've had multiple people contact me about what to do with regards to the PAF, as the only information on it is on the forums.
So, I propose the following:

1. Make a final set of changes to the format if needed
2. Mark the format as version 1.0 and update the development page
   • Change the Development page to a top-level book page