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Testing of beta versions of apps before public release.

PortaInstall 1.0 Beta 1.3

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Submitted by John Bentley on May 8, 2007 - 9:47am

PortaInstall (formerly known as Portable App Installer) is a program that downloads and installs portable applications for you.

Version 1.0 Beta 1.2.8 introduced support for the PortableApps.com Installer format.
Version 1.0 Beta 1.2.9 It also uses 7zG.exe instead of 7z.exe for a better user experience.

In v1.0 Beta 1.3.2 it allows for proxys, easy selection of non-removable drives, and asks the user to select at least one program.

Please comment.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/pa-install/

To enable proxys:

After downloading and extracting open settings.ini.

Procedure for beta testing non opensource apps?

Submitted by thornsoft on May 2, 2007 - 5:10pm

Hypothetically speaking, if someone were to develop a commercial or shareware app, and developed it so that it would install and run on the PortableApps platform, how would he go about getting it tested?
I understand that he cannot mention the product in this forum, nor can he provide links, nor can he invite people to contact him on back channels for information on how/where to download the app to be tested.

The forum guidelines state that "ANY developers may post beta testing notices here whether their apps are hosted by PortableApps.com"

[Self Promotion] ClipMate 7.2 Portable - Testing Needed

Submitted by thornsoft on May 2, 2007 - 11:14am

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Chris Thornton
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Portable Subversion Clients

Submitted by Deuce on May 1, 2007 - 12:24pm

Here are two Subversion clients that I made portable.

The first is RapidSVN, which is open-source and free.

Description: (From App Website:)

RapidSVN is a cross-platform GUI front-end for the Subversion revision system written in C++ using the wxWidgets framework. This project also includes a Subversion client C++ API.

Info:

Sumatra PDF Portable 0.6 Pre-Release 3 and PortableApps.com Installer Test (Testers Needed)

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Submitted by John T. Haller on April 30, 2007 - 7:25pm

I've posted a pre-release of Sumatra PDF Portable 0.6. This updates to the new 0.6 release and uses a new launcher that retains and updates your most recently used file list. It also uses one of the new installers that I'm testing with Thunderbird, etc. Please give it a try and post your comments.

Download Sumatra PDF Portable 0.6 Pre-Release 3

Usb Start Menu

Submitted by Whise on April 30, 2007 - 5:02pm

Here is the new Usb Start Menu i made for myself and hope i can share it with you guys, here are some of the features

- Single Exe app
- Customizable menu (user can add/remove programs)
- Autoruns( Optional)
- Customizable userpic (put a 48x48(only) userpic.jpg in your documents\images)
- Integrated Working search bar
- Vista aero look
- Language Support ( right click in menu name)

NEW LINK
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extract to your usb root

Compiled PAM Beta 2 with windows version fix?

Submitted by Alias_NeO on April 30, 2007 - 9:41am

Hi there, I'm running the BETA version now but am having problems with the image bit depths. I am running on a network with XP 5.1 but they still come up crappy, my home computer is Vista Ultimate so i know it won't work there.

Can anyone link me a compiled version with the version fix please?

Thanks

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