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Testing of beta versions of apps before public release.

GVim Portable 7.0.1 - Pre-Release

Submitted by kampi on September 12, 2006 - 1:26pm

I have created a new portable version of the editor named GVim (which is the gui-version of vim).

New features:

  • Directory structure is compatible to portableapps.com
  • use a default vimrc if the user does not provide one (needed for in-place upgrades)
  • live-cd support: there is no single write operation
  • fancy splash-screen Wink

The selfextracting archives can be downloaded from their temporary locations.

The full featured version (4.48 MB):
[edit]now released on http//portablegvim.sf.net[/edit]

A lightweight version (1.98 MB):
[edit]now released on http//portablegvim.sf.net[/edit]

Embedded images issue in Thunderbird version 2 alpha 1 (20060724)

Submitted by jediscorpian on September 5, 2006 - 2:42pm

I have downloaded and am running Thunderbird version 2 alpha 1 (20060724). I know that it is in beta testing and I believe that I have found a bug. I have received an e-mail with an imbedded image and am unable to save it. I right click and select save and nothing happens. This happens with each imbedded picture. If there is a way to fix this then that would be great.

OpenOffice.org Portable 2.0.3 Pre-Release - Testers Needed

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Submitted by John T. Haller on August 28, 2006 - 1:12am

I've just posted a pre-release of OpenOffice.org Portable 2.0.3 and need some folks to test it out... especially if you use Windows 2000 and had the old issue of it not being able to open or save files before I included a default set of settings. For the unfamiliar, OpenOffice.org is a complete office suite (word processing, spreadsheet, presentations, etc). This new release is the result of quite a bit of research and experimentation, allowing me to add some of the new features:

Live CD Support - OpenOffice.org Portable now supports runnings from a CD. Just install it to a local drive and run it once, making any settings changes you like within OpenOffice.org. Then exit out and copy the OpenOfficePortable.ini file from OpenOfficePortable\Other\OpenOfficePortableSource to the OpenOfficePortable directory. Edit it and change the RunDataLocally parameter to true. Then, run it again from your local drive so that the launcher can pre-configure OpenOffice.org to run from a read-only media. Finally, you can burn the OpenOfficePortable directory to a read-only drive. The OpenOffice.org files will run directly from the read-only media. The settings files will be copied to the local machine within the My Documents directory (specifically to a directory called OpenOfficePortableTemp within there). When complete, this directory will be deleted.

Lapwing 1.0 RC1 Released Serious Testing Needed

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Submitted by Steve Lamerton on August 22, 2006 - 11:43am

Hi all,

I have put Lapwing 1.0 RC1 up at this address:

www.sourceforge.net/projects/liberta

It DOES have a number of issues. I would like to ask you all if when you use the application you run Regmon n the background and then post up the details of the last attempted write of that program, e.g. the attempt that failed. This should help me to pin down a munber of bug. Note file names with spaces are not supported at the moment.

Gaim Portable 2.0 Beta 3.1 Pre-Release - Testers Needed (Especially if you've had problems in the past)

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Submitted by John T. Haller on August 21, 2006 - 6:24pm

I've just posted a pre-release of Gaim Portable 2.0 Beta 3.1 and need some folks to test it out... especially if you've had problems with Portable GIMP or Portable Gaim in the past. For the unfamiliar, Gaim is a multi-network instant messaging client that works with AOL, MSN, Yahoo, etc. This release has many of the features of the other new apps, plus some new stuff:

Live CD Support - Gaim Portable fully supports running from a CD. Just extract it to your local hard drive, run it at least once and configure it to your liking, and burn it to CD.

In-Place Upgrades - Gaim Portable supports the ability to do what I'm calling an "in-place upgrade". This means that you can extract it right over an existing installation of Gaim Portable without losing any of your existing preferences and it'll Just Work (tm).

Audacity Portable 1.2.4 Pre-Release - Testers Needed

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Submitted by John T. Haller on August 20, 2006 - 8:07pm

I've just posted a pre-release of Audacity Portable 1.2.4 and need some folks to test it out. For the unfamiliar, Audacity is a versatile sound recorded and editor with support for MP3, Ogg and WAV. It has built-in effects, an easy to use interface and support for a wide array of plugins. This release has many of the features of the other new apps, plus some new stuff:

Live CD Support - Audacity Portable fully supports running from a CD. Just extract it to your local hard drive, run it at least once and configure it to your liking, and burn it to CD.

In-Place Upgrades - Audacity Portable supports the ability to do what I'm calling an "in-place upgrade". This means that you can extract it right over an existing installation of Audacity Portable without losing any of your existing preferences and it'll Just Work (tm).

7-Zip Portable 4.42 Pre-Release 2 - Testers Needed (UPDATED)

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Submitted by John T. Haller on August 19, 2006 - 3:03pm

I've just posted a pre-release of 7-Zip Portable 4.42 and need some folks to test it out. For the unfamiliar, 7-Zip is a solid file archiver that supports 7z, Zip, RAR and several other formats. This release has many of the features of the other new apps, plus some new stuff:

Live CD Support - 7-Zip Portable fully supports running from a CD. Just extract it to your local hard drive, run it at least once and configure it to your liking, and burn it to CD.

In-Place Upgrades - 7-Zip Portable supports the ability to do what I'm calling an "in-place upgrade". This means that you can extract it right over an existing installation of 7-Zip Portable without losing any of your existing preferences and it'll Just Work (tm).

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