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[Closed] Invalid Chacter when starting to type

Submitted by OLLI_S on December 9, 2011 - 5:33am

Hello,

when the PAP (Portable Apps Plattform) is opened and I start to type any text, then a box character is displayed for the first character.
The second character is displayed normally.

Example: I type "eraser" and I see "raser".

When I delete the box with the backspace key and type an "e" then the "e" is displayed.

In earlier versions of the PAP it worked, this problem is new in 10.0.1.

Greetings

OLLI

Invalid Category for "Eraser" and "EraserDrop"

Submitted by OLLI_S on December 9, 2011 - 4:42am

Hello,

I downloaded "Eraser" and "EraserDrop" via the PAP (Portable Apps Plattform) 10.0.1.
On the web page and on the download window those applications are listed in the category "Security".

After downloading them and going in the PAP to "-> All Portable Apps" they are listed in the category "Utilites".
I would expect them to be at "Security".

I know that I can change the category manually.
This is not the point.
I just ask if the category should be "Security" when the apps are downloaded.

Greetings

OLLI

Can't Tell What the Apps Do

Submitted by mrcolj on December 7, 2011 - 2:53pm

This is surely a common problem. I load up my PA.c menu, and am faced with all sorts of trendily-named programs, and can't remember what any of them do. Most of them I installed because they sounded like a good idea when I was looking at a list of all their descriptions, but now I can't remember the difference in Mnemosyme, Tipp10, Daphne, MTR, and Zint.

So, whereas there's a lovely description on portableapps.com, and another when you hit Install A New App from the menu, would it be easy to show these in the mouseover tooltips, or possibly allow users to edit the tooltips?

Menu search misses second key if you type fast

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Submitted by Cheetah on December 6, 2011 - 7:44pm

I've noticed that if you are a fast enough typist, the search in the menu can miss the second key.

Examining things carefully, it appears to have to do with people (like me) that tend to depress the next key before lifting the prior one.

The search seems to react only to keyup events, but the input box for searching needs to see the keydown in order to pay attention to the keyup.

So the timeline goes like this (example of searching for "firefox"):

a bug or something?

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Submitted by Latios on December 6, 2011 - 4:53am

I got this following error: "Access violation at address 0046204A in module 'PortableAppsPlatform.exe'. Read of address 490260F6." after selecting the option to disable the scrollbar.
And also this error when right click and selecting eject:
"Exception EAccessViolation in module PortableAppsPlatform.exe at 00004EF4.
Access violation at address 00404EF4 in module 'PortableAppsPlatform.exe'. Read of address 0000002A."
Anyone else having the same problems?

Scrollbar

Submitted by cmiehs on December 5, 2011 - 1:35pm

No scrollbar appears when listed all applications, and also not the the "old" arrows up and down. Cannot scroll the applications. Scrollbar appears only when folders are shown. I work on Windows XP.

Suggestion? Next Pre-Relase 5 minimize to tray

Submitted by drsprite on December 5, 2011 - 11:22am

Hi,

I just upgraded to the Next Pre-Release 5 and really like it. I enjoy the layout and the app updater worked great on all the older apps.

Just one suggestion (I think), unless I am missing it?

How can I minimize the PA.c Platform it to the tray? This way it doesn't take up space in my task bar.

I am on Windows 7 Ultimate x64.

Thank you

Suggestion - Application sets

Submitted by OLLI_S on December 4, 2011 - 10:48am

Hello,

I have a new suggestion for the Portable Apps Platform.
In following I write PAP for "Portable Apps Platform".
By the way: I am using the version 4.2 of the PAP.

When I start the PAP, I have 7 applications that I always start.
So every day I have to click 7 times on the PAP menu and select the desired application.

Here it would be useful to define sets of applications.
A set is a name and a bundle of installed portable applications.
Sets are also shown in the PAP app list so I can search for them and also start them.

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