PortableApps.com Platform

I tried to run the latest preview/beta release of PortableApps platform menu with screen readers but found its interface still inaccessible. I use NVDA (nvda-project.org) and SA (serotek.com) screen readers. Since I have to rely on a keyboard navigation, e.g. up/down arrow, mouse input would not work either.
Best regards,
H.D.

Hello,

I downloaded and installed the PA Platform.
I have the German user interface.

After starting it and going to "Manage Apps" I selected "Get More Apps...".
Here a very huge list of applications is shown (so network access is possible).

I also was able to download the following applications (via the PA Platform):

• AquaSnap (1 MB downlaod size)
• WinDirStat (1 MB downlaod size)
• CrystalDiskInfo (1 MB downlaod size)
• Eraser (1 MB downlaod size)
• System Explorer (2 MB downlaod size)
• Instantbird (11 MB downlaod size)

Message in Log (german):
****************** Sophos Anti-Virus Protokoll - 23.11.2011 12:16:07 **************
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"C:\Users\basal\downloads\portableapps.com_platform_setup_2.0_pre-release_4.2.exe" weist verdächtiges Verhaltensmuster 'HIPS/RemFileMod-002' auf.
Keine Maßnahme ergriffen.
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Download was run today. Installation was successfull.
Updates from 23.Nov. '11, 13:11.
Windows 7 SP1 with current updates.

I was trying to find Mozilla T-Bird in the app store(Manage Apps->Get more apps) but I do not see it there. It does appear under 'Internet' apps on the pa.c website.

After some looking I noticed others that were missing:

Filezilla
ToDo List
XMPlay

I don't have 'Show Only Open Source Apps' or 'Show Advanced Apps(Beta, Test, etc)' checked.

Are the above 3 apps classified wrongly?

I have about 72 portable apps installed and PortableApps.com Menu (opened with Start.exe) takes almost a minute to load application list. It shows loading bar, but when switched to other task it gets hidden (which happens with me almost everytime), and when I try to click tray icon, it doesn't respond. I am requesting to create a "disabled" icon for tray to identify that it is loading apps list so I should wait rather than clicking it again and again.

As my list of portable apps is growing larger and larger, its starting to become much more difficult to find apps - even when using the "smart categories".

Would it be possible to implement a search at the bottom where one could simply start typing a program name to have the list automatically filter down in the same manner the Windows 7 / Vista start menu does?

Im sure this has already been suggested elsewhere, but I couldnt figure out how to easily search through these forums, so apologies if this has already been addressed.

Thanks a bunch!

Manage apps should also include remove apps, instead of just add/update.
List of installed, with size used for each - select to uninstal.

Hello All,

Any thoughts on how to display the appinfo.ini Description for an app on mouse over of the icon in the menu. It currently shows the Version (I like that), It shows the Author(That's OK), and the path to the file(Not Needed for me). I would like to replace the Path with the Description. I'm guessing that this is probably hard coded in. I sometimes find it hard to remember what the app does based on the name, so the description would give me a hint. Thanks for reading this.

I just downloaded the new menu, and was wondering if anyone has made new themes yet? I looked around earlier last week and saw most of the theme threads were pretty old.
Are we too small to have a theme forum yet?

Instead of the current large portable apps menu,
I would prefer a permanent, single column of only the icons of the programs i have,

Instead of the current large portable apps menu,
I would prefer a permanent, single column of only the icons of the programs i have, perhaps optionally with the name of the program showing when doing a mouse-over, over the icons.

a single column, just the width of the icons currently, stuck to the right or left of my desktopspace, and making it always-on-top over everything, would be great!