PortableApps.com Platform

I had an idea for the PortableApps Platform - how about you put in an installer like in Ubuntu (The ubuntu Software Installer/Synaptic Software Manager) so you can just install apps straight from the platform instead of having to go to the website?
Thanks,
edh649

I was recently creating an installer that had some post install code associated with it. It kept failing to compile because of the post install code. After some messing around with the code it turned out that the install code was formatted for unicode and while creating the installer this cause an error.

There has been a lot of talk about moving away from ANSI and towards unicode. Shouldn't the installer support unicode in the PortableApps.comInstallerCustom.nsh file?

Is it OK to install Suite on top of already installed (duplicate)apps that are already contained in the Suite? Will this cause an overwrite, a duplicate, or will the Suite installation auto-detect the already installed app and merge it into the menu?

I recently bought a 16GB flash drive and it takes 2+ minutes to search for apps each time.

I find this very frustrating and would like to see an option so that I can turn off the automatic search.

Thanks in advance.

[Moved from PortableApps.com Development to Support, PortableApps.com Platform - mod Chris]

Hey everyone!

Ive found a bug: under Win7 PAP exists in tray but also it is on taskbar!
Please, fix this annoying thing...

Eugen

SETTINGS:
* install PortableApp Platform v1.6 and few portable apps in a USB flash drive
* enable hidden Administrator Account in a Vista 32bit system (ref: tinyurl.com/yhqabzq)

Steps To Reproduce:
1. log into an User Account in Vista 32bit system that doesn't have the Administrator right
2. Open the Windows Task Manager > Performance tab to monitor the system's performance
3. Right click on Start and open Windows Explorer
4. plug-in the USB flash drive with pre-installed PortableApp package (see settings)

Actual Result:
1. Windows Explorer freezes up

I upgraded my Portable Apps platform to v1.6. Now, every time I start the Portable Apps platform, I see a progress bar in the left-hand-side menu for about 4-5 seconds after which time the list of my programs finally appears. This never happened with previous versions of the platform. I'm open to any suggestions for how to fix this.

As the title says, it would be handy to have an option to run the portable app after install for quick testing after installation.

I have a couple questions about the PA.c Installer. When you run a .paf.exe from the PAM's Options>Install a new App dialog, it skips several pages and begins automatically installing to the correct directory. I'm assuming it does so via a command-line argument. Can somebody tell me what the syntax for that argument is? Also, when was this implemented version-wise, say if I were to run a check on a .paf.exe's PortableApps.comInstallerVersion detail, what would be the minimum version that would support the auto-install function?

Since v1.6 and also in the 2.0 beta 4 I'm experiencing a strange problem:

When I start PortableApps everything on my desktop disappears (garbage bin, my computer, other icons). Then I start my apps and close PortableApps. When I close PortableApps everything on my desktop reappears.

Environment: LaCie ItsAKey 16Gb usb, OS: Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise 64bit.

Sorry if this has been posted before...

[Moved from Beta Testnig to Support, PortableApps.com Platform and added "[Fixed]" to title - mod Chris]