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New to Portable Apps

Submitted by CopernicanShift on December 27, 2009 - 10:18pm

I have done quite a bit of searching and am just frustrated at this point.
This may be a silly question.
So how do I get the firefox icon to appear in the PA Launcher?
I installed the pa launcher
then dled the firefox portable
Ran the Exe
the icon is on the drive in the firefox directory
I have tried putting the icon in the launchers sub directories and still does not appear.

any advice would be appreciated.

add/change scripts to/from buttons in pa suite 2.0 beta 3.0

Submitted by dinosoep on December 26, 2009 - 2:08pm

I know it was possible before with a mod on a website, don't remember which.
I want to link the eject button to another app for closing it and not using windows crappy eject system.
I also want to add a script for closing portable app associater on eject and on close of portable apps suite.

Themes Install

Submitted by hevadela on December 22, 2009 - 4:28am

If you uses a theme and install it, why you can't use it always.
(PA beta 3)

I mean the following:

click on ... in the menu
give a .patheme file
it appears on the ... so you can't add it to the menu forever
but if you repeat this, the old one is out of the menu.

Can't it be changed?

clarification of Step 4: The Code in the beginner_packaging post

Submitted by century on December 17, 2009 - 10:44pm

Hello: Based on this post I have a couple questions to confirm proper understanding of the process. https://portableapps.com/development/beginner_packaging

1. The function of the portableapps.cominstaller is to just package up into a .paf.exe file which in turn load my app onto my device?

portableapps.comInstallerLog.txt error in script

Submitted by century on December 17, 2009 - 9:54pm

After running the portableapps.cominstaller I receive the following error in the log.

SetOutPath: "$INSTDIR\Other"
File: Descending to: "..\..\Other\Source\"
File: Returning to: "..\..\Other"
File: "..\..\Other\*.*" -> no files found.
Usage: File [/nonfatal] [/a] ([/r] [/x filespec [...]] filespec [...] |
/oname=outfile one_file_only)
Error in script "C:\Macro\Other\Source\PortableApps.comInstaller.nsi" on line 1068 -- aborting creation process

Line 1068 from the path noted above about the comInstaller.nsi is
1067 SetOutPath $INSTDIR\Other

How to stay permanent on desktop: StartPortableApps.exe-window

Submitted by reberhardt on December 17, 2009 - 5:22am

help! When I start StartPorableApps.e.xe on Windows7 then the window appears, but after the first click inside the window the choosed application starts and the window disappears. It also disappears when I click somewhere else. How can I get it permanent on desktop just als for example PStart?

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