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Eject Button not working after PA 1.5 Update

Submitted by Tweedboy6L6 on March 12, 2009 - 11:02am

Hello,

I have found a problem with the eject button feature on PA 1.5. It no longer functions when plugged into my work computer which is Win XP Pro SP2. The eject button simply closes the Portable Apps menu - it makes no attempt to safely remove hardware as it did on the previous version of Portable Apps. However, the eject feature does work on PA 1.5 when plugged into my home computer which is Win XP Home SP3. Not sure if anyone else has experienced this issue or is aware of a solution.

Could we possibly sticky a Roadmap of PAP development?

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Submitted by solanus on March 12, 2009 - 8:10am

It seems that you have taken a more ambitious approach to releases and timelines in the last few weeks.
While it is exciting, it's also kind of confusing, with the release numbering changes and introduction of some of the features that people have been asking for.
I've also seen posts that look ahead several versions, such as this one:
https://portableapps.com/node/18439#comment-113729
(Although that one refers to the numbering and features you had previously thought of doing, not what you will be.)

Wallpaper Switcher Suggestion

Submitted by Kornfan71 on March 11, 2009 - 8:37pm

I just got the Portable Apps Platform ver 1.5 and I really like it. I just started playing around with the wallpaper switching ability, but I found one downfall. Although there is the ability to have 2 different wallpapers (one for normal and wide screens), there is no way to have multiple wallpapers that will be used based on the current screen resolution, as far as I know (correct me if I'm wrong). This is a pretty big problem for me (and others, I'm sure), since I visit quite a few different computers, with about 4 or 5 different resolution settings.

Tray icon doesn't remember hide/show state

Submitted by Bruce Pascoe on March 11, 2009 - 7:54pm

I just noticed that Windows isn't remembering the "always show" state I set for the PAM icon. I figured out that PAM is deleting its entry from the tray MRU on close for stealth reasons, but frankly I'd like a way to turn that off. This is particularly annoying in Windows 7 as even if I specifically set the icon to always show, it gets hidden again the next time I start the Platform.

[Suggestion] Platform Loader and Profile Switcher

Submitted by dragonmage on March 10, 2009 - 4:05pm

I propose an app to replace StartPortableApps.exe.

When loaded, this app would present a dialog allowing you to select a "profile" or add or delete profiles.

I don't know if you have given much thought to profiles in the platform yet John, so it may change some of this idea when you speak on it.

Internal Backup does not work after update

Submitted by Stephan@work on March 10, 2009 - 4:03am

Hello and sorry for my poor english!

I have installed the new version of PortableApps on my USB-stick over an older version. Everything looks wonderful - just the (internal) Backup doesn not work anymore. On two computers (one with XP and one with Vista) there is an error a few moments after the start of the Backup.

Possibly there is something corrupt after an update?

Update: I deleted the whole folder and made a new installation, but the problem is still there? Does anybode else have the same problems?

Sincerely
Stephan

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