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Portable App Development

Discuss portable app development and modification of existing apps.

A possible suggestion for the Menu

Submitted by Spring Mywell on November 6, 2008 - 12:24pm

When you go to install a Portable App through the menu, you still have to say you agree with where it's going to install it. Wouldn't it make sense to just have it install automatically without needing to know where if it is installing through the menu?

I mean, If i'm using the menu, there is only one place it should be installing to, shouldn't it?

You could have a command line switch to run between a normal installation and an installation through a menu, so that when run normally, it asks where to save it.

Portable .NET

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Submitted by onestoploser on October 31, 2008 - 11:00am

I've noticed that a lot of people have been requesting apps that are dependent on .NET framework. I found this on Sourceforge and was wondering if this could be integrated into the PA Suite. I don't know the licenses of .NET so I don't even know if this is legal, but I thought it would be worth checking out:

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Forgive me if this has been posted before, but I searched and didn't see it.

ConvertAll Portable: Custom Colors

Submitted by Bart.S on October 30, 2008 - 9:19am

Hi Travis,
I don't know if this is a bug, let's call this a missing feature Smile

You could choose Custom Colors in ConvertAll.

  • Options --> Set background color --> Add to Custom Colors or
  • Options --> Set text color --> Add to Custom Colors

These colors are saved in the Registry:

  • HKCU\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt\customColors

Your launcher doesn't save and restore this key, it only deletes the key. So the Custom Colors are lost at next launch.

Hide Internal/Original Splash Screen

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Submitted by tanisthalon on October 28, 2008 - 6:44pm

My mind has gone blank.

I vaguely remember discussing with John a few months ago on hiding the default Blender splash with the NSIS script. Unfortunately I no longer have my 2.46 file set anymore and cannot remember what I did or even which papp was used as reference for adding to my script.

Can someone please nudge me in the right direction so I can update Blender Portable 2.48 to 2.48a?

I will be leaving the console screen intact still as it is beneficial. I may need to look at a better icon though, as yet I have not had chance.

Command line parameter support for installers

Submitted by Craig.Prichard on October 26, 2008 - 7:29pm

Suggestion for PortableApps: allow the install/update program for all apps to take three (3) optional command line parameters:
- a "Wait for User Input" switch defaulted to Yes
- the path to the parent directory of the program defaulted to null
- an alternative Destination Folder for the install/update currently already defaulted

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