Portable App Development

I'm a bit confused about how portable apps uses its folders. It seems very complex and I examined some that have seemingly double folders (with a textfile about registry files go here).

Now I know a certain folder structure has to be in place to make backing up and installing upgrades more easily, but it seems some things are spread over different subfolders that escape logic.

Isn't there a simple folder layout? not just a folder with a subfolder with a textfile in it?

Example: the source folders are on a folder other, why aren't they just a subfolder in the rootfolder?

I'm posting this here and not on the support forum because all I want to do is to flag a compatibility problem between a portable launcher and a network drive.

I'm trying to run notepad++portable from a mapped network drive, and the launcher basically silently quits almost immediately. notepad++ itself isn't even started. What's a bit special about the network drive is that it resides on an sftp server and it's mapped using sftpdrive (.com). I can run IcoFX portable from the same drive, so I know that some level of compatibility exists between portable launchers and sftp drives.

How would I go about having my PortableApps drive always show up as a particular letter (unless that letter's taken)? I would like to do it from an AutoIt script if possible. Otherwise, I'll use VC++ 6.

I'm particularly aiming this question at SmithTech, as I know his menu does it (on the other hand, it does it from Delphi/Pascal, which may be very different).

Any and all help gladly welcomed.

Hi,
I downloaded PythonPortable but the parameter winkExecutable in PythonPortable.ini does not work. I need to launch pythonw.exe to hide the command prompt but the PythonPortable.exe launch always python.exe. The PythonPortable.ini is in the correct directory beacause I tried the disable logo option that worked well.
Excuse me if I posted here but The PythonPortable support page link on the site (http://www.tanisthalon.karoo.net/pythonportable.html#) is broken.
Thanks

Bye

Hi, everybody...:)
I just want to ask if PortableApps can startup/autorun with password first??
Can someone help me how to realize it out?
Thank you...

Any chance of getting a Winamp Portable?

Hi

I'm writing an application which needs 7-Zip. Currently I have the path to the executable I need kind of hard coded (which means it is environment variable send to Java using -D option.

But since not everyone are familiar with changing the path is it possible to detect location of the 7-Zip during starting the application? Is there any 'repository' where there are data about all installed applications (name,directory etc.)?

This is a suggestion for future versions of PAM and I recognize that most users won't run into this situation. I am currently using the R30 variant and it is working well. I also use one of two pagers to enable linux-like multiple virtual screens on WinXP. The two I use are AltDesk (proprietary) and VirtuaWin (GPL). Both have portable versions as well. If you set the 'Stay Visible' option on R30, the menu stays up on all of the virtual screens.

Oops, I did it again!
Hello to all you nice guys, responding or just reading my posts. Here's my 11th theme-package for you (you, me, everybody, everybody The Blues Brothers), containing 11 variations of TinyNovelTheme (TNT), a small theme like the Compact-Theme.
Here are the facts:

Name

Tiny Novel Theme (TNT)

PAM-Version

PAM-Mod R25 and above by XrXca

Variation Names

Default, Basic, Black, XP, Gold, Barbie, Choco, Keyboard, Stars, Wood & Neo (you remember my concept of a wide small theme?)

Size

Yeah the only roadblock in making MoinMoinDE Portable is the wiki folder in Data\settings folder is not being moved back to App\moinmoin when MoinMoinDE is closed after the 1st run it moves the wiki folder to the Data\settings folder but 2nd run and so forth the launcher is not moving the wiki folder from Data\settings back to App\moinmoin

The wiki folder has 3 sub-directories

Heres the .nsi:

;Copyright (C) 2004-2007 John T. Haller

;Website: http://armogohmasuites.sf.net/wiki/MoinMoinPortable

;This software is OSI Certified Open Source Software.