Portable App Development

Embarcadero started giving away limited licenses of Delphi 10.1 Starter Edition in the last few days. It won't support drivers or databases and won't include updates. I don't think the license allows for redistribution of compiled EXEs on a commercial basis (which tends to have a rather broad definition including things like advertising on websites). You can view and redeem the offer here: https://www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi/starter/promotional-download/

Has anyone attempted to build a portable version of Lektor for use in Windows? It seems if you need python and ImageMagick, at least those two programs can be run as portable apps. Not sure what install.ps1 has in terms of manipulating files... but if it is within the virtual root of the portable app, then it seems possible to have a static version of Lektor installed?

https://www.getlektor.com/docs/installation/

Can python and ImageMagick be included in portableapps legally?

So I am trying to make Steam Portable for my own personal use.
My Launcher.ini specifies RunAsAdmin=try. I have also tried force and compile-force with no success.
The registry key at HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Valve writes the proper value to launch Steam Portable, however it does not restore the value on exit. The host value is seemingly lost as it does not restore and is not stored at HKCU\Software\PortableApps.com. This causes the host Steam installed to detect a corruption and it will reinstall itself.

I regularily build Apps for my local PortableApps Launcher installation - of software not officially available through the Portableapps App Directory.
Can I offer them in the forums here?

Hello

I found the source of a thing bugging me since ver 3.4. According to the docs you can define an initial selection:
nsDialogs::SelectFolderDialog title initial_selection

So this should fix it but I can't verify because I can't compile it
It's in line 241:
nsDialogs::SelectFolderDialog /NOUNLOAD "Directory" $INSTALLAPPDIRECTORY

Hello, thank you for the software! i love it !

However i would like to suggest few improvements that would make a great software even better!

1) make the software available to autostart at loggon (its a bit annoying to have to start it yourself every time, and sometimes i forget which makes a daily reminder useless if the program isn't running)

Hi,

Is there any guideline for app developers to write their apps in better way to make them portable easier? I mean, what the developers should
pay attention when they are starting to develop a software?

thank you

Hello, everyone. For my first post on the PortableApps.com Forum, I am going to share a method that I have figured out that allows you to portablize apps that don't run from their base directory (for those who have the know-how, I just create a dynamic shortcut to the .exe using a batch file then convert the batch file into an exe so portableapps can see it). Before I go into detail, there are a few prerequisites for the apps that this method will work on:

More apps are requiring SSE2 support (Chrome, Opera, Firefox, etc) and yet some are still supporting an older OS like XP or Vista that may be more likely to be running on older chips (Firefox). Even though the chips are over a decade old, some are still in use. For apps where the app itself supports an older OS but does not support an older chip, here is code you can add to your custom.nsh file for a PortableApps.com Launcher for the app to alert to that effect: