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[Splashscreen] PTC Splashscreen Template

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Submitted by MrElchbau on April 24, 2008 - 3:55pm

Hi Folks!
We made a splashscreen template for anyone how needs it. It's without PortableApps.com-logo. Instead we're using a bag (or call it suitcase) where you could paste your logo, icon or screenshot in. There are 5 poses in 3 intensities. You could work by png-templates, but there's also a PSD included. For further works, we added an icon with 12 formates and the bag poses in 5 large pics. Additionally, there are 6 sample splashscreens to have a quick overview.

Name
PTC Splashscreen Template
Class
Splashscreen

Request:: application/folder path ini

Submitted by torsten.burschka on April 24, 2008 - 3:33am

Hello,

I use applications from PortableApps.com since years, but since the combination of some portable apps I have some path problems.
I dislike the default path structure with:

PortableDrive:\
+\PortableApps\
+\AnyApplicationPortable\

My path structure is like this

PortableDrive:\
+\Software\
+\AnyApplication\

If you use portable applications like WinSCP with PUTTY/Notepad++ integration it will not work. Thats why I suggest a *new* ini file in the PortableApps folder (or folder Software). This ini file should store the path to the application directory:

@Somebody good with NSIS

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Submitted by digitxp on April 23, 2008 - 7:46pm

I was minding my own business, compiling UP ME with a nenw feature, but the compiler was reporting this error:

include: "E:\PortableApps\NSISPortable\App\NSIS\Include\Registry.nsh"
!define: "registry::Open" already defined!
!include: error in script: "E:\PortableApps\NSISPortable\App\NSIS\Include\Registry.nsh" on line 1
Error in script "C:\Documents and Settings\all\Desktop\Casey\Development\UP ME\Other\UP ME.nsi" on line 82 -- aborting creation process

I was thinking, "What the heck!? This never happened once before!"

NSIS Header WindowFunc

Submitted by wraithdu on April 23, 2008 - 3:26pm

WindowFunc header file. Window (not MS Windows) related functions.

Download WindowFunc.nsh

${WinWait}
Waits for a window to exist by title or PID (title optional, partial title accepted; PID required) and optional class (full classname required if used). Can specify a timeout value. Returns -1 if timed out, or the window handle if successful.

${WinWaitVisible}

WinSCP Multilanguage installation package

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Submitted by r.andom on April 21, 2008 - 6:48pm

The official version of WinSCP is meanwhile 4.1 beta, the portable version is still 4.0.7. At winscp.net you only can get the German language file for 4.1. So average users of the current portable version don't have the chance to localize this application.

To avoid such difficulties in the future: Is it possible to use the "WinSCP Multilanguage installation package" from winscp.net as the base for the development of the next portable version? This would help all non-English users.

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