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Portable App Development

Discuss portable app development and modification of existing apps.

Missing Splash Screen Aliases

Submitted by Patrick Patience on March 1, 2008 - 3:05am
Because I have nothing better to do here at 3 in the morning, I thought I'd go through and find which URL's displayed in the PortableApps.com Splash screens actually didn't exists, here's the applications who need to have aliases added to there actual page.
https://portableapps.com/EraserPortable
To
https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/eraser_portable
https://portableapps.com/MPlayerPortable
To
https://portableapps.com/apps/music_video/mplayer_portable
https://portableapps.com/PuTTYPortable
To

Generic Installer

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Submitted by LOGAN-Portable on February 29, 2008 - 8:46pm

I would like to create a kind of generic installer / downloaded for applications that are maybe to large to be put inside the installer by Downloading the installer or zip file by the installer.

- User starts the installer
- Autodetect and select PortableApps folder
- Deploy the PortableApps template launcher and folder structure
- Download the main application (optionally choice of download locations) to temp
- After download unzip or install deploy the app in the correct portable location

Operating Systems Page

Submitted by Patrick Patience on February 29, 2008 - 8:26pm

I just have some ideas to improve the operating systems page under applications.

First off, I found some nice Tango style icons for Mac and Linux that seem to be GNU GPL licensed, I think they would look fantastic there. There's a bit of choice for Mac, and Tux is beside the Lego man, here.

Also, I think we should add a better screenshot to the Mac On a Stick Page (I can do that), and maybe ask the owner of the tutorial if we can post it here, and even post the document that gman(?) posted in the Other Apps Support forum.

what's the easiest way to make portable app

Submitted by daman8331 on February 29, 2008 - 12:04pm

what's the easiest way to make portable app
according to me thinstall is the easiest way to make a portable app
i have tried all soft but i think it's the best
here is the thinstall virtualization suite

[link to illegal software removed by moderator JTH. Linking to pirated software is illegal and not permitted here.]

if anyone know any other easier way to make portable app than thinstall plz post here

Updating applications . . .

Submitted by xLostSoulx on February 27, 2008 - 4:41pm

I think that PortableApps, as awesome as it is, should get a updating applications feature. I think that if there is a new release that the application for the portable devices should automatically download and ask the user if s/he would like to upgrade.

This would be an easier feature to use so the user doesn't have to delete the folder, re-install it and it automatically does it itself.

I mean, it's not hard, but the luxuries of having it do the update itself is awesome and easy in my opinion.

Anyways, just thought I'd let you know what I thought.

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