Portable App Development

One of my frustrations when using a command prompt on a different machine is not having the file name completion functionality set up. It's usually turned off. I can turn it on with /F:ON (I think) in a batch file, but the control key to use (I prefer tab) is specified in the registry.

I know I wouldn't want someone else changing my preference permanently...

So I'm asking if anyone else has already worked on this sort of thing. Maybe you know of a way to set it -- like color or prompt -- that works just for one invocation?

Hi everyone,

i've made a modified version of Tim Fehlman(dailycupoftech.com)'s usb splash screen. this version has fade out effect and allows you to set transparency.the transparency settings can be changed in the Splash.ini

i've also include a splash that i've made in photoshop with the .psd so you can easily make one your own ;). you can always use a different image if you don't like mine. source code(.au3) and everything included. you can change the colour of those laser effects on photoshop too and remember to replace my logo with somthing else ahha :D.

This is a idea for supporting custom folders on the PortableApps Menu and allow a much more improved identification and indexing support.

The idea is to have a little file (called customdir.ini) on each folder. The next example shows an mockup of what could be in the Documents Folder (# represents that the following text in that line are comments for explaining how it works):

[CustomDir]
folderid=docs #sets an id to the folder, that way PAM can identify it.
foldername=Documents #defines which name should came up on the menu for that folder

How do I get it to work like a U3 device where it pulls up the menu when inserted? I am using a Windows Xp Home Edition, and a PNY Attache device.

Hi,

I have been downloading and using some "so called Portable Apps" from portablefreeware, and sometimes games... those apps are not really portables but they are self contained in a folder and write to the same folder and don't use the registry, so they can be used as portable... but some of them are huge (i.e. games).

After reading a lot about upx on this forum, I downloaded it and give it a try to reduce the size of those apps.

Can program WinBox in version portable ?

I would like to create Portable versions Bus Driver.
This game is saving to 'C:\Documents and Settings\{My Profile}\My Documents\Bus Driver'. How I can change this in Portable version to '{Game Dir on FlashUSB}\Data\My Documents'?

This was an old post, but I've started a new post so it can be better organized and less cluttered.

To make a FLASH GAME Standalone.

Go here
Click on this:
Download the Macromedia Flash Player 9 Update for Windows (ZIP, 34.2 MB)

Extract to your drive if you want. I copied it on.

How about someone make PortableApps.com skins for: Firefox, Sunbird, Thunderbird, Nvu, Pidgin (I think), VLC, and any other Portable App that supports skinning?

I know that all the apps on the MPL License cannot come with the skins pre-installed, so, for those apps, the skin could be available for download on the App page. On the other apps, under GPL license, the skin could pre-installed and stetted-up as default.

I am going to attempt to create a portable app using NSIS. To conform with the rest of portableapps.com . I have already Created the App there is only one problem. The program saves to a file and i want it to save to a file on the portable device. How will I solve changing drive letter issues as the program requires a filepath to save to.

jasonmcox@gmail.com