Portable App Development

After having my PC crash earlier (not PortableApps fault!) it got me thinking. Normally when a portable app is aborted incorrect for some reason, you probably want to restart the app and close it again to fix any issues caused by the incorrect exit of an app to restore proper portability.

John, would it be an idea to have PortableApps menu keep track on started apps and when they have exited incorrect, use the launchers to restore settings by starting and exiting the launchers without starting the actual application?

I don't get it. I need pictures or a video to teach me how to make a portableapp

Im wondering how to make a game portable so i can run it off of my thumb drive

I am very grateful that portable IDE'a have finally come to Portable Apps consideration. I appreciate the effort, time and energy it requites to create a functioning IDE. What I want is an IDE that includes a visual GUI designer and a built-in compiler.

I'm developing the PAM Theme Builder, which users can use to create themes specific to the Portable Apps Menu.
In order for it to best work for users, I need to include the PNG files from the default theme - the chrome files, the buttons, and the menu icons, etc.
I'm not including the PortableApps.com logo, because I figured that you definitely wouldn't want that - instead, I made my own logo that has the same silhouette.

I have a new beta release ready which has all the features I'd planned, and will be put into the official format, but before I post it:

As mentioned in Chris' testing thread, I'm having issues with Scribus 1.3.8 not recognizing the HOME environment variable. This is the only problem I have, and once it's fixed, I will be able to upload a working copy of Scribus 1.3.8

Please see my attached launcher.ini (appropriately renamed, of course)
Any help would be appreciated. I can give access to the full package if someone needs it.

[Launch]
ProgramExecutable=Scribus\Scribus.exe
SingleAppInstance=true

[Activate]
Registry=true
XML=true

[Environment]
PATH=%PAL:AppDir%\Ghostscript;%PATH%

I'm trying to make an app portable that has a user data folder in C:\Users\... How would I move this folder into \Data ?

Also, do you know of any good guides to making portable apps (besides documentation and forum topic)?

ive been reading up on how to handle registry keys with PAL, but im lost....i used regshot to find out what keys i need to add and delete to the registry for my program, but i dont understand how to implement them into my launcher.ini.

would it be possible to see a real launcher.ini as an example? or at least the section dealing with the registry?

i know i sound like a total noob, but running a search didnt turn up any thing that i actually understood, and with the way im wired seeing an example allows me to understand what has to be put down a lot better

yes i did some checking on this app and it is open source. question i have is would any one else besides me use said app?

${SegmentFile}
Var CustomDataDir

${SegmentInit}
StrCpy $CustomDataDir "Data"
${ReadUserOverrideConfig} $0 SettingsDirectory
${IfThen} $0 != "" ${|} StrCpy $CustomDataDir $0 ${|}
${SetEnvironmentVariable} PAL:DataDir "$EXEDIR\$CustomDataDir"
!macroend

This does not seem to work.. Any suggestions?