Portable App Development

If I find an app, which is freeware but not Open Source software, is it enough to contact the developer per email to get the permission for creation of a portable app after the PortableApps.com standard?

So, I'm trying to make an app in NSIS that will act according to a certain hotkey that's pressed (in this case, alt + b). I think I've got the register/unregister part down, but I don't know how to store whatever was pressed into $var, then I can do what I need to from there...

I've never used the system plugin (or GetDlgItem for that matter), nor have I registered hotkeys, but I found a couple of tutorials on how to use the system plugin (from the manual), and how to register hotkeys (from MSDN).

So far, I got this from guessing and checking:

GetDlgItem $0 $HWNDPARENT 1

How long should i wait after receiving no issues/bug reports on a particular app before posting in the "Apps Ready For Official Release, Post Here" topic?

also, what about going from pre-release to release status? is there any thing special that i need to know?

Can someone update OpenOffice 3.2 I had to replace system files of OpenOffice Portable with the new version of OpenOffice 3.3 to update it. It works fine, but I still think you should update your OpenOffice.

I don't use LibreOffice because it is too slow, and has to many bugs. Possibly when they develop it better I will switch over, but for now, please update OpenOffice.

Recently, I have been toying around with my installation of The Sims 1, and have managed to make a portable edition. It currently works on my Kingston DataTraveler G2 but I have not yet incorporated it into the PortableApps suite. If anyone would like to try The Sims Portable, just email me at: [Email address removed - mod Chris]

Happy Apping!
Jack (Lemonizer)

I'm attempting to create a lazarus portable 0.9.30, but there is a problem with the PAL Launcher handling the environment variables file the file needs to be copied from the %defaultdata%\settings & %defaultdata%\profile locations, written before the ${AppID}Settings.ini file is overwritten, and then copied tho the desired location. In the PortableApps.comLauncherCustom.nsh file I imputed this code:

${SegmentFile}

Var LastAppDir

${DisableSegment} DriveLetter

${Segment.onInit}
${IfNot} ${FileExists} "$EXEDIR\Data"
	CreateDirectory "$EXEDIR\Data"

Application: Freeciv
Category: Games
Description: Freeciv is a Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization. The game commences in prehistory and your mission is to lead your tribe from the stone age to the space age...

Greetings for you all!

I'm trying to create a portable version of Vectir. This is a handy little tool, which allows you to use your Bluetooth enabled mobile phone to remotly control your pc. I want to make the so-called server part of this tool portable.

I've created a launcher for this app, and it launches the app allright, however, the app still creates a directory on my local hard drive to store its settings in it. I tried to figure out how to make the app use the VectirPortable\Data\settings directory, but the more I read, the more confused I got.

Hi friends,
This is my first portable app and hope it does not have any errors in it.
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Hi everybody,
I have a problem with DirectoriesMove. I try to copy a directory from my stick to the hard drive.
It should be MyAppPortable\Data\MyDirectory -> "My Documents"

I tried it as mentioned on the site linked above.

[DirectoriesMove]
MyDirectory=%DOCUMENTS%

But this copies everything from "My Documents" to my stick. As a result I exchanged the two parameters.

[DirectoriesMove]
%DOCUMENTS%=MyDirectory

But now nothing happens...