PortableApps.com Installer vs. PortableApps.com Launcher
The documentation doesn't state which of them should be used by default for new apps. Is there any reason not to still use PortableApps.com Installer?
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Discuss portable app development and modification of existing apps.
The documentation doesn't state which of them should be used by default for new apps. Is there any reason not to still use PortableApps.com Installer?
Whatever I put in DefaultData does not get copied to Data. Am I supposed to manually trigger it in launcher.ini? If so, the help has nothing about this.
I did find this unlinked part in v2.1's Segments:
Settings: Management of Data\settings and copying default data from App\DefaultData to the Data directory
Why in the PortableApps menu bar is not possible to add other links to personal files contained on the USB key. the same as "music", "Documents ", it would be nice to create more personal, especially as there is enough room on the right side of the menu.
Hello
I have downloaded this PortableApps.comLauncher and this nsisUnicode thing
and i have a app which i am trying to make it portable
i have downloaded a template and did follow the help as far as possible
now i had some problems
some are more or less solved and some not and maybe more problems will come :)) (who knows?)
first there was a problem between the PortableApps.comLauncherGenerator and the NSIS thing
i placed the PortableApps.comLauncherGenerator in a folder and the portableNSISunicode in the same folder
Hello.
I want try to portabilize "Age of Empires II" (and his expansion), for my personal use only. I know that it may need admin rights to write some keys in registry, but I don't care about it. The problem is that the game install some fonts on system and I don't know if it's possible to portabilize windows fonts.
Is that possible using PortableApps Launcher?
I am updating a launcher I created with the 1.0 spec. In the interim, both a 2.0 spec and a new version of the appname have been released. I have updated and created a successful launcher including updates to the registry. Now for the part I need help with:
Is there a way to get the PortableApps Launcher to generate a nsi file?
I have an old program I am trying to make portable for myself. Everything is working great, except that for in an ini file, I need to put in the short path (i.e. PROGRA~) instead of the full path.
If the launcher could output a nsi file, I could just add the /SHORT option and re-compile, but I wasn't sure if this was even possible.
My English is not good but I need the source code learning!
Hope someone help me find the source code!
I need to main,Installation and a Portable program code!
First say thank you!
-From China's a beginner boy
In the Guerrilla guide, it is suggested that .Net and Java aren't ideal. (at least that is how I read it).
What is the most common platform/IDE people develop apps in for PA?
I've been developing my skills in a cross platform IDE called RealStudio. Is this a viable option for PA pursuits?
I wish that someone would make a simple converter that took an existing u3 drive with apps that run on Sandisk and would convert it to work with Portableapps thus the end user would be able to just switch over to this menu system.