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ConvertAll Portable: Custom Colors

Submitted by Bart.S on October 30, 2008 - 9:19am

Hi Travis,
I don't know if this is a bug, let's call this a missing feature Smile

You could choose Custom Colors in ConvertAll.

  • Options --> Set background color --> Add to Custom Colors or
  • Options --> Set text color --> Add to Custom Colors

These colors are saved in the Registry:

  • HKCU\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt\customColors

Your launcher doesn't save and restore this key, it only deletes the key. So the Custom Colors are lost at next launch.

Hide Internal/Original Splash Screen

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Submitted by tanisthalon on October 28, 2008 - 6:44pm

My mind has gone blank.

I vaguely remember discussing with John a few months ago on hiding the default Blender splash with the NSIS script. Unfortunately I no longer have my 2.46 file set anymore and cannot remember what I did or even which papp was used as reference for adding to my script.

Can someone please nudge me in the right direction so I can update Blender Portable 2.48 to 2.48a?

I will be leaving the console screen intact still as it is beneficial. I may need to look at a better icon though, as yet I have not had chance.

Command line parameter support for installers

Submitted by Craig.Prichard on October 26, 2008 - 7:29pm

Suggestion for PortableApps: allow the install/update program for all apps to take three (3) optional command line parameters:
- a "Wait for User Input" switch defaulted to Yes
- the path to the parent directory of the program defaulted to null
- an alternative Destination Folder for the install/update currently already defaulted

NSIS registry backup question

Submitted by prapper on October 25, 2008 - 1:13pm

OK, nOOb here, go easy... Smile

I've written a few launchers by modifying the 7-Zip code (as suggested for programs that just use the registry) and everything works great but I've run into a problem with local installs and portables from the same company existing together.

An example...

HKCU\Software\Company\Program1 (local install)
HKCU\Software\Company\Program2 (portable)

When Program2Portable is launched it renames "Company" to "Company-BackupByProgram2Portable", thereby temporarily removing the entries for locally installed Program1.

High-Priority Applications

Submitted by Patrick Patience on October 24, 2008 - 11:19pm

Hey there! With all the recent releases we saw this week, it made me think about some of the most popular as well as fantastic open source applications that we have not yet 'jumped on'. Below I've summarized some of the applications I believe are more of a 'high-priority' in terms of development and believe they should get a lot more attention.

Application: Inkscape

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