Portable App Development

Hi Everyone

Today (or was it yesterday?) the latest version (1.1) of the Mozilla Seamonkey suite was released.

see: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/releases/seamonkey1.1/README.html

I have created a version of seamonkey portable based on the latest v1.1, which uses a script to re-direct the profile into the local folder.

Here's a challenge for you. I have an app which depends on a font (PowerTab Editor), and I'm interested in making it portable (personal use only, of course). Is there any way I can do this? The app won't run without this font because the symbols in it are crucial to the function. There's no way to configure the location of the font within the application or in configuration files, so it's a case of temporarily installing the font, or somehow making the application think the font is installed. Any ideas?

I'm trying to put a program called glGo on my thumb drive. But I get these errors:

"Shared data directory not found"

and

"Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library
Runtime Error"

The weird thing is that it works when I run the exe-file directly, without using the PA launcher. "Shared data directory" must be the folder in glGo called shared, but the PA suite doesn't find it, obviously. Why is this? and why the C++ runtime error? Any ideas?

I've just come across this site, and it's great. I'm using a portable jEdit at the moment. Here's my method:

1. I copied the jEdit program files to E:\apps\jEdit.
2. I created a 'settings' directory in E:\apps\jEdit.
3. I created a shortcut with the target set as "E:\apps\jEdit\jedit.jar -settings=E:\apps\jedit\settings". This means that all jEdit settings, installed plugins, etc, are stored here, instead of the "system specific" default location.

Well, i was just thinking that what will happen if you make a background transparent were you want to see through...

hi!
when i connect my usb-drive an autostartmenu from windows xp appears. i start portable apps through this an start an application. when i want to start another one the portableapps menu doesn't react anymore! just wanted to tell you this since i have no idea where this is from.

greetings

i would love to see Portable Apps menu [X] button can also close my usb connection.. so i don't have to find safely remove icon in tray or an option to close portable apps only or both (portable apps and my usb connection..). it would add great feature for future portable apps menu.

i try the beta portable apps menu.. yess... thank you.. more personalize menu and localize feature..

"need to buy larger thumbdrive, 1G not enough any more.. lol"

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7B7JR8C4

Its source only with a basic splash, the icon was create in Axialis Icon Editor Corportate so im allowed to distribute it.

The package itself contains no copyrighted material, as were not allowed to re-distribute the CoolPDFReader.exe due to licence restrictions. So the Launcher checks to see if you already have it and if not will download it from their web site. Which is allowed.

Hi, Im trying to write a launcher which allows users to launch freeware apps which dont allow distribution, like Cool PDF. The launcher will open your browser so you can download the binary and then open the folder you need to save it to.

The problem im having is I cant figure out how to get NSIS to open a folder. Ive tried Exec and the folder name, ive tried ExecShell "Open" and the folder name but it just wont open it.

Any ideas?

Does anyone know of a portable application to convert .m4a files to mp3?
Audacity does'nt appear to.

Many thanks