|
1 | | -The base application's source code is available from the portable app's |
2 | | -homepage listed in the help.html file (if applicable). |
3 | | -
|
4 | | -Details of most other things are available there as well. |
5 | | -
|
6 | | -LICENSE |
7 | | -======= |
8 | | -
|
9 | | -This package's installer and launcher are released under the GPL. The launcher |
10 | | -is the PortableApps.com Launcher, available with full source and documentation |
11 | | -from https://portableapps.com/development. We request that developers using the |
12 | | -PortableApps.com Launcher please leave this directory intact and unchanged. |
13 | | -
|
14 | | -USER CONFIGURATION |
15 | | -================== |
16 | | -
|
17 | | -Some configuration in the PortableApps.com Launcher can be overridden by the |
18 | | -user in an INI file next to GitHubDesktopPortable.exe called GitHubDesktopPortable.ini. |
19 | | -If you are happy with the default options, it is not necessary, though. There |
20 | | -is an example INI included with this package to get you started. To use it, |
21 | | -copy AppNamePortable.ini from this directory to GitHubDesktopPortable.ini next to |
22 | | -GitHubDesktopPortable.exe. The options in the INI file are as follows: |
23 | | -
|
24 | | - AdditionalParameters= |
25 | | - DisableSplashScreen=false |
26 | | - RunLocally=false |
27 | | -
|
28 | | -(There is no need for an INI header in this file; if you have one, though, it |
29 | | -won't damage anything.) |
30 | | -
|
31 | | -The AdditionalParameters entry allows you to pass additional command-line |
32 | | -parameters to the application. |
33 | | -
|
34 | | -The DisableSplashScreen entry allows you to run the launcher without the splash |
35 | | -screen showing up. The default is false. |
36 | | -
|
37 | | -The RunLocally entry allows you to run the portable application from a read- |
38 | | -only medium. This is known as Live mode. It copies what it needs to to a |
39 | | -temporary directory on the host computer, runs the application, and then |
40 | | -deletes it afterwards, leaving nothing behind. This can be useful for running |
41 | | -the application from a CD or if you work on a computer that may have spyware or |
42 | | -viruses and you'd like to keep your device set to read-only. As a consequence |
43 | | -of this technique, any changes you make during the Live mode session aren't |
44 | | -saved back to your device. The default is false. |
45 | | -
|
46 | | -There may be other values also permitted in the user configuration file by the |
47 | | -portable application; refer to help.html for any details of them. |
| 1 | +The base application's source code is available from the portable app's |
| 2 | +homepage listed in the help.html file (if applicable). |
| 3 | + |
| 4 | +Details of most other things are available there as well. |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +LICENSE |
| 7 | +======= |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +This package's installer and launcher are released under the GPL. The launcher |
| 10 | +is the PortableApps.com Launcher, available with full source and documentation |
| 11 | +from https://portableapps.com/development. We request that developers using the |
| 12 | +PortableApps.com Launcher please leave this directory intact and unchanged. |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +USER CONFIGURATION |
| 15 | +================== |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +Some configuration in the PortableApps.com Launcher can be overridden by the |
| 18 | +user in an INI file next to GitHubDesktopPortable.exe called GitHubDesktopPortable.ini. |
| 19 | +If you are happy with the default options, it is not necessary, though. There |
| 20 | +is an example INI included with this package to get you started. To use it, |
| 21 | +copy AppNamePortable.ini from this directory to GitHubDesktopPortable.ini next to |
| 22 | +GitHubDesktopPortable.exe. The options in the INI file are as follows: |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | + AdditionalParameters= |
| 25 | + DisableSplashScreen=false |
| 26 | + RunLocally=false |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +(There is no need for an INI header in this file; if you have one, though, it |
| 29 | +won't damage anything.) |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +The AdditionalParameters entry allows you to pass additional command-line |
| 32 | +parameters to the application. |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +The DisableSplashScreen entry allows you to run the launcher without the splash |
| 35 | +screen showing up. The default is false. |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +The RunLocally entry allows you to run the portable application from a read- |
| 38 | +only medium. This is known as Live mode. It copies what it needs to to a |
| 39 | +temporary directory on the host computer, runs the application, and then |
| 40 | +deletes it afterwards, leaving nothing behind. This can be useful for running |
| 41 | +the application from a CD or if you work on a computer that may have spyware or |
| 42 | +viruses and you'd like to keep your device set to read-only. As a consequence |
| 43 | +of this technique, any changes you make during the Live mode session aren't |
| 44 | +saved back to your device. The default is false. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +There may be other values also permitted in the user configuration file by the |
| 47 | +portable application; refer to help.html for any details of them. |
0 commit comments