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<font size="+1"><font face="Arial Unicode MS">I have used PortableApps
to display several front-ends to people here. Here is my experience: <br>
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<ul>
<li>BPBible obviously is the easiest to use, since it has a
PortableApps installer. In integrates very well with PortableApps.<br>
</li>
<li>Portable BibleDesktop works well (see the wiki page below for
instructions about how to get it), and all you have to do to get it to
appear in the PortableApps "Start Menu" is copy the "bd" folder to the
"PortableApps" folder in the root of the drive after PortableApps is
installed.</li>
<li>The same is true of the nightly build of BibleDesktop, which I
have used to show off the Vietnamese translation of the interface. The
only problem is that every time you open the application on a new
computer you have to tell the program where your Sword books are and
redo all your options because the configuration file is not stored on
the USB drive. Also the computer needs to have Java installed, but the
program can be launched from the PortableApps menu.<br>
</li>
<li>BibleCS also works and appears nicely in the PortableApps menu
when installed in the same manner as BibleDesktop.<br>
</li>
</ul>
Since all of these work, it might be worth thinking about installers
that automate this for Windows users.<br>
<br>
Daniel<br>
<br>
Chris Little wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:48837F5E.2000707@crosswire.org" type="cite">
<pre wrap="">There's also BPBible, which has a portability as a conscious design
feature. See: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://bpbible.com/support/bpbible_portable">http://bpbible.com/support/bpbible_portable</a>
And, yes, this is all summarized in the FAQ:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.crosswire.org/wiki/index.php/EnduserFAQ#Do_you_have_a_.22portable.22_version_of_your_software_that_I_can_run_from_a_USB_disk.2Fstick_.28or_some_other_place.29.3F">http://www.crosswire.org/wiki/index.php/EnduserFAQ#Do_you_have_a_.22portable.22_version_of_your_software_that_I_can_run_from_a_USB_disk.2Fstick_.28or_some_other_place.29.3F</a>
--Chris
DM Smith wrote:
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<pre wrap="">One of the advantages of SWORD programs as portable apps is that one
could put the programs and modules on a camera's or cell phone's flash
card with lots of room to spare. This would be virtually undetectable
in countries where Christians are persecuted.
Both The SWORD Project for Windows (BibleCS) and BibleDesktop are
suitable portable apps. In time BibleTime should be too.
For BibleCS just install it to any Windows machine, leaving traces,
then copy that to a USB stick (c:\Program Files\CrossWire). Finally,
uninstall it from the local machine, removing traces (though not a
secure erase). It would be easy enough to create a zip that would be
appropriate to go directly to the USB stick.
BibleDesktop is a little bit more involved as it needs to include a
jre. But the reward is that the singular installation runs on PC, Mac
and Linux. See <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.crosswire.org/%7Edmsmith/bd">www.crosswire.org/~dmsmith/bd</a> for details.
BibleTime is being rewritten using QT and promises to be portable and
cross-platform.
I think with a little effort, it would be possible to run MacSword as
a portable app.
I think this is in CrossWire's FAQ.
In Him,
DM
On Jul 20, 2008, at 11:35 AM, David Haslam wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Has anyone seen and used <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://PortableApps.com/">http://PortableApps.com/</a> PortableApps.com ?
Runs popular applications from [say] a USB stick, leaves behind no
personal
data, even in an Internet cafe.
Perhaps Crosswire should start a separate project for a Portable Apps
version of the most suitable Sword FrontEnd, whether SwordReader or
not.
-- David
SonWon wrote:
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<pre wrap="">I was reading the home page for SwordReader. By the way it looks
real
nice. Anyway, I was struck with this thought while reading this
sentence, "We believe that by providing the word of God digitally, we
are not only enabling those in persecuted countries to study
further..." Should we add a feature that would quickly purge all
traces
of SwordReader from the device, something faster than using "Add
Remove
Programs"?
--
SonWon
I choose God and all that my choice entails in this life even unto
death
and look forward to the new life that will come.
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