[etoys-dev] Etoys on portableapps

[K. K. Subramaniam]

On Sunday 12 Sep 2010 3:45:52 pm Bert Freudenberg wrote:
> > On Sunday 12 Sep 2010 1:06:59 pm Bert Freudenberg wrote:
> >>> Has anyone considered packaging Etoys on Windows as a portableapp and 
> >>> registering it at portableapps.com for wider access?
> >>
> >> 
> >>
> >> Why don't you just submit Etoys-To-Go?
> > 
> > Etoys to go does not use PAF launcher/installer yet. We have a portable 
> > launcher script for Linux, but none for Wintel at present.
> 
> Huh? You just double-click the exe, no need for a separate launcher. What's
> wrong with that?
It is not about Etoys per se but its integration with other portable apps like 
Celestia, Stellarium, Inkscape, OpenOffice etc that would be useful in schools 
or community colleges. PA has served more than 100m downloads so far so the 
exposure wouldn't hurt ;-)

Also see below for a walkthru

http://simplehelp.net/2008/05/06/how-to-set-up-and-use-portableapps-on-your-
usb-thumb-drive/

Subbu