Notepad++ Portable Launcher

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Copyright 2004-2008 John T. Haller
Website: http://PortableApps.com/NotepadppPortable
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ABOUT NOTEDPAD++ PORTABLE
=========================
The Notepad++ Portable Launcher allows you to run Notepad++ from a removable dri
ve whose
letter changes as you move it to another computer. The application can be entir
ely self-
contained on the drive and then used on any Windows computer.

LICENSE
=======
This code is released under the GPL. The full code is included with this packag
e as
Notepad++Portable.nsi.

INSTALLATION / DIRECTORY STRUCTURE

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By default, the program expects this directory structure:
-\ <--- Directory with Notepad++Portable.exe
+\App\
+\Notepad++\
+\Data\
+\settings\
It can be used in other directory configurations by including the Notepad++Porta
ble.ini
file in the same directory as Notepad++Portable.exe and configuring it as detail
s in the
INI file section below.

Notepad++Portable.INI CONFIGURATION
===================================
The Notepad++ Portable Launcher will look for an ini file called Notepad++Portab
le.ini
within its directory (see the Installation/Directory Structure section above for
more
details). If you are happy with the default options, it is not necessary, thoug
h. The
INI file is formatted as follows:
[Notepad++Portable]
Notepad++Directory=App\Notepad++
SettingsDirectory=Data\settings
Notepad++Executable=Notepad++.exe
AdditionalParameters=
DisableSplashScree=false
The Notepad++Directory and SettingsDirectory entries should be set to the *relat
ive* path
to the directory containing Notepad++.exe and the settings files. They must be
a
subdirectory (or multiple subdirectories) of the directory containing
Notepad++Portable.exe. The default entries for these are described in the insta
llation
section above.
The Notepad++Executable entry allows you to set the Notepad++ Portable Launcher
to use an
alternate EXE call to launch Notepad++. This is helpful if you are using a mach
ine that
is set to deny Notepad++.exe from running or to launch the writer, calc, etc dir
ectly.
You'll need to rename the Notepad++.exe file and then enter the name you gave it
on the
Notepad++Executable= line of the INI.
The AdditionalParameters entry allows you to pass additional commandline paramet
er
entries to Notepad++.exe. Whatever you enter here will be appended to the call
to
Notepad++.exe.
The SkipBackups entry allows you to disable the launcher's automatic backup
functionality. This is useful when running Notepad++ Portable on a USB flash dr
ive with
the read/write switch set to read-only, thus avoiding the write-protection error
s that
would be produced.
DisableSplashScreen allows you to disable the splash screen when set to true.

PROGRAM HISTORY / ABOUT THE AUTHOR

==================================
This launcher grew out of my work on the Firefox Portable and Thunderbird Portab
le
projects. Some of the ideas arose from discussions relating to Firefox Portable
&
Thunderbird Portable in the mozillaZine forums.