You're right. I just noticed that myself. I am playing with replacing my Bookmarks and other files in the app data folder with symlinks (shortcuts) to the actual files in my "Dropbox" (getdropbox.com) to see if I can use that to sync settings between my home and work PCs, but the nightly that I installed on my thumb drive ignores the other install's version of the Bookmark file and just creates its own.
2 steps forward, 1 step back. On Sep 5, 11:34 am, ConstantMesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes - Chromium runs from the flash drive fine, but the settings appear > to be saved into the local machine > %AppData% folder. This makes machine to machine use very difficult as > the settings are not moving with the portable storage device. > > ~J.R. > > Clint wrote: > > I'm testing the nightly builds for use as a "portable" version of > > Chrome. I see no reason why you shouldn't just be able to download > > the zipped file and expand it to a thumb drive and run everything from > > there. > > >http://build.chromium.org/buildbot/snapshots/chromium-rel-xp/ > > > I think this could solve all 3 of your issues actually. > > > On Sep 5, 11:03 am, ".xJAMES311x." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I know some of these have been mentioned before, and subsequently lost > > > in the shuffle like this post will be, But i wanted to throw out some > > > suggestions that i think are pretty necessary. > > > > 1. Be able to Download the necessary Setup files in a direct download > > > package. I realize that it is a minimal browser and the size and time > > > to download such files is incredibly small and quick, but it is > > > extremely nice to be able to have that sense of portability and ease > > > when installing on multiple computers. > > > > 2. Create a Portable Version of the Browser for Flash Drives. This > > > ties into my first suggestion. The thing i love about firefox is its > > > full functionality that is available as a standard browser on my > > > desktop or as a portable app on my drive that I don't HAVE to > > > reinstall/reconfigure on any and every computer I may need to use. I > > > have all of my Bookmarks, extensions, etc... at my fingertips at any > > > and every PC that has USB. > > > > 3. During Install, be able to choose installation directory. I'm > > > pretty sure the default installation that exists might just be because > > > this release is intended as a Beta Version, but I do hope a more > > > finalized release will feature the ability to at least choose a > > > particular directory for installation. I understand that as a beta > > > version the primary user who installed the App would be someone who > > > truley intended to use/test out the app, and thats why it wouldn't be > > > necesarily ideal to install the app so every user will have access to > > > the browser and any potential bugs. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
