Clint, There are situations where the files must be kept locally on my USB drive because certain external sites are blocked from our work IP space, thus external storage and retrieval fails.
So far, PortableApps.com has been a life saver, as they automagically redirect all files to the USB device seamlessly to the user. ~J.R. On Sep 5, 9:44 am, Clint <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
