I like to run ES as one would a traditional program (launch when needed). Does anyone know of a way to run ES in portable mode? Because the cfg file is located in the ProgData folder (rather than the install folder) there doesn't seem to be a way to consolidate all files into a single folder system. If anyone reads this, perhaps ES could be reconfigured to exist from a single folder (for simplification). Also, perhaps ES could be developed as an exe (which launches ES fullscreen). The installer would place a scr file in the windows folder that would launch a simple script designed to launch the exe and close it on mouse move or key input.
To me, this method makes more sense but maybe there is more going on here than I appreciate.
-Michael
sorry
sorry, i didn't explain that well.
problem:
i'm trying to run ES as a "portable" program from a thumb drive.
traditional requirements of a portable application:
1) all ES files and resources should be located in a single parent folder
2) ES should look for files using relative paths rather than fixed paths (because drive letters may change from one system to the next)
i was wondering if anyone had any success configuring ES to run from a thumbdrive and, if so, how they did it. if this is currently impossible, i wanted to submit this as a feature request. some programs have the option during installation for a portable mode (where all program files are stored in the install directory).
i don't know if this is
i don't know if this is possible. it's not really on my agenda, but if you are welcome to do it yourself and submit patches, as this project is open source. i also invite you to pay for the development, which is how the dual monitor support happened. contact me by email for details.
i would love to do it myself
i would love to do it myself but lack the skills. in regards to donation, i will but lack the money to make it worthwhile for you. as a student, i'll give what i can.
you can run it as a normal
you can run it as a normal program with the icon installed on the desktop. this will bring it up in a window. there's also a start menu command to run it full screen. a future version will have a command to toggle windowed/fullscreen as it's running.
What do you mean the "install folder"? I believe it installs in a very standard way. What are you trying to do?
thanks for the help
hmm, i did not know ES had commandline arguments. are they documented somewhere (i deleted my desktop icon)? earlier i asked the forum about a method to prevent ES from closing when the mouse was moved and had to scrap together a script to keep ES from detecting that the mouse had moved (i pasted the AHK code in that post). is there an easier way?
basically, i am trying to install ES on a thumbdrive and use it as a portable program. to accomplish this it requires that the install folder and the data folder to be nested. also, launching it on different computers creates problems for some programs because the root drive letter may be different from one system to the next. these are the primary problems that restrain many programs from being "portable". in this case, i am trying to find a way to make ES portable.
the command line options are
the command line options are just documented in the source code. if you reinstall you'll get the desktop icon back. and you should still have the start menu item. it might help, but i don't know because i don't have a windows computer anymore (it stopped booting last week).
the shortcut i have (in my
the shortcut i have (in my startmenu) launches the ES scr file (screensaver) with no commnadline arguments. i am not a programmer so am not familiar with exploring source code. can someone give me directions on how to find the arguments (or post them here)?
in particular, an argument that prevents ES from closing from mouse movement and key press is of interest to me.