ghostwriter
Re: ghostwriter
Update: now at v.1.7.4: https://github.com/wereturtle/ghostwriter/releases
Re: ghostwriter
With some bad news(?):
Windows Download
A volunteer has kindly stepped up to provide a Windows installer here:
https://github.com/michelolvera/vs-ghostwriter
Since I will no longer be able to provide new releases of ghostwriter for Windows personally, please consider helping out our volunteer at issue #367 if you are interested.
Re: ghostwriter
Ouch.
Re: vs-ghostwriter
There's hope, still... ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Latest vs-ghostwriter is v1.8.0, dated 2019-05-15 (https://github.com/michelolvera/vs-ghostwriter/releases).
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
vs-ghostwriter [is] a fork of Ghostwriter. A beautiful cross-platform markdown editor, however this fork is intended to be compiled into VS 2017 (MSVC) x64 for Windows only. This repository arises from the need to have a Ghostwriter functional Windows version because, as announced by wereturtle, will no longer provide updates for Windows.
Latest vs-ghostwriter is v1.8.0, dated 2019-05-15 (https://github.com/michelolvera/vs-ghostwriter/releases).
Re: ghostwriter
Yes, Ghostwriter isn`t portable. Cutemarked portable is also not portable.
Re: ghostwriter
Earlier posts seem to suggest that it was. Where is writing settings now?
Re: ghostwriter
Yes, it definitely used to be. For me it was writing to both 'AppData/Local' and 'AppData/Roaming'. I`ve ditched it now.
Re: ghostwriter
FYI, I found no traces at either location after running Ghostwriter v1.6.2, one of the last official portable versions -- only v1.7.0 and 1.7.1 were released afterwards, which I haven't tested.
Are you sure it doesn't keep its settings when moved?
Are you sure it doesn't keep its settings when moved?
Re: ghostwriter
I`ve just downloaded the so called portable version of '1.8.0'. Added it to my portable drive, ran it and it creates a load of files/folders at:
AppData\Local\ghostwriter\ghostwriter\*
AppData\Roaming\ghostwriter\*
So, totally not portable.
AppData\Local\ghostwriter\ghostwriter\*
AppData\Roaming\ghostwriter\*
So, totally not portable.
Re: vs-ghostwriter
So you now confirmed that we are talking about vs-ghostwriter, the forked version of the previous ghostwriter.
What you haven't confirmed is that vs-ghostwriter v1.8.0 leaves its settings behind when you move computers.
You see, having traces in '%APPDATA%' is not at all the same as not being portable.
What you haven't confirmed is that vs-ghostwriter v1.8.0 leaves its settings behind when you move computers.
You see, having traces in '%APPDATA%' is not at all the same as not being portable.
Re: ghostwriter
Understand. If I plug the drive into my other laptop, the appData folders remain on the previous laptop. And the settings aren`t transferred.
Actually, there are a number of things that happen with my external drive that I can`t figure out. For example, Thunderbird portable. If I run it on laptop A it's ok, I then unplug the drive and plug it into laptop B, still ok. But then I plug it back into laptop A and the setup dialog appears as though it's the first time I'm running Thunderbird. This happens with Google Chrome, Firefox, KeePass etc. Permissions?
QOwnNotes, whenever I run the exe the setup dialog appears. With the --portable flag it's ok.
I can`t figure these issues out at the moment. Sorry for going slightly off topic.![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
Actually, there are a number of things that happen with my external drive that I can`t figure out. For example, Thunderbird portable. If I run it on laptop A it's ok, I then unplug the drive and plug it into laptop B, still ok. But then I plug it back into laptop A and the setup dialog appears as though it's the first time I'm running Thunderbird. This happens with Google Chrome, Firefox, KeePass etc. Permissions?
QOwnNotes, whenever I run the exe the setup dialog appears. With the --portable flag it's ok.
I can`t figure these issues out at the moment. Sorry for going slightly off topic.
![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
Re: ghostwriter
No problem, it's good to share info. ![Cool 8)](./images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
You can test this in the same computer, too. Suppose you open up vs-ghostwriter, make changes to the default configuration, and close it. After this, you go to '%APPDATA%' and manually delete all the traces it left there.
Now, when you open vs-ghostwriter again, are your configuration changes gone? If this is the case then it's definitely a portability problem.
If not -- and while they may still be stored somewhere else outside of the program's folder -- it's probably just a matter of the program not being fully stealth.
![Cool 8)](./images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
You can test this in the same computer, too. Suppose you open up vs-ghostwriter, make changes to the default configuration, and close it. After this, you go to '%APPDATA%' and manually delete all the traces it left there.
Now, when you open vs-ghostwriter again, are your configuration changes gone? If this is the case then it's definitely a portability problem.
If not -- and while they may still be stored somewhere else outside of the program's folder -- it's probably just a matter of the program not being fully stealth.
Re: ghostwriter
Thanks Midas. ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
OK, so cleared all folders and started from scratch.
1. On opening 'Ghostwriter', it creates the following the following in 'appData/roaming':
and the following in 'AppData/local'
2. If I change the settings and save, it adds one more file:
appData/roaming/ghostwriter.ini
3. I then delete 'appData/roaming/ghostwriter' and 'appData/local/ghostwriter' folders, run again and all settings are gone.
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
OK, so cleared all folders and started from scratch.
1. On opening 'Ghostwriter', it creates the following the following in 'appData/roaming':
and the following in 'AppData/local'
2. If I change the settings and save, it adds one more file:
appData/roaming/ghostwriter.ini
3. I then delete 'appData/roaming/ghostwriter' and 'appData/local/ghostwriter' folders, run again and all settings are gone.
Re: ghostwriter
Yep, contrary to the original ghostwriter, vs-ghostwriter is definitely not natively portable, especially considering point 2.
Let's approach the next steps.
Was there a mention about running vs-ghostwriter with a "--portable" parameter or am I mistaken?
If this is the case and all else fails, a batch command file (BAT/CMD) or a yaP launcher will ensure that vs-ghostwriter is always run with the "--portable" parameter; if not, there'll be other ways.
What about if you just place an empty 'ghostwriter.ini' in the program folder, the one where 'ghostwriter.exe' is? Or move the one created in '%APPDATA%' to the program folder?
Please, remember to remove everything in '%APPDATA%\ghostwriter' between tests.
![Neutral :|](./images/smilies/icon_neutral.gif)
Let's approach the next steps.
Was there a mention about running vs-ghostwriter with a "--portable" parameter or am I mistaken?
If this is the case and all else fails, a batch command file (BAT/CMD) or a yaP launcher will ensure that vs-ghostwriter is always run with the "--portable" parameter; if not, there'll be other ways.
What about if you just place an empty 'ghostwriter.ini' in the program folder, the one where 'ghostwriter.exe' is? Or move the one created in '%APPDATA%' to the program folder?
Please, remember to remove everything in '%APPDATA%\ghostwriter' between tests.
Re: ghostwriter
No, nothing. No mention in the readme or anywhere else. I tried it, but same result.
Same result. Moving the data or creating a ini file before launch does nothing, everything still gets created in the appData folders.
But, the previous version had a 'data' folder, so I tried creating a 'data' folder and moving the files there, that has had a result. Now the 'appData/roaming' folder doesn`t get created and settings are saved to the 'data' folder.
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
The 'appData/local' folder still gets created, but I can live with that, at least the settings get saved now to the portable drive.
Thanks for the help Midas, really appreciate it.