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| 3 | + | By default, LazPaint stores its configuration on the hard drive using the mechanism provided by the operating system to keep a unique configuration. It is however easy to make a portable version of LazPaint. Here are the steps. | |
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| 5 | + | ### 1. Download binaries | |
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| 7 | + | Download the compressed binaries for a 32-bit or 64-bit version of LazPaint. Do not use the installer because this will definitely install it on your computer. Instead, you want to put it on a USB key for example. | |
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| 9 | + | ### 2. Decompress | |
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| 11 | + | Decompress it in a folder on a portable device such as a USB key. Alternatively you can do this on your hard drive and at the end copy the whole thing on another device. | |
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| 13 | + | On Windows and Linux, you get a directory containing the executable binary file, some example of 3d object files (.obj) and a folder with translations (i18n). | |
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| 15 | + | On MacOS, the structure is a bit different in order to be interpreted as an application. | |
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| 17 | + | ### 3. Configure | |
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| 19 | + | Using a plain text editor like Notepad or Gedit, create a text file called *lazpaint.ini* in the same directory as the binary file. | |
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| 21 | + | Inside write the following: | |
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| 23 | + | ` [General]`\ | |
| 24 | + | ` ConfigFile=LazPaint.cfg` | |
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| 26 | + | On MacOS, the binary file is in the MacOS subdirectory. You will need to write a relative path to the Resources directory: | |
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| 28 | + | ` ConfigFile=../Resources/LazPaint.cfg` | |
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| 30 | + | ### 4. Create a link | |
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| 32 | + | That's it. If you run the program now, it will write its configuration with the binaries. | |
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| 34 | + | You may want to create a shortcut to the binary file. This will depend on your desktop environment. | |
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| 37 | + | *From the Free Pascal wiki, page "LazPaint Make it portable", as it stood on 2015-07-10 after a change by FTurtle, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).* | |
| 38 | + | Category: LazPaint |