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chrisb wrote: ↑Mon Dec 13, 2021 11:00 pm
7z files are provided for years now and users know how to handle them. We see very few questions abou it here.
The point is that Windows' Explorer cannot handle *.7z. One needs to install 7zip, but to do this one needs admin permissions. I thought the idea of the zip file is that once can just extract. Many users don't have admin permissions. For example I first had to request the IT to install 7zip for me on my business laptop.
Therefore I think with a .zip every user can just unzip.
Having a ZIP alternative is indeed good for a common user. As we know, the days of us MS-DOS users are long gone and few people want to tinker with their pudding
adrianinsaval wrote: ↑Wed Dec 15, 2021 11:53 am
vast majority yes, but there's still some in rural areas with crappy internet that would appreciate a smaller file (me included nowadays)
uwestoehr wrote: ↑Mon Dec 13, 2021 3:18 pm
You can also "install" (in fact unzip) to a USB stick, but then your preferences will be different, depending on what PC you use the FC from your USB stick. Really portable would in my opinion if I could keep the preferences and I don't know yet if this possible. If there was such an installer in the past, please tell me that I can have a look.
Not sure if my comment helps but are you aware of the command line options to define which config files to use when starting FreeCAD? Does that help?
jmaustpc wrote: ↑Tue Jan 04, 2022 4:50 pm
Does that help?
No because what I understand as portable is to have a USB. I can plug it into any PC and get FC the way I like it, with all my settings.
Using the command line is a No-Go in the Windows world. I only know people who understand the work "compiler" who know about the concept of "command line" (joke aside, these are really not that many)
jmaustpc wrote: ↑Tue Jan 04, 2022 4:50 pm
Does that help?
No because what I understand as portable is to have a USB. I can plug it into any PC and get FC the way I like it, with all my settings.
Using the command line is a No-Go in the Windows world. I only know people who understand the work "compiler" who know about the concept of "command line" (joke aside, these are really not that many)
Your affirmation, is not exact.
If you see around, there are many "slightly advanced" guides for Widows that use "Shell commands".
At least if you don't consider all Windows users as in "For Dummies" popular book series.
It will be not difficult to create in USB Key root directory a shortcut to a freecad.bat that launch FreeCAD with proper settings to a config directory that reside in the USB key.
(joke aside, these are really not that many)
