Non %ProgramFiles% installation

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What new or enhanced feature are you proposing?

In windows, user able to change where they want to install their
gmapcatcher, instead of on %PROGRAMFILES% directory.
Currently, if user change their instalation location, not in %PROGRAMFILES%
directory, user unable to view maps' tiles.

What goal would this enhancement help you achieve?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by kam...@gmail.com on 4 Oct 2009 at 4:39

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I have to admit that I never tested that before, but I just did a quick test 
and it 
worked fine, I'm using Windows 7 Ultimate, will test in other OS shortly...

Original comment by heldersepu on 4 Oct 2009 at 4:58

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• Removed labels: Priority-Low

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Tested successfully in: 
 - Windows XP
 - Windows 2000

Original comment by heldersepu on 4 Oct 2009 at 3:59

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I posted a Video with my steps changing the installation location in Windows XP:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvxnRDNh414

I would love to help you with your issue, but in order to help I need to be 
able to 
replicate the problem, so far no success...

Some more details could be very helpful

Original comment by heldersepu on 4 Oct 2009 at 5:24

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wow!
you amaze me with your quick responses!

May be because i download a different version of GMapCacher or something else, 
but
for me it's no problem, since if I uninstall it again, and re-install it on
%PROGRAMFILES% directory, it works fine.

If I instal it on non %PROGRAMFILES% directory, the program work fine and able 
to
download googlemaps images on %USERPROFILE%\.googlemaps, but it just not appear 
on
its canvas (see attached PNG files)

Curious on it, i try to reinstall it on %PROGRAMFILES% directory, and then I 
able to
see the cached version images.

any way, thanksForAGreatWork!

Original comment by kam...@gmail.com on 5 Oct 2009 at 4:05

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I install this application on D:\GMapCatcher\bin
and if you see maps.exe.log, it seems your program looks for
'D:\GMapCatcher\etc\gtk-2.0\gdk-pixbuf.loaders', since the correct one should 
be:

D:\GMapCatcher\bin\etc\gtk-2.0

instead of 

D:\GMapCatcher\etc\gtk-2.0

Original comment by kam...@gmail.com on 5 Oct 2009 at 4:09

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If I re uninstall it and re instal it on %PROGRAMFILES% directory,
it works fine!

my box is XP SP3

Original comment by kam...@gmail.com on 5 Oct 2009 at 4:17

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I'm glad I can help, comparing the images the screenshots, and I notice that: 
 gmapCatcherNonProgramFilesDir.png
does not look right! all the buttons have strange square theme, 
but if you look at:
 gMapCacther_WorksFine.png
they all look Good...

This scenario is a bit complex to replicate, I need to set up a drive "D:" and 
see if 
that is cause of the issue

Original comment by heldersepu on 5 Oct 2009 at 12:16

• Changed title: Non %PROGRAMFILES% installation

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 I found it!!!  
It has to do with the "bin" at the end of the directory!
I tested the following combinations:
 C:\GMapCatcher
 C:\GMapCatcher\abc
 C:\GMapCatcher\etc
and it installs correctly, but if we use:
 C:\GMapCatcher\bin
 C:\Users\vista\Desktop\GMapCatcher\bin
that is when it crashes

Original comment by heldersepu on 5 Oct 2009 at 12:52

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Original comment by heldersepu on 5 Oct 2009 at 4:58

• Changed title: Non %ProgramFiles% installation
• Changed state: Accepted
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This issue seems to be fixed after updating to Python 2.7

Original comment by heldersepu on 2 Dec 2010 at 8:02

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