Closed Droyk closed 2 years ago
Thanks! That’s a good idea. I will update the readme
unfortunately the release page it's not possible to mention, but i added to the readme.
how .exe is a self-extracting? it doesn't seem to extract anything on my system does it extracts in the temp. folders?
is there is any reason to not do it like this?
Of course with better words to differentiate b/w the two so users can understand easily which one suits their needs better.
does it extracts in the temp. folders?
yes AFAIK it extracts to a temporary folder every time you run it. that's why it takes longer to start up.
Actually when I think about it, I don't really see much benefit of the .exe version (electron-builder calls it the portable
target). Drawbacks:
So I think I will try to remove the exe variant in the next version and see if there are any objections (if there are good arguments for it I can put it back).
I will also try to use 7zip instead of zip for the windows download, because zip compression is not that great, leading to large downloads.
created a PR here: https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/pull/1073
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Hi there. In my opinion the self-executable was just great. For all apps that are not as lets say larger than 500MB or need persistence for some reason I am fond of the SFX-Archive format. I already asked to get them back here (https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut/issues/2055).
Of course they have its disadvaantages. But here are my thoughts related to them:
I hope, mifi will consider about providing the portable version for LossLessCut in the next versions again.
Many times my brain just pauses and tries to understand the d/f's b/w the two & it happens every damn time! which one is better? what are the diff's b/w the two? which is one is for me?
since in your app case both are portable, just the
.exe
is compressed & the.zip
one is uncompressed. if the user chooses .exe it will take some seconds to start the application and the .zip case needs to be extracted first but since it's an uncompressed version it will start immediately.I think it would be better for everyone to mention the above differences (maybe with more clarity!) on the release page! Thank you @mifi for continuously providing the time to maintain the app & to provide the requested features! made my life a bit easier!