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+ proTeXt Portable:                       +
+ Developed for the PortableApps.com    +
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The unofficial portablization of the TeX editor package proTeXt which is based on MiKTeX and TeXstudio.

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Release Log:
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3.1.1 Dev Test 1:
- Completely unofficial
- First iteration of portablizing proTeXt
- Installer doesn't work well with a portable environment used a custom method
- Uses the following packages in lieu of the monolithic installer:
	+ Asymptote (http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/)
	+ Ghostgum gsview (http://www.ghostgum.com.au/)
	+ GPL Ghostscript (http://www.ghostscript.com/download/gsdnld.html)
	+ MiKTeX Portable (http://miktex.org/)
	+ TeXstudio (http://texstudio.sourceforge.net/)
- The version of TeXstudio in this may be newer than the one in the newest official release
- Attempted to use AppCompactor to shrink the size of the program (and thus installer)
- Installer size: 195 MB
- MD5 Hash: 967f483904bc61ded57d8be8e8a1c52e

3.1.1 Dev Test 2:
- Fixed the broken application references
- Cleared external data inside the program
- Installer size: 195 MB
- MD5 Hash: e4216bc4272a31c752468d25cf1a8793

3.1.1 Dev Test 3:
- Updated Asymptote to 2.20
- Installer size: 195 MB
- MD5 Hash: e9684cce7c13a171f31911637b6aa407

3.1.1 Dev Test 4:
- Updated to PA.c specifications
- Repackaged accordingly
- Installer size: 195 MB
- MD5 Hash: e9778f382664f470c31a2c395fc8c1b3

3.1.1 Dev Test 5:
- Updated Asymptote to 2.21
- Installer size: 195 MB
- MD5 Hash: b10f8e13308176cc10568077ff8d1481

3.1.1 Dev Test 6:
- Renumbered for if there's ever an official release
- Updated helpfile
- Updated MiKTeX components
- Updated TeXstudio
- Updated launcher to autostart MiKTeX as well as TeXstudio
- Added launcher (with MiKTeX autostart) for TeXworks
- Recompressed from source
- Installer size: 188 MB
- MD5 Hash: 399a2b63c3a131e54ca36e11e85f668b

3.1.1 Dev Test 7:
- Removed Ghostscript from package
	+ Uses GhostScript Portable (http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/ghostscript_portable) as external dependency
- Removed separate TeXworks launcher
	+ Launcher was deemed redundant
	+ TeXworks is available from the MiKTeX menu
- Installer size: 177 MB
- MD5 Hash: 4373c6d5bd80067fcb0ca9c779f1b1e9
	
3.1.1 Dev Test 8:
- Compression caused issues with internal programs
	+ TeXworks would not launch
	+ MiKTeX did not work properly
	+ App is now uncompressed
- Tray icon issues
	+ Original tray icon stays after closing TeXstudio
	+ Multiple instances possible; not preferred
	+ New launcher checks for running TeXstudio or tray icon
	+ Only allows one portable or local instance of either
- Installer size: 176 MB
- MD5 Hash: e6f46a8bd8cfd1143e2db44653d047e6

3.1.1 Dev Test 9:
- Updated TeXstudio to 2.5.1
- Installer size: 176 MB
- MD5 Hash: 9a8d1bf22bc555735fcbab8dcac68a4a

3.1.1 Dev Test 10:
- Fixed registry issues found by donny662 on PortableApps.com
	+ Cleans up QT registry items created from TeXworks, possibly MiKTeX
- Installer size: 176 MB
- MD5 Hash: 0b0df84129157bc3905f0295d0ff6022

3.1.1 Dev Test 11:
- Updated TeXstudio 2.5.2
- Installer size: 178 MB
- MD5 Hash: df46c26e5f997ab6e149598fa245786c
Source: README, updated 2013-01-05