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Getting Started: Installer-vs-Portable #533

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@pryrt pryrt commented Jul 28, 2023

Clarifications made in this update:

  • installer usually needs admin privileges
  • installer can install to other directories than just "Program Files"
  • installer can choose to not use %APPDATA%
  • installer includes Shell Extension
  • portable uses local configuration
  • portable does not set context-menu action
  • differentiate mini/minimalist compared to portable
  • add section on "Program Files" restrictions

closes #532

Clarifications made in this update:
- installer usually needs admin privileges
- installer can install to other directories than just "Program Files"
- installer can choose to not use %APPDATA%
- installer includes Shell Extension
- portable uses local configuration
- portable does not set context-menu action
- differentiate mini/minimalist compared to portable
- add section on "Program Files" restrictions

addresses notepad-plus-plus#532
@pryrt pryrt self-assigned this Jul 28, 2023
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Good, now I won't need to keep my own little .txt file detailing all that :)

I just read your changes and here are a few remarks:

  • at "## Install Notepad++ using the installer", will need admin rights not only at program installation, but also later when installing plugins (in my limited experience, at least in case of NppExec and PythonScript ). If choose to install in a directory other than the standard "Program Files", then it will still require admin rights (for example, I tried creating a folder "MyProgrFiles" in my local User directory, and that was the case).
  • at both Installer and Portable subsections: that right-click menu entry (gotten with shell extension or .reg method), they call it now "Edit with Notepad++"
  • at mentioning the differences for the mini-portable, what it doesn't include: I'd mention no plugins / no plugin-capability at all ; new users might not know what "Plugins Admin" means.

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pryrt commented Jul 28, 2023

  • no plugin-capability at all

Actually, if you manually install a plugin, the minimalist edition will use the plugin just fine. It just doesn't come with any of the default plugins

@pryrt pryrt marked this pull request as ready for review July 28, 2023 21:29
@pryrt pryrt merged commit a3dc438 into notepad-plus-plus:master Jul 28, 2023
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GettingStarted: Clarify differences between installation methods
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