From 95848b752dd9617bd57cf0a3bb69996b29fac682 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan Helfman <dan@luminotes.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:02:11 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Added USB drive support.

---
 INSTALL                 |  9 +++++++++
 NEWS                    |  2 ++
 README                  | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 setup.py                |  1 +
 tools/usb_luminotes.bat |  4 ++++
 5 files changed, 40 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tools/usb_luminotes.bat

diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index d6fd49d..f528f94 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ This will run the local Luminotes web server and automatically launch a web
 browser so you can use Luminotes. You don't need to create an account or
 login. Just start creating a wiki.
 
+In case you're curious, your notes are stored in the ~/.luminotes directory.
+
+If you'd like to run Luminotes from a USB drive, manually copy the entire
+Luminotes directory to a USB drive.  Then, run usb_luminotes.sh from the USB
+drive. Your Luminotes data will be stored on the USB drive instead of on the
+computer itself:
+
+  tools/usb_luminotes.sh
+
 If you're only interested in Luminotes Desktop, you can stop reading here. The
 rest of this document describes Luminotes Server.
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7f417e1..617d49b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Completed the Luminotes Desktop Windows installer.
  * Improved logging, so tracebacks in production and desktop mode actually go
    to a file. Also removed logs on startup to prevent endless log growth.
+ * Added a usb_luminotes.bat Windows batch file and a usb_luminotes.sh shell
+   file to run Luminotes from a USB drive.
  * Moved "files" directory into ~/.luminotes or %APPDATA%\Luminotes.
  * NOTE: After upgrading to this release, you must move your Luminotes
    "files" directory into ~/.luminotes/ or you will not be able to access
diff --git a/README b/README
index 1539ac0..a233fa1 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -3,13 +3,33 @@ ideas. For more information, see:
 
   http://luminotes.com/
 
+
+Windows XP
+----------
+
 To start Luminotes Desktop on Windows XP, just click the Start button, click
 on "All Programs", and then click on "Luminotes". If you see a Windows
 Security Alert about blocking Luminotes, click the "Unblock" button.
 
+In case you're curious, your notes and attached files are stored within the
+%APPDATA%\Luminotes folder in a database file.
+
+If you'd like to run Luminotes from a USB drive, install Luminotes Desktop and
+then manually copy the whole \Program Files\Luminotes folder to a USB drive.
+Then, run usb_luminotes.bat from the USB drive. Your Luminotes data will be
+stored on the USB drive instead of on the computer itself.
+
+
+Linux / Mac OS X / BSD
+----------------------
+
 To start Lumintoes Desktop or Server on Linux or Mac OS X, please see the
 INSTALL file.
 
+
+User Guide
+----------
+
 The Luminotes User Guide explains how to use Luminotes and even includes some
 tips on creating your wiki. You can check it out at:
 
@@ -17,6 +37,10 @@ tips on creating your wiki. You can check it out at:
 
 Enjoy!
 
+
+Copyright
+---------
+
 Luminotes Copyright (C) 2007-2008 Dan Helfman
 
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d3c9677..1029ccc 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ data_files = [
   ( "", [ "README%s" % txt_extension, ] ),
   ( "", [ "COPYING%s" % txt_extension, ] ),
   ( "", [ "luminotes.db", ] ),
+  ( "", [ "tools/usb_luminotes.bat" ] ),
   ( "static/css", files( "static/css/*.*" ) ),
   ( "static/html", files( "static/html/*.*" ) ),
   ( "static/images", files( "static/images/*.*", excludes = [
diff --git a/tools/usb_luminotes.bat b/tools/usb_luminotes.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..214e838
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/usb_luminotes.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+@echo off
+
+set APPDATA=.
+luminotes.exe -l