components page and small description

kalverson · 13th March 2015, 17:55

Is there any way to make the small description area a bit larger for more text? I know there is another style for longer descriptions, but the drawback there is a horizontal scroll bar gets used because the checkbox text is too long. It has been deemed by others that seeing all the text without the scroll bar is more important than a longer description. Our tech writer says she can't shorten the smaller description without losing meaning. Just five or six more words would be sufficient. The components area could be a bit smaller in height; that would be ok.

Anders · 13th March 2015, 19:03

Use Resource Hacker on one of the UI files then use the ChangeUI instruction to use this new UI in your script...

Afrow UK · 15th March 2015, 10:24

Or you can use the nsResize plug-in.

Stu

Anders · 15th March 2015, 11:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Afrow UK

Or you can use the nsResize plug-in.

That's cute, did this plugin even exist when I made my post?

kalverson · 16th March 2015, 17:43

I am trying to use your resize plugin, but it does not seem to be seeing my define for the small description. I am getting the default large description instead which looks very odd and out of place.

!define MUI_COMPONENTSPAGE_SMALLDESC
!define MUI_PAGE_CUSTOMFUNCTION_PRE ComponentsPre
!define MUI_PAGE_CUSTOMFUNCTION_SHOW ComponentsPage_Show
!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_COMPONENTS

kalverson · 16th March 2015, 17:59

I also got these warnings which is ok I guess.
[exec] 5 warnings:
[exec] unknown variable/constant "mui.FinishPage.Image" detected, ignoring (macro:_nsResize_FinishPage:2)
[exec] unknown variable/constant "mui.FinishPage.Title" detected, ignoring (macro:_nsResize_FinishPage:4)
[exec] unknown variable/constant "mui.FinishPage.Text" detected, ignoring (macro:_nsResize_FinishPage:5)
[exec] unknown variable/constant "mui.FinishPage.Title" detected, ignoring (macro:_nsResize_FinishPage:7)
[exec] unknown variable/constant "mui.FinishPage.Text" detected, ignoring (macro:_nsResize_FinishPage:8)

13th March 2015, 17:55	#1
kalverson Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maple Grove, Minnesota Posts: 134	components page and small description Is there any way to make the small description area a bit larger for more text? I know there is another style for longer descriptions, but the drawback there is a horizontal scroll bar gets used because the checkbox text is too long. It has been deemed by others that seeing all the text without the scroll bar is more important than a longer description. Our tech writer says she can't shorten the smaller description without losing meaning. Just five or six more words would be sufficient. The components area could be a bit smaller in height; that would be ok.

13th March 2015, 19:03	#2
Anders Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ${NSISDIR} Posts: 5,442	Use Resource Hacker on one of the UI files then use the ChangeUI instruction to use this new UI in your script... IntOp $PostCount $PostCount + 1

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15th March 2015, 10:24	#3
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	Or you can use the nsResize plug-in. Stu

16th March 2015, 17:43	#5
kalverson Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maple Grove, Minnesota Posts: 134	I am trying to use your resize plugin, but it does not seem to be seeing my define for the small description. I am getting the default large description instead which looks very odd and out of place. !define MUI_COMPONENTSPAGE_SMALLDESC !define MUI_PAGE_CUSTOMFUNCTION_PRE ComponentsPre !define MUI_PAGE_CUSTOMFUNCTION_SHOW ComponentsPage_Show !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_COMPONENTS

16th March 2015, 17:59	#6
kalverson Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maple Grove, Minnesota Posts: 134	I also got these warnings which is ok I guess. [exec] 5 warnings: [exec] unknown variable/constant "mui.FinishPage.Image" detected, ignoring (macro:_nsResize_FinishPage:2) [exec] unknown variable/constant "mui.FinishPage.Title" detected, ignoring (macro:_nsResize_FinishPage:4) [exec] unknown variable/constant "mui.FinishPage.Text" detected, ignoring (macro:_nsResize_FinishPage:5) [exec] unknown variable/constant "mui.FinishPage.Title" detected, ignoring (macro:_nsResize_FinishPage:7) [exec] unknown variable/constant "mui.FinishPage.Text" detected, ignoring (macro:_nsResize_FinishPage:8)