Bitmap Dialog

kimoy · 2nd February 2004, 03:18

hi. is it possible with NSIS to change the modern UI dialogs so we can display bitmap dialogs? i mean, covering the entire dialog with bitmap, is this possible with NSIS?

thanks.

Vytautas · 2nd February 2004, 11:31

Everything is possible with NSIS (well almost). Not sure exacly what you mean but it should be possible although it might involve a lot of work.

As an example of a modified version of MUI you can have a look at the mod I made which displays bitmaps while installing files.

Vytautas

PS. See the archive link below.

Joost Verburg · 2nd February 2004, 14:41

So you want to skin the entire interface? There is currently no plug-in available that does something like that, writing one would require quite a lot of work.

Actually I don't understand why you would want to skin something a user will only see once (the whole point of skinning is that a user changes the interface to his/her preference). For an installer, it's imo better to use the standard Windows skin.

Shea · 2nd February 2004, 21:55

He's talking about at the top where you put the little 150x57 bitmap. He wants to make it fill up the whole header so it would be like 500x57 or whatever the demensions are of the header of the installer.

kimoy · 3rd February 2004, 05:30

you have seen how commercial installer programs work right? for example, the Wise installer. You can change the background into different bitmap images dynamically. That's what i intend to do with NSIS.

Vytautas · 3rd February 2004, 10:31

If you mean the background as in the rest of the screen then check out the bgImage plugin.

Vytautas

kichik · 3rd February 2004, 10:44

BgImage can't cover the dialog. Your best bet is a good plug-in. You can also create two bitmap controls (edit the UI with Resource Hacker and define MUI_UI to change the UI) and set them like in Vytautas' script, but it won't cover button as InstallSheild does. To cover button you must write a plug-in.

2nd February 2004, 03:18	#1
kimoy Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2	Bitmap Dialog hi. is it possible with NSIS to change the modern UI dialogs so we can display bitmap dialogs? i mean, covering the entire dialog with bitmap, is this possible with NSIS? thanks.

2nd February 2004, 11:31	#2
Vytautas Major Dude Join Date: May 2003 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 643	Everything is possible with NSIS (well almost). Not sure exacly what you mean but it should be possible although it might involve a lot of work. As an example of a modified version of MUI you can have a look at the mod I made which displays bitmaps while installing files. Vytautas PS. See the archive link below. My NSIS Mods and Files

3rd February 2004, 10:31	#6
Vytautas Major Dude Join Date: May 2003 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 643	If you mean the background as in the rest of the screen then check out the bgImage plugin. Vytautas My NSIS Mods and Files

3rd February 2004, 10:44	#7
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	BgImage can't cover the dialog. Your best bet is a good plug-in. You can also create two bitmap controls (edit the UI with Resource Hacker and define MUI_UI to change the UI) and set them like in Vytautas' script, but it won't cover button as InstallSheild does. To cover button you must write a plug-in. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

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2nd February 2004, 14:41	#3
Joost Verburg NSIS MUI Dev Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,717	So you want to skin the entire interface? There is currently no plug-in available that does something like that, writing one would require quite a lot of work. Actually I don't understand why you would want to skin something a user will only see once (the whole point of skinning is that a user changes the interface to his/her preference). For an installer, it's imo better to use the standard Windows skin.

2nd February 2004, 21:55	#4
Shea Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 39	He's talking about at the top where you put the little 150x57 bitmap. He wants to make it fill up the whole header so it would be like 500x57 or whatever the demensions are of the header of the installer.

3rd February 2004, 05:30	#5
kimoy Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2	you have seen how commercial installer programs work right? for example, the Wise installer. You can change the background into different bitmap images dynamically. That's what i intend to do with NSIS.