Start Menu question

[SteveAtkinson]

Sorry if this has been answered a bazliion times, but I have been searching the docs and google for a while and cant find the answer.

I want to modify my install script so that it asks if the user would like to add a start menu shortcut for their own menu or for all users. I can see how to make the change to current/all but not how to get that info from the user.

I've inherited a project and this is the first time I've had to mess with install scripts.

Thanks for your help!

[Afrow UK]

Either use InstallOptions:

code:


[Settings]

NumFields=3



[Field 1]

Type=Label

Left=0

Right=-1

Top=0

Bottom=24



[Field 2]

Type=RadioButton

Left=30

Right=-1

Top=50

Bottom=58

State=1

Flags=GROUP



[Field 3]

Type=RadioButton

Left=30

Right=-1

Top=70

Bottom=78

State=0

Or use a MessageBox!

Stu

[SteveAtkinson]

well I'm a total noob to the nsis scripting, I'd imagined that this would be a "standard feature" of an installer, it must be a very common request. I was kinda hoping for a simpler answer, but I'll have a look at the custom message box. It just feels "clumsy" seeing as you already have a very nice dialog box (MUI_STARTMENU)

I'd like to add another question if I may regarding "AddSize"

The script includes a check for .Net Framework 2.0 which, in a greatly simplified form, is shown below.

The problem is, the size is getting added whether or not .Net is isnatlled. Why is this and how can I fix it?

code:


Section "Microsoft .NET Framework v2.0"

  SectionIn RO

  Call GetDotNETVersion

  Pop $0

  ${If} $0 == "not found"

     goto lbl_StartInstallNotFound

  ${EndIf}

# version check snipped 

  goto lbl_Done



lbl_Confirmed:

  AddSize 153600

  nsisdl::download \

         /TIMEOUT=30000 "http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/6/7/567758a3-759e-473e-bf8f-52154438565a/dotnetfx.exe" "$PLUGINSDIR\dotnetfx.exe"

# more snippage



  lbl_done:

SectionEnd

[Afrow UK]

AddSize is a compile time instruction and therefore cannot be jumped over at run time. Use SectionSetSize instead.

MessageBoxes are very easy to use. As for a standard feature, using InstallOptions is very easy, so you could turn it into a macro for others to use.

Stu

[SteveAtkinson]

Thanks Afrow, I've been messing with it and sorted the AddSize out by modifying my .onInit and checking there if .Net is installed, and if so, doing a SectionSetSize.

I hadn't intended getting this deep into the nitty-gritty of NSIS but it's kinda fun. At least now I can close one of our TRAC tickets