Adding more buttons to footer (beside Back/Next/Cancel)

pnielsen · 17th January 2010, 22:52

Hello,

I'm migrating our installer from the now defunct Wise Installation system.

I need to achieve a dialog with additional buttons in the footer, and I can't figure out how to do this. (Getting the ListView with checkboxes was no problem with nsDialogs and some Win32 calls).

Any suggestions on how to get additional push buttons added to the footer in NSIS? nsDialogs does not appear to give me this option. Controls are clipped if I try to move them into the footer area.

This is what I'm trying to achieve:

Thanks,
Peter

Anders · 18th January 2010, 01:08

One thing you could try is to re-parent some nsDialog buttons with $hwndparent as the new parent when calling SetParent (Totally unsupported, not even sure if it will work, but you could give it a shot)

The other ugly option is to use my subclass plugin; http://nsis.sourceforge.net/WndSubclass_plug-in

CrushBug · 18th January 2010, 02:10

I think from a UI perspective that you should not put those 2 buttons down on the bottom. Back/Next/Cancel are unified controls for the whole installer.

Keeping the check listbox with the All/None buttons together fits better visually. You would need to shrink the listbox and put the buttons on the bottom or on the right side with slightly different text.

pnielsen · 18th January 2010, 12:16

That is right. However, Back/Next/Cancel stay in the same place all the time. From an UI perspective you can consider the unused blank area to the right of the back button a "custom area", especially for one time use. Think of it like this: The two buttons are there all along but hidden in all other dialogs but this one

Because of existing documentation (including printed documentation) I would prefer not to change the design. However, if I have to change the design, the ideal approach is probably to change the list view to a tree view with a top node checkbox that easily lets you select or deselect all...

Thanks,
Peter

Joel · 18th January 2010, 14:13

add the button using Resource Hacker to the UI you want..not cool?

pnielsen · 18th January 2010, 14:17

Quote:

Originally posted by Joel
add the button using Resource Hacker to the UI you want..not cool?

Just what I needed to know. Works like a charm. Thank you. Problem solved!

Thanks,
Peter

17th January 2010, 22:52	#1
pnielsen Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3	Adding more buttons to footer (beside Back/Next/Cancel) Hello, I'm migrating our installer from the now defunct Wise Installation system. I need to achieve a dialog with additional buttons in the footer, and I can't figure out how to do this. (Getting the ListView with checkboxes was no problem with nsDialogs and some Win32 calls). Any suggestions on how to get additional push buttons added to the footer in NSIS? nsDialogs does not appear to give me this option. Controls are clipped if I try to move them into the footer area. This is what I'm trying to achieve: Thanks, Peter

18th January 2010, 01:08	#2
Anders Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ${NSISDIR} Posts: 5,449	One thing you could try is to re-parent some nsDialog buttons with $hwndparent as the new parent when calling SetParent (Totally unsupported, not even sure if it will work, but you could give it a shot) The other ugly option is to use my subclass plugin; http://nsis.sourceforge.net/WndSubclass_plug-in IntOp $PostCount $PostCount + 1

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18th January 2010, 02:10	#3
CrushBug Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 119	I think from a UI perspective that you should not put those 2 buttons down on the bottom. Back/Next/Cancel are unified controls for the whole installer. Keeping the check listbox with the All/None buttons together fits better visually. You would need to shrink the listbox and put the buttons on the bottom or on the right side with slightly different text.

18th January 2010, 12:16	#4
pnielsen Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3	That is right. However, Back/Next/Cancel stay in the same place all the time. From an UI perspective you can consider the unused blank area to the right of the back button a "custom area", especially for one time use. Think of it like this: The two buttons are there all along but hidden in all other dialogs but this one Because of existing documentation (including printed documentation) I would prefer not to change the design. However, if I have to change the design, the ideal approach is probably to change the list view to a tree view with a top node checkbox that easily lets you select or deselect all... Thanks, Peter