Show installer progress in taskbar (Windows 7)

[kporter20]

Hi there.

Is it possible to show installer progress via the taskbar icon in Windows 7?

I have just been installing the latest Paint .NET and noticed that this feature was present?

Thanks

[Afrow UK]

This is done via ITaskbarList3::SetProgressValue. One would need to modify NSIS or call this using the System plug-in.

Stu

[MSG]

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/TaskbarProgress_plug-in

[Afrow UK]

Ah sweet!

Stu

[kporter20]

Originally Posted by MSG

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/TaskbarProgress_plug-in

Thanks. I will give this a try!

[Animaether]

I've also created a small header for use outside of InstFiles (or other pages with a progressbar) / in conjunction with Anders' plug-in (to change progressbar states, e.g.).
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Set_Taskbar_button_progress

Note that this does -not- replace Anders' plug-in, as Anders' plugin automatically syncs to a progressbar, which is rather useful within InstFiles, whereas the header obviously does not.

[Yathosho]

this plugin does nothing for me, at least not with MUI

[Animaether]

Originally Posted by Yathosho

this plugin does nothing for me, at least not with MUI

Just to get the obvious out of the way... you -are- running Windows 7, right?

And if you are.. you are -not- using a custom skinning app that might replace/skin the taskbar... right?

[Yathosho]

win7 - yes
skin - no
the example works perfectly

[Animaether]

Originally Posted by Yathosho

the example works perfectly

No idea, then... works fine here with MUI2 as well. From the plugin's example code, I merely changed...

code:


; added

!include "MUI2.nsh"

; changed

Outfile "Win7TaskbarProgress_mui2.exe"

; further original code here

!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"

[Yathosho]

you don't have to use MUI_PAGE_COMPONENTS_SHOW (or similiar - i'm on a mac right now) anymore? that's probably why it didn't work, will test it when i get home!

[Animaether]

You do if you want to mess with the components page - but the example invokes the plugin on initialization of the InstFiles page, so anything regarding to a components page should be moot.

[Anders]

The plugin will only work when a page has a windows progress bar (The component page has no progress bar, so why are we even talking about it?)

[Yathosho]

Originally Posted by Yathosho

you don't have to use MUI_PAGE_COMPONENTS_SHOW (or similiar - i'm on a mac right now) anymore? that's probably why it didn't work, will test it when i get home!

oops, that was a typo. i'm actually used MUI_PAGE_CUSTOMFUNCTION_PRE

and it works with MUI_PAGE_CUSTOMFUNCTION_SHOW. my bad.