Some NSISdl ideas

Joel · 12th June 2003, 15:30

I have this ideas that can improve NSISdl plugin:
- Support for "SetBkColor"...
- 2 or 3 download sites. I one of them fail after a certain time,
the plugin connect to another download site....
- Enable the cancel button in download_quiet....

Afrow UK · 12th June 2003, 21:12

Also, allow support for it to be called within functions, not just sections!

-Stu

pengyou · 13th June 2003, 16:43

The function "MakeSureIGotWinamp" in the Examples\waplugin.nsi file uses NSISdl.

banaman8d · 13th June 2003, 19:18

I also have a good idea for NSISdl:

So that people can check timestamps of files and not download them if they are older than a local version, the HTTP header value for Last-Modified should be converted to a consistent date stamp and pushed on the stack so users can compare file times.

The time stamps may not be that meaningful when comparing to a local file, but if you are updating files over http, you can compare the timestamp of the file when you first downloaded it, with the timestamp of a file you got from an HTTP HEAD request.

Oh yeah, and there should be a nsisdl::getheader "http://..."
so you can get the headers without transferring the file.

n0On3 · 17th June 2003, 14:49

I take this chance to suggest 'resume' option.

kichik · 25th June 2003, 11:18

Please add a feature request in the SourceForge project page. Without it, your ideas could be forgotten.

Joel · 25th June 2003, 15:17

ok... done

12th June 2003, 15:30	#1
Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,917	Some NSISdl ideas I have this ideas that can improve NSISdl plugin: - Support for "SetBkColor"... - 2 or 3 download sites. I one of them fail after a certain time, the plugin connect to another download site.... - Enable the cancel button in download_quiet.... * PC: Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 @ 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM: Archlinux-i686 with MATE. * Laptop: Intel Core 2 DUO T6600 @ 2.20 GHz with 4 GB RAM: Archlinux-x86-64 with MATE.

13th June 2003, 19:18	#4
banaman8d Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 19	Pushing Last-Modified HTTP header I also have a good idea for NSISdl: So that people can check timestamps of files and not download them if they are older than a local version, the HTTP header value for Last-Modified should be converted to a consistent date stamp and pushed on the stack so users can compare file times. The time stamps may not be that meaningful when comparing to a local file, but if you are updating files over http, you can compare the timestamp of the file when you first downloaded it, with the timestamp of a file you got from an HTTP HEAD request. Oh yeah, and there should be a nsisdl::getheader "http://..." so you can get the headers without transferring the file.

25th June 2003, 11:18	#6
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	Please add a feature request in the SourceForge project page. Without it, your ideas could be forgotten. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

25th June 2003, 15:17	#7
Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,917	ok... done * PC: Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 @ 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM: Archlinux-i686 with MATE. * Laptop: Intel Core 2 DUO T6600 @ 2.20 GHz with 4 GB RAM: Archlinux-x86-64 with MATE.

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12th June 2003, 21:12	#2
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	Also, allow support for it to be called within functions, not just sections! -Stu

13th June 2003, 16:43	#3
pengyou Major Dude Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 571	The function "MakeSureIGotWinamp" in the Examples\waplugin.nsi file uses NSISdl.

17th June 2003, 14:49	#5
n0On3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Barcelona Posts: 314	I take this chance to suggest 'resume' option.