SectionDivider

Marshall7a · 15th February 2005, 11:38

I really really want SectionDivider back. My program users get terribly confused without it. Is there any way to get it back?

I'd try copying the source code for SectionDivider from 1.98 over to 2.05 but I have no compiler and don't really know what I'm doing.

Can anyone help me?

Many thanks for your valuable time

Joel · 15th February 2005, 13:17

I think that's old version..... sorry....

kichik · 15th February 2005, 17:50

The code from 1.98 is incompatible because the components page now uses a tree instead of the list.

You can organize your sections into section groups to make it clearer.

Marshall7a · 15th February 2005, 18:06

That's a real shame. I use the section groups already which are very useful, but it would be nice to be able to distinguish between different types of section groups.

For example:
|-Program A
| |---component 1
| |---component 2
| |---component 3
|
|-Program B
. |---c1
. |---c2
—————————————————————
|-Desktop Shortcuts
| |--shortcut a
| |--shortcut b
|
|+Start Menu Shortcuts
|+Quick Launch shortcuts
—————————————————————
Source Code A
Source Code B

But if it can't be done, then it can't be done.

I will just have to find a way of 'faking' a divider. Any suggestions? NSIS doesn't seem to like many characters. The only lines it can display seem to be hyphen and underscore.

kichik · 15th February 2005, 18:23

It's not impossible. It's just not implemented because the section groups replace it.

Marshall7a · 15th February 2005, 18:25

Is there any way it can be added without causing trouble for the dev team?

kichik · 15th February 2005, 18:33

I don't understand your question. Why would it cause us trouble if someone else is adding it for himself or even to publish?

Marshall7a · 15th February 2005, 18:43

I was thinking more in terms of requesting the dev team to reimplement it, given that my own knowledge is insufficient.

kichik · 15th February 2005, 18:48

There's already an open feature request in the SourceForge project page. It's priority is not high.

15th February 2005, 11:38	#1
Marshall7a Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: UK Posts: 33	SectionDivider I really really want SectionDivider back. My program users get terribly confused without it. Is there any way to get it back? I'd try copying the source code for SectionDivider from 1.98 over to 2.05 but I have no compiler and don't really know what I'm doing. Can anyone help me? Many thanks for your valuable time

15th February 2005, 13:17	#2
Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,917	I think that's old version..... sorry.... * 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.

15th February 2005, 17:50	#3
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	The code from 1.98 is incompatible because the components page now uses a tree instead of the list. You can organize your sections into section groups to make it clearer. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

15th February 2005, 18:06	#4
Marshall7a Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: UK Posts: 33	That's a real shame. I use the section groups already which are very useful, but it would be nice to be able to distinguish between different types of section groups. For example: \|-Program A \| \|---component 1 \| \|---component 2 \| \|---component 3 \| \|-Program B . \|---c1 . \|---c2 ————————————————————— \|-Desktop Shortcuts \| \|--shortcut a \| \|--shortcut b \| \|+Start Menu Shortcuts \|+Quick Launch shortcuts ————————————————————— Source Code A Source Code B But if it can't be done, then it can't be done. I will just have to find a way of 'faking' a divider. Any suggestions? NSIS doesn't seem to like many characters. The only lines it can display seem to be hyphen and underscore. I've never been very sure about what is right. I'm not even sure that there is such a thing as right. Or wrong. Just places to stand.

15th February 2005, 18:23	#5
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	It's not impossible. It's just not implemented because the section groups replace it. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

15th February 2005, 18:25	#6
Marshall7a Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: UK Posts: 33	Is there any way it can be added without causing trouble for the dev team? I've never been very sure about what is right. I'm not even sure that there is such a thing as right. Or wrong. Just places to stand.

15th February 2005, 18:33	#7
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	I don't understand your question. Why would it cause us trouble if someone else is adding it for himself or even to publish? NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

15th February 2005, 18:43	#8
Marshall7a Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: UK Posts: 33	I was thinking more in terms of requesting the dev team to reimplement it, given that my own knowledge is insufficient. I've never been very sure about what is right. I'm not even sure that there is such a thing as right. Or wrong. Just places to stand.

15th February 2005, 18:48	#9
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,343	There's already an open feature request in the SourceForge project page. It's priority is not high. 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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