It is eminently possible to re-code the ExitDialog in WIXUIExtension so you can specify a bitmap for only its use rather than it always using the one defined in the WiXVariable "WixUIBannerBmp". Will someone do it? Probably not. I've got Visual Studio 2008 now so I could work on the code now but we no longer have a need for the checkbox on the ExitDialog in any of our installers so I don't see myself being motivated enough to do it.
As far as resizing the checkbox down & adding a transparent text box next to it, I was told it'll never happen as it breaks some accessibility stuff like screen readers apparently. Recently I've seen installers from very large well respected software companies (Google SketchUp & Perforce come immediately to mind) doing exactly that however. I bug reported this a long time ago. See https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=642714&aid=2025677&gro up_id=105970 Blair can you clarify how one would set the ExitDialog to use a different bitmap rather than the one defined in the WiXVariable "WixUIBannerBmp" "without customizing everything" please? It would be nice to have this in the WiX documentation in the How to page that details how to use the checkbox in question so hopefully this comes up less in future (it'll still come up regularly though, very few people seem to even be aware of the WiX documentations existence and/or MSDN and/or internet search engines on this list but at least there would be a handy link to point them at). Palbinder Sandher Software Deployment & IT Administrator T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: Blair [mailto:os...@live.com] Sent: 09 October 2009 01:32 To: 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.' Subject: Re: [WiX-users] change the default wixui dialog color You can set any background graphic you want in WiX's UI elements without customizing everything. The issue is that checkboxes in Windows Installer can't be made to be transparent, and as far as I know (and Windows Installer's UI is a weak point for me) Windows Installer always uses the system's (user's) default dialog background color. -----Original Message----- From: Scott Palmer [mailto:swpal...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 11:20 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] change the default wixui dialog color Can the default WiX UIs change to use that trick so we don't have to customize everything just to get a decent background in the installer? Scott On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 12:56 AM, Blair <os...@live.com> wrote: > This is very often discussed (search the archives, this is the second > time this week). > > This is a known limitation of the Windows Installer UI (WiX doesn't provide > you a UI, it exposes Windows Installer's so you can use it). The two > workarounds involve changing your background graphic or shrinking your > control down to the size of the checkbox itself and adding a > transparent static text with another copy of the checkbox text. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- -- Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
