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FuchsC
1st March 2004 12:04 UTC

Link in welcome page
Hi,

is it possible to place a hyperlink to any webpage in the welcome page of the installer, like it is in the finish page.

Joost Verburg
1st March 2004 14:39 UTC

The is no standard setting available, you can write to InstallOptions INI file of the page (ioSpecial.ini) in the pre function.

FuchsC
1st March 2004 16:00 UTC

Hi,

I'm not quit sure what you mean, but I tried the following:

I created my own ini file for the welcome page, which is ioSpecial.ini + a fourth field which is of type link:
```
[Field 4]
Type=link
Left=120
Right=315
Top=100
```

I include this ini file:


!define MUI_WELCOMEFINISHPAGE_INI welcome.ini

I created a custom function, which is called before the macro:


!insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_WRITE "ioSpecial.ini" "Field 4" "Top" "100"     
!insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_WRITE "ioSpecial.ini" "Field 4" "State" "http://temppo.siemens.at"
!insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_WRITE "ioSpecial.ini" "Field 4" "Text" "TEMPPO"

The problem is, I still don't see any link! I did several test and I'm sure, that my ini file is used and that the pre function is called.
Any ideas?

Joost Verburg
1st March 2004 16:23 UTC

It's easier not to use your own INI file but to write to ioSpecial.ini in the pre-function. You will have to increase the number of fields and add an extra field (number 4).

FuchsC
2nd March 2004 08:03 UTC

I don't get it. Here is my script, which still show no link on the welcome page:


!include "MUI.nsh"
  
Name "Welcome Tester"
OutFile "welcome.exe"

!define MUI_WELCOMEFINISHPAGE_CUSTOMFUNCTION_INIT prepWelcome
!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_WELCOME
!insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English"

Section "Dummy Section" SecDummy
SectionEnd

Function prepWelcome
        !insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_WRITE "ioSpecial.ini" "Settings" "NumFields" "4"
        !insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_WRITE "ioSpecial.ini" "Field 4" "Type" "link"   
        !insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_WRITE "ioSpecial.ini" "Field 4" "Left" "120"    
        !insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_WRITE "ioSpecial.ini" "Field 4" "Right" "315"
        !insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_WRITE "ioSpecial.ini" "Field 4" "Top" "100"     
        !insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_WRITE "ioSpecial.ini" "Field 4" "State" "http://www.nullsoft.com/free/nsis/"
        !insertmacro MUI_INSTALLOPTIONS_WRITE "ioSpecial.ini" "Field 4" "Text" "Nullsoft SuperPiMP Install SYSTEM"
FunctionEnd

Joost Verburg
2nd March 2004 16:51 UTC

Use the pre function, not the init function.

FuchsC
3rd March 2004 06:32 UTC

The PRE function also does not work:


!define MUI_PAGE_CUSTOMFUNCTION_PRE prepWelcome