RobGrant
24th November 2004 11:12 UTC

The old MUI with branding image chestnut...
I'm sure it's just my frustration talking but I have been getting the impression lately that the NSIS docs have been written by people who somehow knew in advance what I'd need to know and adjusted the docs accordingly so they don't tell me.

My problem is this: I am using the MUI, and want a branding image stuck on the side of the installer, for every screen. Could someone clearly state (not just for me, but for the record) the steps involved in doing this.

I have tried putting stuff in .onGUIInit, which results in the branding appearing WAY after the GUI is Inited, and the forum posts on how to get the thing to appear (apparently you need to add in a statement for every page of the installer...) seem less than clear.

Thanks very much in advance guys, my complaining is only temporary, whereas my love for NSIS and you all is undying.

saivert
24th November 2004 13:05 UTC

According to Microsoft Design Guidelines for Wizard based applications only the Welcome and Finish pages should have a image at the left. So to make a decent Wizard I suggest you to drop that idea.
LOL2k!

RobGrant
24th November 2004 13:11 UTC

Hah, thanks :) I've never seen a post exactly as useful as Microsoft Guidelines before.

Joost Verburg
24th November 2004 19:08 UTC

See the gfx.nsi example.

RobGrant
25th November 2004 09:02 UTC

Yeah, that (handily) only uses custom Pages, which means that the code can simply be included in functions. My case (which I think is a slightly more real-world one) is that I want to know where I can put code which will be called by the standard MUI pages (e.g. MUI_PAGE_WELCOME, MUI_PAGE_DIRECTORY).

Thanks

Rob

RobGrant
25th November 2004 09:48 UTC

Ahh this is what I want, right?

MUI_PAGE_CUSTOMFUNCTION_PRE function
MUI_PAGE_CUSTOMFUNCTION_SHOW function
MUI_PAGE_CUSTOMFUNCTION_LEAVE function

One of THEM!