mrtech
28th April 2008 16:50 UTC

Update Banner with progress/text
I've search around but can't find a solutions, so here goes.

I want to be able to use Banner::Show (or similar) in the -Post of my installer to wait for the Exec of the app to load, here's what I have so far, thanks. (I added InitPluginsDir & ReserveFile based on similar forum postings).

I just basically want ".", then "..", the "..." to fill the Banner text area while it waits for FindWindow, etc.

  BringToFront
  StrCpy $statusThrobber "."

  InitPluginsDir

  ReserveFile "${NSISDIR}\Plugins\Banner.dll"

  Exec "${MUI_FINISHPAGE_RUN}"

  Banner::show /NOUNLOAD /set 76 "Launching..." ""

  Banner::getWindow /NOUNLOAD
  Pop $1

  GetDlgItem $2 $1 1030

loop:
  SendMessage $2 ${WM_SETTEXT} 0 "STR:$statusThrobber"

  StrCpy $statusThrobber "$statusThrobber."
  BringToFront

  FindWindow $0 "MozillaUIWindowClass" "${PRODUCT_NAME}"

  IntCmp $0 0 done
    Sleep 500
    Goto loop
done:

  # I don't think FindWindow waits for window to be draw
  # just for window to be available so I added this padding
  # of 5 seconds.
  Sleep 5000

  Banner::destroy

mrtech
28th April 2008 19:20 UTC

ok, was blinded by stress, IntCmp wasn't setup right :)

loop:
  SendMessage $2 ${WM_SETTEXT} 0 "STR:$statusThrobber"

  StrCpy $statusThrobber "$statusThrobber."
  BringToFront

  FindWindow $0 "MozillaUIWindowClass" "${PRODUCT_NAME}"

  Sleep 500

  IntCmp $0 0 loop

  Banner::destroy

kichik
28th April 2008 23:23 UTC

Or with LogicLib:

${Do}
  SendMessage $2 ${WM_SETTEXT} 0 "STR:$statusThrobber"
  StrCpy $statusThrobber "$statusThrobber."
  BringToFront
  FindWindow $0 "MozillaUIWindowClass" "${PRODUCT_NAME}"
  Sleep 500
${LoopWhile} $0 = 0

mrtech
29th April 2008 01:44 UTC

yeah I'm such an old school playa and keep forgetting about LogicLib thanks.

mrtech
1st May 2008 15:09 UTC

ok, follow question the SendMessage I have now sets the secondary status message, but what id do I use to update the main title without having to detroy and reshow.

my original call does:
Banner::show /NOUNLOAD /set 76 "Launching..." ""

now I want to update "Launching..." with a different title, tia.

kichik
2nd May 2008 00:14 UTC

Use Banner::getWindow, GetDlgItem and SendMessage.