Banner and timer/ blinking text

Netsurfer24
17th October 2010 15:52 UTC

Banner and timer/ blinking text [solved]
Hi,

I am looking for an easy solution or best method to let my banner text blink.

As a certain part of my installer the user has the option to do a full HDD scan (which may take several minutes). So after clicking the button which starts the scan I hide the main installer window and show a banner instead (visible in the taskbar, stays always on top).

The banner text actually is only changed/ updated when a certain entry is found. Now I would like to have the first text line to blink so that the user knows that the application is still working and has not hung up.

I already tried the nsDialog timer (does not work - I guess due to the hide of the window) and I also do not want to use another banner (plugin).

Can anybody give me a tip or a hint how to achieve this?
Or what I possibly made wrong with timer?

Addendum 1:
I changed my UI and added a progressbar to the banner. Now the question is "How to Create a Smooth Progress Bar control" (like in http://nsis.sourceforge.net/NsDialog...ss_Bar_control)?

Addendum 2:
OK, I solved it. I found the solution in this thread: http://forums.winamp.com/archive/ind.../t-291517.html

Gunther

Afrow UK
17th October 2010 18:15 UTC

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Nxs_plug-in

Stu

Netsurfer24
17th October 2010 18:16 UTC

Stu,

thanks but I solved it by using the "normal" banner (see addendum 2 above).
Ah, still one additional question:
In the post (linked in my first post) is written

In Windows XP or later you can set the progress bar in maraquee mode.

So what happens on NT/2000 systems?(Win <= 98 does not matter as it is not supported by my installer anyway)
Do I have to take care for those systems? May the code crash the installer or has it just no effect?

Gunther

Wizou
17th October 2010 19:10 UTC

Sending a "standard" message that is not supported by an old version of Windows, or setting style bits that are not supported by a version of Windows, usually has no bad effects and is just ignored.

So go ahead. No need to take care of these cases.

Netsurfer24
17th October 2010 19:13 UTC

Wizou,

Originally posted by Wizou
... usually has no bad effects and is just ignored.
So go ahead. No need to take care of these cases.

puh, so I can breath easy ...! ;)

Thanks for your answer!

Gunther