liquidmotion
16th January 2002 00:17 UTC

InstallOptions - [Control Placement Tool] DOWNLOAD
This release is only for placing and resizing controls, you have to write all other parameters yourself (shouldn't be too hard).

This program will let you create, move, and resize the controls supported by InstallOptions. It will also generate a .INI script file that InstallOptions uses to make the window.

It also comes with the source code. :cool:

Please read the readme.txt for more information.

http://www.morphedmedia.com/slateblue/IOcpt-setup.exe

cya

Kreft
16th January 2002 03:08 UTC

hey is there any reason why you didnt just do button = 1 so that you could left click drag? i tryed it and it worked fine for me... right click dragging just doesnt seem natural in this type of situation...

liquidmotion
16th January 2002 17:18 UTC

the right click dragging is a shitty remnat from the other version, where left click loaded the stats and right click dragged.

you can post a recompiled version with your name in the credz, or i will later tonite.

cya

Kreft
16th January 2002 18:54 UTC

it is by far not a big enough change for me to put my name on it... its all your work that was just a suggestion. go ahead and post your recompiled version ;)

liquidmotion
16th January 2002 20:36 UTC

aside from that, is the program OK? do you find it useful? does it export scripts correctly?

thx

liquidmotion
18th January 2002 00:30 UTC

*bump*
waiting for some more feedback...come on guys.

trace
18th January 2002 20:42 UTC

hi. this was a very good idea, to make such a program. it works fine (i think) but the colors are horrible :igor: why don`t you do such an interface like an normal installation? so the user will see the "final" product - how would it looks (hope you understand what i`m talking about)

cheers, trace ;)

liquidmotion
19th January 2002 02:13 UTC

make it simulate the NSIS window exactly?

i will make the colors better :)

thx

polaughlin
19th January 2002 04:16 UTC

Very nice.

How do you remove a control once it has been placed? *poke*

crish
19th January 2002 11:32 UTC

first : fine to have a ui designer

but :

now it comes.
the drag n drop feature isnt very good
it would be better to make it like in any other ui designer
click on the control that u want then move the mouse to the position on the form and then click on the position where u want it to place

like delphi, vc++ ...

the interface of the programm ...
ok but it would be better to drag the positions directly not with the textboxes on the bottom.

i'll find some more ...

although its nice for a first try on a designer

kichik
19th January 2002 14:22 UTC

Can you please add an option to resize with the mouse?

liquidmotion
19th January 2002 22:10 UTC

there is no way to remove a control :P yikes!

i'll try to make it like vc++ or delphi

i will also try to add the corner resizing thing :)

cya

prodangle
21st January 2002 00:38 UTC

It's a very nice tool, I agree with most of the above posts though. It doesn't look too great, standard Window colours would be nicer, and right-click dragging isn't very intuitive (with the last version I didn't even realise that controls could be dragged :D :D ). Resize with the mouse would be nice too. Looks like I got here too late though, and you've probably done all of these things already ;)
Everything else I can think of is spot on IMO

mcgarrah
22nd January 2002 18:12 UTC

I'm having trouble with controls being placed where I want them on the screen. They always jump to the left about half a control length. Am I missing something like a snap-to-grid feature?

Has anyone else seen this?

mc^^^^
23rd January 2002 03:25 UTC

can someone write a tutorial for this, i dont know how to put it in my .nsi and how i can have a checkbox do a certain thing when its ticked. and nothing when its not.

liquidmotion
24th January 2002 21:47 UTC

i will also fix this control placement bug.

a readme should come with the next release.