How about a GUI

Originally posted by crish
no the available functions in nsisplus arent enough for me

Any examples about Whats missing?

i try to add wizards and forms for adding removing sections functions vars registry stuff language support and much more

So maybe I should stop developing NSISplus and wait for your results?😁
My aim is not to replace the need of a text editor but to reduce its need, because I cant see how a GUI can do all the things possible in NSIS without using a text editor.

ok since your prog is a script editor its ok

but I want a gui where u dont need to know anything about scripting when u create a simple installer ( there is such a wizard tool somewhere i've seen)

i also want to have real language support :
just choose from a listview a language module (nsh file)
where the texts are in, so it would be better I think
(u dont need to know what Completedttext or so is exactly)

the next one : i can drag n drop files i want into my prog and then double click for extra options like destdir or renaming or for dlls replace after reboot or so

ok i need a function editor but thats only for experts

i'll try to add standards like a reboot option or a startmenu chooser

like in professional installers - maybe i dont get it working but i try

your version of a gui is a complete other way best wishes but I try an other way ...

Originally posted by crish

but I want a gui where u dont need to know anything about scripting when u create a simple installer

Did you realy take a look t NSISplus?
For a simple installer you need these steps:
1. Select File/New, choose a name --> you will get a ready for use framework
2. Open the main section and D&D the file you want to install on the OutDir item
3. Press F5 (compile)

i also want to have real language support :
just choose from a listview a language module (nsh file)
where the texts are in, so it would be better I think

I would prefer using different templates for that, because a) editing is easier (just one file) and b) transporting the installer scripts is easier (I use to work alternately on my PC and my Vaio, and som of my projects are develpoed in groups, so even more computers are included)

When do you expect to publish a beta that shows how you GUI will work?

ok

i also use different includes for language support
u can select your fav one from a listbox

one for each language (only german at the moment)
what my prog does is :

drag n drop of files in the listview
ability for own functions ( real scripting)

guis for general, files options , dir options and so on
if u like i can post the exe somewhere
there u can see what i mean

sure, i'd love to see it 🙂

Originally posted by crish
ok
if u like i can post the exe somewhere
there u can see what i mean

Why dont you post it here in the formu, so that all of us can see what it will be?

BTW: if anyone here is interested in a new beta of NSISplus, i can post it here, too.

nsisw 0.0001 alpha

does absolutely nothing ....

only starts if u have vb 6 runtimes installed also commondialog ocx
and u need to register the ocx included in the zip below ...

the prog can load a nsi file and parse (some parts)

thats my intention for a installmaker gui

very much to do i know

i try to add more functions

and here IS the ocx for the outlookbar ..

the max size of uploads are a little bit too small for progs ...

update
now can read a nsi file

can read : general things like name
file properties
sections
functions (with content)
writeregstr (more reg stuff comes)
structure

not working :
adv. general stuff
uninstall
language

and : writing any parts does not work

Originally posted by crish
and here IS the ocx for the outlookbar ..

Sorry, but I cant get this starting... the vb6 runtime is there, I thing there must be another dependency missing.

ocxes needed

thats the deps of the exe :

ADVAPI32.DLL
GDI32.DLL
KERNEL32.DLL
MSVBVM60.DLL
NSISW.EXE
NTDLL.DLL
OLE32.DLL
OLEAUT32.DLL
RPCRT4.DLL
USER32.DLL

and the vb project says this files :

Object={831FDD16-0C5C-11D2-A9FC-0000F8754DA1}#2.0#0; mscomctl.ocx
Object={86CF1D34-0C5F-11D2-A9FC-0000F8754DA1}#2.0#0; MSCOMCT2.OCX
Object={38911DA0-E448-11D0-84A3-00DD01104159}#1.1#0; Comct332.ocx
Object={3B7C8863-D78F-101B-B9B5-04021C009402}#1.2#0; RICHTX32.OCX
Object={F9043C88-F6F2-101A-A3C9-08002B2F49FB}#1.2#0; Comdlg32.ocx
Object={FE0065C0-1B7B-11CF-9D53-00AA003C9CB6}#1.1#0; COMCT232.OCX
Object={6B7E6392-850A-101B-AFC0-4210102A8DA7}#1.3#0; comctl32.ocx
Object={400A4126-B881-4443-9644-438C5727D147}#1.0#0; obar2k.ocx
Object={74701400-9DD9-11CF-A662-00AA00C066D2}#1.0#0; iemenu.ocx

commoncontrols
richtextcontrol
ie (i have 6.0)

created with : vb 6 sp 5

dont forget to register the obar2k.ocx with regsvr32 !
(i have put the obar2k.ocx into my system32 dir u should do this to
also i only tried it on windows 2000)

Re: ocxes needed

Originally posted by crish
thats the deps of the exe :

ADVAPI32.DLL
GDI32.DLL
KERNEL32.DLL
MSVBVM60.DLL
NSISW.EXE
NTDLL.DLL
OLE32.DLL
OLEAUT32.DLL
RPCRT4.DLL
USER32.DLL

My dependency walker shows me exactly the same list.

Object={74701400-9DD9-11CF-A662-00AA00C066D2}#1.0#0; iemenu.ocx

This is missing on my system.

dont forget to register the obar2k.ocx with regsvr32 !

Do you really think that I would forget this even though you have said this before?🙂

sorry !

u would not be the first who forgot this !

attached : v 0.00.0006

working on winnt 4.0 with ie 5.5

Originally posted by crish

attached : v 0.00.0006

working on winnt 4.0 with ie 5.5

It starts now - sorry, no comments yet, maybe I can find some time for looking at your work this weekend.

A GUI for NSIS? How about an Editor?

I wanted to post a new subject about a NSIS editor I created called Venis (http://www.mandato.com/venis/). Well I found this forum and I hope the creation of my editor does not upset anyone.

Venis key features:
*Syntax highlighting of key words.
*Compiler output view.
*File tools (saving, open, close, print).
*Edit tools (copy, paste, cut, select all).
*Compiler execution and final program execution for testing.

I decided on an SDI (Single Document Interface) because typically you are only working with one NSI file. I did allow multiple instances of the program to be opened. There is a compile results view, a tool bar, and the typical tools most IDE's have (Find, Replace, Goto...). Tomorrow (Thrusday, May 13, 2002) I will post the first release.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks!

http://www.mandato.com/venis/. Any feedback would be appreciated.

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Good luck,
Hendri.

Re: A GUI for NSIS? How about an Editor?

Originally posted by AMandato
I wanted to post a new subject about a NSIS editor I created called Venis (http://www.mandato.com/venis/)

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Some feedback:
* My system is not located on C: and my programms are not installed in "program files", so any of your attempts to open MSIE directly fails with an error message.
Hint: Using ShellExecute(hwnd, "open", <path to html file>, ...) will work on all systems.
* makeNSIS can be found via registry instead of asking the user for its location.
* When makeNSIS fails e.g. with "file not found - aborting creation process", then the script was NOT compiled successfully, even if venis reports this 😉
* Using SDI is OK, but you should add the possibility to load more than one file, because the user surely wants to copy some code from other install scripts, when creating a new script. I suggest adding a button line at the bottom of the window to switch between the loaded files.

Awesome! Hey do not be afraid to give me more suggestions. I originally thought of some kind of tabbing system for multiple files but opted to design with just one single file.

Using myself at work, I was thinking about making a feature that would leave the file you last opened and keeping the same cursor position.

I think I am going to make a forum/feature request page on the Venis website so others can request features.

I want to make a feature to load different word files for the older builds of NSIS.

If anyone has developed with Power++, I want to create a toolbar that can allow drag and drop programming. I may make an example with File and MessageBox functions and see if others would like this.

Thanks,

Angelo

Venis 1.0.2

Venis, Visual Enviornment for NSIS, has been updated. A few minor additions and bug fixes are outlined in the history page.

Next version of Venis will include unique features which will allow fast editing and development of NSIS scripts. Look for it in a month or two.

Thanks everyone for the input!

Angelo

http://www.spaceblue.com/venis/