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NSIS 2 - Beta 0 is out!

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kichik#
Added caption argument for custom pages. InstallOptions will not flicker anymore 😁

IO pages now completely look like there one of NSIS's other pages.
RIV@NVX#
makensisw suggestions:
1. use Lucida Console for script display (or make font changeable)
2. change buttons and branding text to use Tahoma and maybe make it show NSIS 2.0b0, instead of only 2.0b0.

and, is it possible not to include that CVS empty folders in nightly builds?

my 0.02€ (I am from Europe😁)
RIV@NVX#
Originally posted by rainwater
The log font was chosen by Justin himself. I wouldn't dare change it 🙂
Yeah, I remember now...

And font for buttons?
rainwater#
Originally posted by RIV@NVX


Yeah, I remember now...

And font for buttons?
The font of the buttons is MS Shell Dlg, which on 2000/XP systems is Tahoma. On Win 9x, the font is *usually* MS Sans Serif.

For more info on why I have chosen this font look here.
RIV@NVX#
Originally posted by rainwater


The font of the buttons is MS Shell Dlg, which on 2000/XP systems is Tahoma. On Win 9x, the font is *usually* MS Sans Serif.

For more info on why I have chosen this font look here.
On my XP installation it is Microsoft Sans Serif. Weird. Shell Dlg 2 is Tahoma.
rainwater#
Originally posted by RIV@NVX


On my XP installation it is Microsoft Sans Serif. Weird. Shell Dlg 2 is Tahoma.
MS Shell Dlg is a safe font used on all systems. While I could make it "Tahoma", it wouldn't necessarily work on all systems. Therefore, I choose MS Shell Dlg. You can easily change the source to be Tahoma if you wish. I plan on having an options dialog in the future to customize some things, so setting this might be a possibility. Right now, I don't have the time to do that though.
matt weagle#
Release ETA?

I know the ETA is "when it's done" 😁, but I'd really like to pick up the new version for our upcoming release. Do you have an idea when you think it'll be ready to roll? I'm not asking for precise dates, but how about a ballpark: weeks, months, or longer? Our current install uses a custom NSIS build but it looks like 2.0 will have everything we need (and then some, especially multi-lingual support). I'm crossing my carpal-tunnel fingers...Thanks and keep up the good work. 👍
kichik#
The long awaited release is finally here, the first beta version of NSIS!

A lot of time has passed from the release of alpha 7, but not even a second of it was for slacking around. New features were constantly added, tons of bugs fixed. All was done to make NSIS quicker, smaller, easier and more powerful.

This release, unlike earlier alphas is no longer an unofficial modification. As of beta 0 this is an official beta as we work correspondingly with Justin Frankel, the original author of NSIS.

The main changes from alpha 7 are:
* Easier Modern User Interface with lots of new features
* New paging system which makes is easier to add custom pages to your installer
* New multilingual user strings
* Lots of new and improved plug-ins which you can use to download files from the internet, display additional graphics, run console programs and more!
* Over 15 new translations
* New documentation format

Download: https://sourceforge.net/project/show...ease_id=126427

Full change list: https://sourceforge.net/project/show...ease_id=126427
RIV@NVX#
Yup, 200kb increase in size, but it's worth it...
Is this release going to be on Nullsoft's NSIS page (as Justin said)?
RIV@NVX#
kichik, put your development page as NSIS homepage because it is a lot nicer than Nullsoft's one (of course, do some modifications to it 😉)
kichik#
It's there, just a few posts above:

Are you a developer who uses NSIS to distribute your application? Are you a Winamp plug-in developer who wants to use NSIS to distribute your plug-in? Have suggestions for other people like you? This is the place.


The official homepage is at Justin's control. There is a link there to nsis.sf.net and b0 is already there.