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{{PageAuthor|Joel}}
{{PageAuthor|Joel}} {{PageAuthor|Danny Staple}}
== Tutorial Contents ==
* Introduction
** [[IO2_Tutorial_Label|Label]]
** [[IO2_Tutorial_Text_Password|Text & Password]]
** [[IO2_Tutorial_ComboBox_DropList_Listbox|ComboBox, DropList and ListBox]]
** [[IO2_Tutorial_CheckBox_RadioButton|Checkbox and RadioButton]]
** [[IO2_Tutorial_For_FileRequest_DirRequest|Tutorial For FileRequest and DirRequest]]
** [[IO2_Tutorial_Icon_Bitmap|Icon & Bitmap]]
** [[IO2_Tutorial_GroupBox|GroupBox]]
** [[IO2_Tutorial_Link|Link]]
* [[IO2_Tutorial_Example|Example]]
** [[IO2_Tutorial_Select_Page|Make the "Select" Page INI]]
** [[IO2_Tutorial_Confirm_Page|Make the "Confirm" Page INI]]
** [[IO2_Tutorial_Downloader_Script|Script Used For Downloader]]
 
== Welcome ==
Welcome to Install Options (IO) 2 tutorial v2. IO, from NSIS, is a plugin that allows the programmer to ad more pages in their installation, see a !! screenshot !!. There are a few changes, from the last tutorial:
 
* Updated external urls.
* Add a good example: [[IO2_Tutorial_Example|Downloader Example]].
* Also in <attach>Io2-tutorial.zip CHM Format</attach>.
* More order.
 
=== Let's begin, this is what we need: ===
 
# [http://www.nullsoft.com/free/nsis/ NSIS]. The installer that "doesn't suck and isn't huge". Get the latest Development Snapshot in their [http://nsis.sourceforge.net/ SourceForge site].
# Read the Install Options !! Readme file !!.
# [http://www.users.on.net/johnson/resourcehacker/ Resource Hacker] !! Other resource editors!!. To edit the dialogs and put our controls on it.
# Patience :whistle: .
 
=== General Notes ===
* We'll do a Tweak with Right and Bottom so IO uses are values in the NSIS dialog, remember the values are in dialog units.
* Is there a lot of possibilities that doesn't match the Resource Hacker dialog editor with the final dialog with NSIS. Test and move as many times you want the controls, just re-following the steps.
* This tutorial will show you how to put the controls in a dialog so you get the values. This tutorial will not create a INI file.
 
=== General Instructions: ===
* Select a UI.
* Make a backup file.
* Use that backup file to open with Resource Hacker.
* Once open, look in the dialog 105. That will be our base dialog.
* Clean up all the objects on it, so we have space for our controls.
* Ready? Select you Control tutorial.
 
If you have questions please use the [http://nsis.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Talk:Install_Options_2_Tutorial&action=edit Comments Section].
 
Visit [http://forums.winamp.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=15&forumid=65 NSIS Forum].
 
== Acknowledgements ==
Nsis and Install Options, as well their logo and related, are from NSIS:
* Original version by Michael Bishop
* DLL version by Nullsoft, Inc.
* DLL version 2 by Amir Szekely, ORTIM, Joost Verburg
* New documentation by Joost Verburg
* Original from Lobo Lunar/Joel


== Links ==
== Links ==
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== Description ==
== Description ==
!! Move this note to comments ? !!
Joel:
Hi dudes!
Hi dudes!
Due the settings of my server my bandwidth was going up. I removed the tutorial from my server and now it is located in the NSIS wiki server.
Due the settings of my server my bandwidth was going up. I removed the tutorial from my server and now it is located in the NSIS wiki server.


== Version History ==
== Version History ==
!! Out of date - maybe deprecate it in favour of the wiki page history later? !!
; 5/mar/2004
; 5/mar/2004
: Changed URL and server.
: Changed URL and server.

Revision as of 12:21, 31 October 2006

Author: Joel (talk, contrib)


Author: Danny Staple (talk, contrib)


Tutorial Contents

Welcome

Welcome to Install Options (IO) 2 tutorial v2. IO, from NSIS, is a plugin that allows the programmer to ad more pages in their installation, see a !! screenshot !!. There are a few changes, from the last tutorial:

  • Updated external urls.
  • Add a good example: Downloader Example.
  • Also in Io2-tutorial.zip CHM Format not found.
  • More order.

Let's begin, this is what we need:

  1. NSIS. The installer that "doesn't suck and isn't huge". Get the latest Development Snapshot in their SourceForge site.
  2. Read the Install Options !! Readme file !!.
  3. Resource Hacker !! Other resource editors!!. To edit the dialogs and put our controls on it.
  4. Patience :whistle: .

General Notes

  • We'll do a Tweak with Right and Bottom so IO uses are values in the NSIS dialog, remember the values are in dialog units.
  • Is there a lot of possibilities that doesn't match the Resource Hacker dialog editor with the final dialog with NSIS. Test and move as many times you want the controls, just re-following the steps.
  • This tutorial will show you how to put the controls in a dialog so you get the values. This tutorial will not create a INI file.

General Instructions:

  • Select a UI.
  • Make a backup file.
  • Use that backup file to open with Resource Hacker.
  • Once open, look in the dialog 105. That will be our base dialog.
  • Clean up all the objects on it, so we have space for our controls.
  • Ready? Select you Control tutorial.

If you have questions please use the Comments Section.

Visit NSIS Forum.

Acknowledgements

Nsis and Install Options, as well their logo and related, are from NSIS:

  • Original version by Michael Bishop
  • DLL version by Nullsoft, Inc.
  • DLL version 2 by Amir Szekely, ORTIM, Joost Verburg
  • New documentation by Joost Verburg
  • Original from Lobo Lunar/Joel

Links

Io2-tutorial.zip (818 KB)

Joel's plugins website

Description

!! Move this note to comments ? !!

Joel:

Hi dudes!

Due the settings of my server my bandwidth was going up. I removed the tutorial from my server and now it is located in the NSIS wiki server.

Version History

!! Out of date - maybe deprecate it in favour of the wiki page history later? !!

5/mar/2004
Changed URL and server.
26/jul/2003
External links updated.
26/jul/2003
Added an Install Options example: Downloader.
7/jul/2003
New web site address...Cool host... for me :P
23/jun/2003
Changed download URL. You can download it in CHM and/or ZIP (html files). Added the "Link" tutorial. (Cool and easy as "Label")
14/jun/2003
Changed download URL.

Thanks and sorry!

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