Change caption of installer at runtime

Author: bholliger (talk, contrib)

Description

This sample describes how to change the window title of the installer at runtime. It is based on this Forum-Thread. Thx rsegal.

The main code is

  SendMessage $HWNDPARENT ${WM_SETTEXT} 0 "STR:Your text"

This can be abstracted as a macro through:

  !include "WinMessages.nsh"
  !define SetTitleBar "!insertmacro SetTitleBar"
  !macro SetTitlebar Str
    SendMessage $HWNDPARENT ${WM_SETTEXT} 0 "STR:${Str}"
  !macroend

Have a look at the following sample.

Sample

Outfile 'test.exe'
InstallDir '$PROGRAMFILES\Test'
 
!include WinMessages.nsh
 
Caption "My Installer"
 
page components
page directory
page instfiles
 
Section "Section 1"
  SendMessage $HWNDPARENT ${WM_SETTEXT} 0 "STR:We are waiting... [Section 1]"
  Sleep 5000
  SendMessage $HWNDPARENT ${WM_SETTEXT} 0 "STR:Ok, that's enough."
SectionEnd
 
Section "Section 2"
  SendMessage $HWNDPARENT ${WM_SETTEXT} 0 "STR:We are waiting... [Section 2]"
  Sleep 5000
  SendMessage $HWNDPARENT ${WM_SETTEXT} 0 "STR:Ok, that's enough."
SectionEnd
 
Function .onSelChange
  IntOp $1 $1 + 1
  SendMessage $HWNDPARENT ${WM_SETTEXT} 0 "STR:Changed sections $1 times"
FunctionEnd
 
Function .onInit
  StrCpy $1 "0"
FunctionEnd