The Dialog Editor Page

This page allows you to customize the existing install dialogs or to create new custom dialogs.

The Dialog Editor is composed of four sections:

1. Install Sequence
2. Editor
3. Control
4. Properties

Install Sequence

In the left-side pane you can see a list with all the dialogs to be used during your package installation, grouped in the following categories:

• First Time Install: This section contains the install dialogs that will be displayed when the package is installed for the first time or upgrades another package.
• Maintenance: This sequence of dialogs is displayed when the installer is launched in repair, modify or uninstall mode.
• Patch: This sequence of dialogs belong to a patch package(MSP). They will be displayed when the patch is applied.
• Resume: This sequence of dialogs is displayed when the installation process is resumed after a computer reboot.
• Special Dialogs: These dialogs don't appear directly in any sequence and cannot be removed.
• Unused Dialogs: These dialogs have been created in the "Dialogs" page and after a while they were removed.

Creating a new dialog

Use the [ New Dialog ] toolbar button, the "New Dialog" context menu item or press the Ins key while the focus is in the "Install Sequence" panel. This option is not always enabled as you cannot add a new dialog anywhere in the sequence.

Adding a dialog

Use the [ Add Dialog ] toolbar button, the "Add Dialog" context menu item, or press the + key while the focus is on the "Install Sequence" panel. This option is enabled only if there are more available dialogs. The Add Dialog dialog box will prompt you to select an available dialog.

Exporting a dialog to the repository

Select the dialog you want to export and use the "Move To Repository" context menu option.

Removing a dialog

Use the [ Delete ] toolbar button, the "Delete" tree context menu item or press the Delete key while the focus is on the "Install Sequence" panel.

Moving a dialog between sections

Drag and drop the dialog to the new section.

Sharing a dialog

Drag and drop the dialog to a new section, while the Shift key is pressed. The dialog will be present under both sections.

The order of the dialogs in each section represents the order in which the dialogs will be displayed when the installer runs.

Editor

The Editor allows you to modify the currently selected dialog. You can add or remove controls, change the banner and bitmap, change the text style of the displayed strings etc.

Control

In the Events Editor pane you can specify events that will be associated with the controls. If the pane is not visible use the "Events" context menu item or press the Ctrl + Shift + Enter keys while the focus is on a control to display it.

Properties

In the Properties pane are displayed all the properties of the selected dialog or control, grouped in categories. You have the possibility to modify some of them. If the pane is not visible use "Properties" context menu item or press the Ctrl + Enter keys while the focus is on a dialog or control, to display it.

Categories and properties differ from one control to another.