How to display the feature description in the ConfigureDlg

[shetty_rohan]

Hi,

I have added a new feature(say Organization->Product->New Feature->Outlook-Add-in). I have also made sure to add some description for the same.

When the Installer shows the ConfigureDlg, it just shows the name of the fetaure(with out the description).

Is there a way to display the description?

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[Eusebiu]

Hi Rohan,

In order to achieve what you want, you can follow the steps below:
- go in the Dialogs page and select the "ConfigureDlg -> CustomizePage" dialog
- shrink the size of the "Quick Selection Tree" control found on that dialog
- on the free space add a "Static Text" control and resize it as you please
- while that control is selected go to the "Subscribed Events" tab and add a new event as described below:

• Subscribed to: Display description for the selected tree item
  Attribute to set: Text

- build and run the project

Just let us know if you have any other question.

Best regards,
Eusebiu

[shetty_rohan]

Thanks, it worked.

However, the "Static Text" does not come with the border. Is it possible to get this with the border(something similar to disabled editbox)?

If this question is not clear, I could explain with the screenshot.

[Eusebiu]

Hi,

To achieve that you can do as described below:
- replace the "Static Text" control with an "Edit Box" control
- set its "Enabled" attribute to "False"
- go in the Table Editor page, "EventMapping" table and add a new row with the below configuration:

• Dialog_: CustomizePage
  Control_: Edit_1
  Event: SelectionDescription
  Attribute: Text

- build and run the project

Best regards,
Eusebiu

[shetty_rohan]

Thanks, it worked.

[Eusebiu]

My pleasure. Glad to help.

Best regards,
Eusebiu

[shetty_rohan]

In 11.6.1 we do not get the description, however the same works fine with 11.5.1
Can you please help us with this?

Out of topic:
We also found one more issue "Scripts disapper in 11.6.0, but it seems to be working in 11.6.1)

[Eusebiu]

Hi Rohan,

In 11.6.1 we do not get the description, however the same works fine with 11.5.1
Can you please help us with this?

This seems to be an Advanced Installer issue which is already scheduled to be fixed. If a new row is added manually in the Table Editor page, it is not kept when the project is open in a higher version of Advanced Installer.

Meanwhile, you can go in the Table Editor page and add that row again, manually.

Out of topic:
We also found one more issue "Scripts disapper in 11.6.0, but it seems to be working in 11.6.1)

Indeed, this problem appeared in version 11.6, but it was fixed in version 11.6.1 of Advanced Installer.

Best regards,
Eusebiu

[shetty_rohan]

Thanks. It worked.

One question:
Would I need to do this "insert row manually" for every upgrade?

[Eusebiu]

You're welcome.

Indeed, you need to create that row for every upgrade until we will fix the problem, but we try to fix it as soon as possible.

Best regards,
Eusebiu

[shetty_rohan]

Thanks for the information

[Eusebiu]

You're always welcome Rohan.

All the best,
Eusebiu

[shetty_rohan]

Hi,

I tried to insert(this row) manually and build it, which works fine.

However, if I close and open the project, I can not see this in the EventMapping(it gets removed). Can you please help with this??

Regards,
Rohan

[Eusebiu]

Hi Rohan,

Indeed, I thought that the problem appears only when the project is open in a newer version of Advanced Installer, but it seems that it is more specific to version 11.6.1.

However, we fixed it and we plan to release a new version of Advanced Installer (11.6.2) as soon as possible (most likely today) which contains this fix.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Best regards,
Eusebiu

[shetty_rohan]

Okay. thanks. We will wait for this