dialog editor & language selection

[tuti]

hello,
i am currently working with the trial version of the advanced installer. now i am a little confused because it is said to have full functionality for 30 days and i cannot find the dialog editor or any other functionalities to edit or create new dialogs. am i just plain blind or are these features not included in the trial version?
furthermore i would like to know if with the PRO version it will be able to have a dialog at the beginning of the installation that enables the user to select the installation language and how that can be achieved

it would be really nice if someone could give some information on that.
Thanks in advance

regards,
ruth

[Cosmin]

Hi Ruth,

Thank you for your interest in Advanced Installer.

i cannot find the dialog editor or any other functionalities to edit or create new dialogs.

Please note that the dialog editor feature can be used only in Enterprise projects. You can change the type of your current project by using the "Project" -> "Options" menu.

i would like to know if with the PRO version it will be able to have a dialog at the beginning of the installation that enables the user to select the installation language and how that can be achieved

Yes, the Professional version supports this. Here are the steps:
- go to the "Translations" page and select the Languages tab
- select the languages you want to include in your package
- select the "Create only a multilingual package" option
- go to the "Media" page and select the Bootstrapper tab
- check the "Create EXE setup file" option
- select the "Include install files in EXE" option (this is optional)
- select the "Display language selection dialog (for multi-language packages)" option

When the multilingual package will be launched through the EXE bootstrapper, it will show a language selection dialog for the languages in the package.

Regards,
Cosmin

[tuti]

thanks a lot! that was really helpful.
another question i have in that context is- what happens if i change something about the standard dialogs or create and insert some new ones. Can I still have a multilanguage package and how will that work?
furthermore, is it possible do delete sub dialogs? e.g. i would like the custom install to only let the user select whether he wants to have a desktop icon or not. would that be possible?
another problem i just discovered is, that with an enterprise project i suddenly no longer have the license file dialog?

again, thanks for your help

best regards
ruth

[Cosmin]

Hi,

what happens if i change something about the standard dialogs or create and insert some new ones. Can I still have a multilanguage package and how will that work?

Yes, you can still use a multi-language dialog. However, you need to localize the new dialogs in order to show them in the language of the installation. Please note that the User Guide contains a localization tutorial and localization how-to which may help you.

is it possible do delete sub dialogs?

Not all dialogs can be removed. However, you can skip them by controlling the NewDialog control events. For more details please see the Add a dialog after "SetupTypeDlg", Conditionally show "StartMenuShortcutsDlg" and Conditionally show the "UpgradeDlg" dialog how-to's.

with an enterprise project i suddenly no longer have the license file dialog?

Please note that by default this dialog is not present in the project. However, you can add it in the "Dialogs" page by using the "Add Dialog" button or context menu.

Regards,
Cosmin