Images Screen?

[m0rdex]

Hi guys,

I want to let a user choose between 4 'skins' of the application. So i want, let's say, 4 images shown, let the user pick one and press next.

I can't find a function to show an image in the setup? How do i do that?

Thanx in advance,

m0rdex

[Steven Carr]

As far as i know there is no way to do this within the current installer as the theme (or as you say "skin") is built into the installer as a fixed resource.

BUT

You could emulate the same idea. Have a simple "default" installer (AMS would work well here) which allows you to choose from the different skins.

This then runs the corretly themed installer for the rest of the process.

To avoid double up of files being distributed, and if you are distributing on CD you could use the "External" feature available within SF7. Together with Primer files in the default installer to drop a ZIP of the installed files and each themed installer.

Of course this gives you a bit of extra overhead in processing within the installation and also an extra runtime for each installation but it would work.

[bnkrazy]

I think what m0rdex was describing was a screen to let the user choose which skin to install for 'his' application, not the theme of the SF installer...based soley on the choice of the word 'skin'.

If that is the case, I too think that would be a nice addition as I will also be releasing a new version of an app that will have skin support and it would be nice to let the user 'see' what I am talking about rather than having to select an option button with a text description.

I have not really looked into it yet, but an option would be to use an option button screen and then use an unused screen button renamed to 'View Selected Skin' to open a preview of the skin in a web page, etc. based on the option choice...just a thought.

[Steven Carr]

Yeah, i think you are right after re-reading it... thats what you get for posting after 2am in the morning

[m0rdex]

Yeah it's a way to do it yes..

I've accomplished it now with a HTML screen wich goes before the option box screen, which shows the four choosable skins, with the names above it. When the user presses next he/she can choose one by selecting the corresponding option.

It's a way to do it, not the nicest way, but as you said.. Too bad it isn't possible to add images to the option boxes!

Well, thanx for ur reactions!!

-m0rdex out