Project Settings

The background window is a large window that your main installation window will sit on at runtime. The background window may be a solid color, gradient color, or even an image. Below are the settings used to configure how this background window should look throughout your install.

Show background window

Show a background window behind the main installation window.

Style

Standard

Show a title bar and border for the background window.

Bordered

Show a border around the background window with no title bar.

Kiosk

Make the background window cover the entire screen without a title bar or border.

Appearance

Solid color:

Make the background window a solid color.  Click the select button ( ) to bring up a color chooser.

Gradient:

Create a gradient color background by blending two colors together. The first color represents the color that will appear at the top of the background window and the second color represents the bottom color that it will be blended into. You can click the select button ( ) to bring up a color chooser for each color.

Image:

Insert an image into the background window. Click the Browse button to select the image file you want to use. The following image formats are supported:

*.bmp; *.gif; *.jpg; *.pcx; *.png; *.tga; *.tif

Note: The specified image file will be stretched to fit the dimensions of the background window.

Text

Heading:

The text that will appear along the top of the background window. You can click the Font button to choose the font you want to use for the text, and the select ( ) button to choose the text color.

Left

Align the heading text to the left hand side of the background window.

Center

Center the heading text on the background window.

Right

Align the heading text to the right hand side of the background window.

3D

Give the heading text a three-dimensional effect. You can click the select ( ) button to choose the text shadow color you want to use.

Subheading:

The text that will appear below the heading text on the background window. You can click the Font button to choose the font you want to use for the text and the select ( ) button to choose the text color.

Left

Align the subheading text to the left hand side of the background window.

Center

Center the subheading text on the background window.

Right

Align the subheading text to the right hand side of the background window.

3D

Give the subheading text a three-dimensional effect. You can click the select ( ) button to choose the text shadow color you want to use.

Footer:

The text that will appear along the bottom of the background window. You can click the Font button to choose the font you want to use for the text and the select ( ) button to choose the text color.

Left

Align the footer text to the left hand side of the background window.

Center

Center the footer text on the background window.

Right

Align the footer text to the right hand side of the background window.

3D

Give the footer text a three-dimensional effect. You can click the select ( ) button to choose the text shadow color you want to use.