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Banner screen |
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A screen that has a banner on the left side and some text on white background on the right side. Banner screens are suitable for start and finish screens.
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Applies to: Installer, Uninstaller |
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Background color for banner
If you specify a custom banner, you might want to adjust the background color of the banner panel, the default value is suitable for the standard banner. Set to "None" in order to reset to the default value.
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Image for banner
Specify a PNG or GIF image file for your custom banner. Clear to reset to the default banner.
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Info text
A paragraph that explains to the user what this screen is about. This message is shown in the body of the screen.
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Screen subtitle
The subtitle of the screen, shown below the title in a normal font. Should be a short question. This question is also used by the console installer for presenting the screen.
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Screen title
The title of the screen, shown in a bold and larger font. Should be a concise subject.
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Configurable banner form |
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A screen where form elements can be configured along the vertical axis. Most types of information that you would like to query from a user during the installation can be easily expressed with this screen. The screen has a banner on the left side and a white background on the right side. Banner screens are suitable for start and finish screens.
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Applies to: Installer, Uninstaller |
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Background color for banner
If you specify a custom banner, you might want to adjust the background color of the banner panel, the default value is suitable for the standard banner. Set to "None" in order to reset to the default value.
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Image for banner
Specify a PNG or GIF image file for your custom banner. Clear to reset to the default banner.
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Fill horizontally
If set, the form will fill the entire horizontal extent of the screen. Otherwise, it will be centered horizontally and all form components will not be wider than their preferred widths.
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Fill vertically
If set, the form will fill the entire vertical extent of the screen. Otherwise, it will be centered vertically. Note that form components always have their preferred heights. If "Fill vertically" is selected, the form starts at the top and any remaining space is empty.
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Info text
A paragraph that explains to the user what this screen is about. This message is shown in the body of the screen.
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Screen subtitle
The subtitle of the screen, shown below the title in a normal font. Should be a short question. This question is also used by the console installer for presenting the screen.
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Screen title
The title of the screen, shown in a bold and larger font. Should be a concise subject.
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Configurable form |
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A screen where form elements can be configured along the vertical axis. Most types of information that you would like to query from a user during the installation can be easily expressed with this screen.
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Applies to: Installer, Uninstaller |
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Fill horizontally
If set, the form will fill the entire horizontal extent of the screen. Otherwise, it will be centered horizontally and all form components will not be wider than their preferred widths.
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Fill vertically
If set, the form will fill the entire vertical extent of the screen. Otherwise, it will be centered vertically. Note that form components always have their preferred heights. If "Fill vertically" is selected, the form starts at the top and any remaining space is empty.
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Screen subtitle
The subtitle of the screen, shown below the title in a normal font. Should be a short question. This question is also used by the console installer for presenting the screen.
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Screen title
The title of the screen, shown in a bold and larger font. Should be a concise subject.
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Directory selection |
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A screen that asks the user to select a directory. All displayed messages are configurable.
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Applies to: Installer, Uninstaller |
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Directory description
The description of the kind of directory that use should select in a few words, e.g. "ABC directory".
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Info text
A paragraph that explains to the user what this screen is about. This message is shown in the body of the screen.
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Initial directory
The initially selected directory. Can be empty if no directory should be initially selected.
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Only accept writable directories
If selected, non-writable directories will be rejected.
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Standard directory
A directory name that should be appended to the user selection in the directory browser. Should be empty if an existing directory has to be selected.
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Screen subtitle
The subtitle of the screen, shown below the title in a normal font. Should be a short question. This question is also used by the console installer for presenting the screen.
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Screen title
The title of the screen, shown in a bold and larger font. Should be a concise subject.
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Variable name for selection
The name of the variable to which the selected directory is saved when the user advances to the next screen.
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Display progress |
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A screen that displays a progress bar with a status line capturing the progress information of associated actions. The associated actions are executed immediately when the screen is activated. All displayed messages are configurable.
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Applies to: Installer, Uninstaller |
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Cancel enabled
If the cancel button should be enabled.
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Screen subtitle
The subtitle of the screen, shown below the title in a normal font. Should be a short question. This question is also used by the console installer for presenting the screen.
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Screen title
The title of the screen, shown in a bold and larger font. Should be a concise subject.
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Display text |
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A screen that displays text to the user, either plain text or HTML. All displayed messages are configurable.
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Applies to: Installer, Uninstaller |
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Displayed text
The text that is displayed in the screen, either plain text or HTML. The text is displayed in a scrollable text area.
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Load displayed text from file
Same as the "Displayed text" property, only that the text is loaded from a file. This property is only used if the "Displayed text" property is empty. You can also specify a zip file containing files named after the ISO language code (i.e. en.txt, de.txt or en.html). The text will then be chosen automatically depending on the installer language.
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Info text
A paragraph that explains to the user what this screen is about. This message is shown in the body of the screen.
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Screen subtitle
The subtitle of the screen, shown below the title in a normal font. Should be a short question. This question is also used by the console installer for presenting the screen.
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Screen title
The title of the screen, shown in a bold and larger font. Should be a concise subject.
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Program group selection |
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A screen that allows the user to select a program group on Microsoft Windows. All displayed messages are configurable.
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Applies to: Installer, Uninstaller |
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Program groups for all users
If selected, the program groups for all users are shown, otherwise the program groups for the current user are shown.
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Info text
A paragraph that explains to the user what this screen is about. This message is shown in the body of the screen.
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Initial program group
The initially selected program group. Can be empty if no program group should be initially selected.
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Screen subtitle
The subtitle of the screen, shown below the title in a normal font. Should be a short question. This question is also used by the console installer for presenting the screen.
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Screen title
The title of the screen, shown in a bold and larger font. Should be a concise subject.
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Variable name for selection
The name of the variable to which the selected program group is saved when the user advances to the next screen.
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