Panel Action Settings
InstallAnywhere 2024 R2
Panel actions (commonly called panels) are the means for requesting user input through a graphical interface.
Graphic installers/uninstallers may show the installation/uninstallation steps through a set of labels—words which represent the step—or by displaying specific images for the steps. Whether an installer/uninstaller displays labels or images is determined by the Type of Additions to the Installer Panels setting in the Installer Steps area of the Look & Feel view on the Installer UI page:
Images—If the Images is selected, the customizer for the panel in the Pre-Install, Post-Install, Pre-Uninstall, and Post-Uninstall sequences enables the use of the Image Settings tab.
List of installer steps—If the List of installer steps is selected, the customizer for the panel in the Pre-Install, Post-Install, Pre-Uninstall, and Post-Uninstall sequences enables the use of the Label Settings tab.
Also,if the Enable installer help and Use different help text for each panel options in the Help view on the Installer UI page are selected, the Help Settings tab on panel action customizers is enabled.
Use the Image Settings tab to specify what image your installers/uninstallers show on this panel. You may choose to use the default panel image, display an image specific to that panel, or display no image at all. Choose one of the following options:
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Option |
Description |
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Use the Installer’s Default Image |
Select this option to use the image specified in the default Installer/Uninstaller Panel Image on the Installer Steps tab. |
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Use the Same Image as the Previous Panel |
Select this option to use the image specified for the panel immediately prior to this panel. |
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Do not Display an Image |
Select this option to show no additional images in this panel. |
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Specify an Image (170x305) |
Select this option to use an image file you provide. To specify an image: Click Choose. In the Select an Image File dialog box, navigate to the image you want to use and click Open. To verify the image appearance, click Preview. The size of the install/uninstall progress panel is 170 pixels wide by 305 pixels tall. Installer/Uninstaller dimensions may change slightly by platform to better display text and different fonts. |
The Label Settings tab in the customizer enables developers to preview the labels and the icon images. The labels are highlighted, and marked as the installation/uninstallation progresses. The installer/uninstaller build process will auto populate the list based on the panel titles.
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Option |
Description |
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Highlight the Same Label as the Previous Panel |
Select this option to keep the label the same as the previous panel during the install/uninstall. |
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Choose a Label from the List of Install Step Labels |
Select this option to select a label from the list to display during the installation/uninstallation. To verify the label appearance, click Preview. |
Note the following in relation with step labels specification and configuration for both the installer and uninstaller:
Using the Installer Steps area in the Look & Feel view on the Installer UI page and the Label Settings tabs found on each individual panel’s customizer, you can assign multiple panels to the same label. Thus, if there are numerous steps, or if the installer/uninstaller has several panels for the same step, the interface can be adjusted as needed.
Configuration of icons and texts font colours are common for both the uninstaller step lables and installer step lables. On the Installer UI > Look & Feel Settings > Customer UI Designer dialog box, under the Installer Steps area, using the Installer Step Labels settings button in the Configure Install Labels setting enables to you to configure the icons and texts font colours.
On the Help Settings tab, you can specify customized help for this action.
The Help Settings tab is enabled only if the Enable installer help and the Use different help text for each panel options are selected in the Help view on the Installer UI page.
Enter a Title for the help, which will appear in the help dialog box title bar, and then enter the content of the help in the Help Text box. Click Preview to preview how the help will be displayed in the pop-up help dialog box.
If you enable installer/uninstaller help and supply help for installer/uninstaller panels, do not include <META> tags in the HTML code of the help panels. An InstallAnywhere installer/uninstaller is unable to display help pages that contain <META> tags.
InstallAnywhere lets you add help to your installer/uninstaller. You can choose to use the same text for all help panels or customized help text for each panel.
To enable installer help:
In the Advanced Designer, on the Installer UI page, click Help. The Help view opens.
Select the Enable installer help check box.
In the Help Text Format area, select either HTML or Plain text. Selecting HTML allows greater formatting control of the message using HTML formatting tags. For example:
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HTML |
Display |
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<B>MyHelp</B> <I>Information</I> |
MyHelp Information |
Select one of the following:
Use different help text for each panel—Select this option if you want to enter help text for each installer/uninstaller panel on the Help Settings tab of the action customizer for the Pre-Install, Post-Install, Pre-Uninstall, and Post-Uninstall sequences panels.
Use the same help text for all panels—Select this option if you want to define a single help message that will be used on all panels. If you select this option, enter a Title and the Help Text. If you select this option, the Help Settings tab for panel customizers will be disabled.
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