Applying a Theme to a Custom Exterior Dialog
InstallShield 2020
Project:Dialog themes are available in Basic MSI projects.
If you want to change the theme for your project and you also want to add a custom exterior dialog, it is easier to change the theme first, and then add the custom exterior dialog. Otherwise, the dialog may not appear properly; parts of newly selected theme’s interior dialog images are added to your custom exterior dialog.
If you want to change the theme after you have added a custom exterior dialog to your project, you must add the name of your custom exterior dialog to the appropriate .theme file that is installed in the InstallShield Program Files folder. Then you can apply the theme to your project.
To change the theme after you have added a custom exterior dialog to your project:
| 1. | Close InstallShield. |
| 2. | In the InstallShield Program Files folder, find the .theme file for the theme that you want your dialogs to use. The default location is: |
C:\Program Files\InstallShield\2020\Support\Themes
| 3. | Open the .theme file in a text editor such as Notepad. For example, if you want to use the Global theme, open the Global.theme file. |
| 4. | In the <Include> and <Exclude> sections of the file, add the following line: |
<Name>NameOfDialog</Name>
where NameOfDialog represents the name of your dialog.
| 5. | Open your project in InstallShield. |
| 6. | In the View List under User Interface, click Dialogs. |
| 7. | In the Dialogs explorer, expand the Themes folder. |
| 8. | Right-click the theme that you want to use, and then click Select. |
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