Hi Alexey,
thanks for the clarification. I agree, it probably does not make sense
to provide a custom directory chooser when there is one already from
WiX, as otherwise we need to maintain it.
Thanks for providing the source though, I will have a look into it!
-- Marius
Am 23.03.2026 um 17:30 schrieb Alexey Semenyuk:
Hi Marius,
There are no plans to provide a custom directory chooser in MSI
installers produced by jpackage.
You can, however, customize it yourself. I assume you use WiX v3,
corresponding customization guidelines are available at [1]. Source
code of WiX v3 directory browser dialog - [2].
[1] https://docs.firegiant.com/wix3/wixui/wixui_customizations/
[2]
https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix/blob/b4da272e25c5c776cc5c66ee069bd3fb7548dd92/src/ext/UI/wixlib/BrowseDlg.wxs
- Alexey
On 3/21/2026 12:43 PM, Marius Hanl wrote:
Hi all,
I was wondering if there are any plans (or if it is even possible) to
improve/modernize the directory chooser of a JPackaged MSI on Windows?
The current one looks pretty outdated and is also much harder to use
(compared to the modern file selection dialog).
I understand that this functionality is from the WiX Toolset. But I
still wonder if it possible to improve it / if there are any flags or
advanced UIs.
Also thankful for any tips or resources that are available, maybe
this can easily be achieved by overriding the default WiX template? I
at least found nothing helpful while researching (though that was
some months ago).
Thanks
-- Marius
