On Feb 16, 2006, at 11:54 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
I've grown weary of using third-party installers and I prefer to
automate all parts of my build process, so I'm working on a custom
installer system for my projects.
It seems that WiseInstall and InstallShield use a backdrop behind
their install window, but I like the way Rev's 2.7 installer
doesn't presume you have nothing better to do that watch the
progress bar.
So here's the question: Is the backdrop used by so many
professional installers really just a useless holdover, or is there
some benefit to having it that I'm not seeing?
If you were building your own installer would you use a backdrop?
If so, why?
I'm not a big fan of the backdrop. I like INNO Setup for Windows
which uses no backdrop. I've been able to automate building
installers with INNO setup since it is all text based scripts that
you just pass to their compile engine. Very nice.
--
Trevor DeVore
Blue Mango Multimedia
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