1. A few reasons: to make them the same size as the MSI UI so if you show
the MSI UI it looks a bit more seamless. Adding the Welcome message needed a
bit more room. And finally I think the aspect ratio is more pleasing, it looks
less like a message box to me.
2. I think the problem is that RTF edit boxes just don’t look good in
their 3d mode, I tried to find a way but I felt this was the best compromise.
Personally I don’t like the new sunken look on the textboxes. Problem with this
stuff is that it is personal preference.
3. Again personal preference, I liked it being at the bottom looks
similar to other products. I also like the “obvious” text, I was actually asked
to add it by a sales department so that might be a reason to ditch it!
4. The reason I didn’t is that my other change is auto-updates and when
there is an update the link is displayed after the version. The version on RTF
was a bit of an afterthought and I am a bit worried there isn’t room when it is
translated.
My overriding reason for the resize was making it the same size as the MSI UI,
that has similar white space (well grey).
Neil
From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com]
Sent: 10 April 2013 18:59
To: Windows Installer XML toolset developer mailing list
Subject: Re: [WiX-devs] RFC: Burn UI
Neil, this is cool. Especially appreciate the .pdf to get a review. A couple
questions:
1. Why resize the dialogs? By default the dialogs are pretty barren when that
big. Why not leave them the same size? If someone has to add controls, they'll
be editing the theme anyway and can make it bigger.
This will change the default experience people have today. We should have
really good reasons why we that in a non-breaking release.
2. I just accepted a change from an old pull request that makes the edit boxes
look "not flat". I accepted that change to make things more consistent. This
change goes the other way. <smile/> Not saying that is bad but it seems like
we should decide and all move in the same direction. <grin/>
3. Cool, but should the license be floating so far down the page like that?
Also, does the text really say "Click install to continue and Close to exit"?
Isn't that kind of obvious?
4. Should the Hyperlink version information be lined up with the accept check
box the way it is in the RTF theme? Seems like that would look better.
Again, I feel the pages are just too tall now with lots of blank whitespace in
them.
On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 9:29 AM, Neil Sleightholm
<n...@x2systems.com<mailto:n...@x2systems.com>> wrote:
This is what the new UIs would look like:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4752262/Burn%20UI%20Changes.pdf.
Neil
From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com<mailto:n...@x2systems.com>]
Sent: 01 April 2013 14:37
To: wix-devs
(wix-devs@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:wix-devs@lists.sourceforge.net>)
Subject: [WiX-devs] RFC: Burn UI
I would like to propose the following changes to the RtfLicense and
HyperlinkLicense UIs in WiX:
1. Resize the dialogs so they are the same size as the standard WiX MSI
UIs.
2. Change the RtfLicense license textbox so that doesn’t have the odd 3D
surround and is flat.
3. Add welcome title and text to HyperlinkLicense.
4. Add optional version number to HyperlinkLicense.
For examples see the first and last two UIs here: http://wixextba.codeplex.com/.
Neil
Neil Sleightholm
X2 Systems Limited
n...@x2systems.com<mailto:n...@x2systems.com>
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