From the tutorial:
If you want to change the bitmaps or icons, just do so in the Binary
directory. The front page bitmap (named Dialog.bmp here) is a 503 by 314
pixel BMP while the top banner bitmap has 500 by 63 pixels. But note that
Windows Installer might stretch or shrink these bitmaps if the system font
and display resolution settings of the user ask for a scaling of the whole
interface. To avoid ugly scaling artefacts, make sure you use appropriate
bitmaps. Avoid thin lines supposed to look uniform across the picture, never
incorporate text into the bitmaps (letters in logos are OK but small text
meant to be read is not). And, above all, avoid dithered areas and checkered
backgrounds, those might look very awkward when scaled. To get an idea,
experiment with various scaling factors in your picture editor, making sure
you turn off sophisticated algorithms like bicubic sampling; Windows will
only use plain stretching and shrinking.
On 1/16/07, Steve Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ok, I don't get it, but having experimented a bit further, I have an
image that works. Looks like the size and width don't even matter – WiX just
stretches it.
Steve
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Steve Bennett
*Sent:* Wednesday, 17 January 2007 2:42 PM
*To:* wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net
*Subject:* [WiX-users] Requirements for dialog bitmaps
Hi,
I'm using the WixUI_FeatureTree UI style, and having trouble customising
the bitmaps. No problems with bannrbmp.bmp, but WiX is apparently
rejecting my customised dlgbmp.bmp, showing no bitmap at all. I'm creating
the bitmaps in MSPaint, and very carefully setting the correct size
(actually I'm just copy/pasting over the original image): 493/312, saving as
256 colors. If I just make a minor modification to the original bitmap, it
passes, but completely replacing the image is failing.
So, are there any other requirements for a bitmap that would explain why
this is happening?
Thanks in advance,
Steve
Steve Bennett
[POWERflex Corporation ]
[Tel: +61-3-9548-9006 Fax: +61-3-9548-9003]
[Email: spb @ pfxcorp.com Web: www.pfxcorp.com]
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