john.burak wrote: > > I like the Advanced UI more than Mondo for most things. It cuts down on > clicks and superfluous dialogs for the most common use cases. > > I'm curious why WixUI_Advanced uses APPLICATIONFOLDER instead of the > well-known INSTALLDIR property which Mondo and other popular msi build > technologies use? > > I'm also curious why WixUI_Advanced requires the ApplicationFolderName > property. I already set the folder name in the particular <Directory> > element's Name attribute. Mondo does not seem to need an extra property. >
Sorry to answer my own question, but maybe this will help someone else who is curios. I finally figured out how to get the 3.5 source and looked at the Advanced UI source and found this: WixUI_Advanced.wxs wrote: > > Todo: > ... > = This set is still in active development. > = Future releases are likely to be incompatible. > = Future releases are likely to be much easier to use. > = Use at your own risk. > So I think that probably explains it. :) If I'm wrong and the aforementioned aren't simply because Advanced isn't entirely done in v3.5, then feel free to correct me. - John Burak -- View this message in context: http://windows-installer-xml-wix-toolset.687559.n2.nabble.com/APPLICATIONFOLDER-vs-INSTALLDIR-tp6768732p6769262.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Using storage to extend the benefits of virtualization and iSCSI Virtualization increases hardware utilization and delivers a new level of agility. Learn what those decisions are and how to modernize your storage and backup environments for virtualization. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51434361/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
