Dialog - Slideshow
Shows a dialog box with a progress-bar and slideshow of images during the installation process. This dialog box illustrates the process of file extraction, registry writing, creation of shortcuts etc. You should insert required actions into this command. The process changes the image one by one independently of the execution of commands, which are within this command. It should be noted that if the internal commands finish the work before all images have been shown, the slideshow is also stopped.
Description, Header Text, Header Description, Text, Logo Image, Buttons, If Condition
These parameters are explained in Common dialog parameters.
Close Automatically on Completion
Checked => The dialog box is closed automatically after all internal commands are completed.
Loop Play
Checked => The dialog box will change the pictures in a continuous loop. The first images is shown after the last one etc. Otherwise, changing of pictures will stop on the last image.
Display Mode
Automatic Window resizing - The height of the window is calculated automatically in relation to its width, according to the aspect ratio.
Fixed window size - The window size will not change, the image will be displayed in the window, according to the aspect ratio.
Fixed window size and image stretching - The size of the window does not change, the image will be displayed in the window so that it is completely filled out. In this case, the picture may be distorted.
Hide controls
Checked => Hide the progress bar and buttons. In this case, the dialog closes automatically when the slide show is completed.
Do not appear on a taskbar
Checked => Check this box if you do not want the Slideshow window to appear in the taskbar.
Only Slideshow (msec)
If left blank, internal commands will be processed during the slide show. If you enter a time, the internal commands depend on the setting of "Inner commands" and are runs or not. If not, only the pictures will be showed for the specified time. If you do not select "Loop Play" and the time expires before all images appear, the slideshow stops. If you specify a longer time than the summa of time for the images, the slideshow stops after the last image is displayed.
Inner commands
It only when you have entered a time in the "Only Slideshow " field.
Runs the inner commands - The internal commands are run and the slide show resumes for the specified time.
Do not run the inner commands -Internal commands will not be processed. Just slideshow run for the specified time.
'Skip' button Option
Checked => If you have entered a time in the Only Slideshow field and select this option, instead of the Cancel button, the Skip button will be displayed, to skip the slide show. The ESC key can still be used to exit/abort.
Slide images
Specify the list of images (jpg,gif,bmp) here, which are shown during the installation process. Images will change in the same order in which you specify them.
Image
Specify an image file (jpg,gif,bmp), you want to show to the user and to be included in your installation.
Minimum Timeout
Specify the time, in milliseconds, during which will be shown this picture. For example, 3000 corresponds to 3 seconds.
If Condition
You can specify a condition that should be met for the action to be performed. If the condition is false then the command is skipped. See How to use If Condition for more details.
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Additional Settings
You can define any variables here or specify Variables of dialogs.
Slidemintime - You can set a minimum time value (in milliseconds) for all images. When the images are displayed, the higher value will be applied. If you do not enter the time here, 1000ms is the smallest value you can enter in the images.
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