Editing Dialog Boxes; Editing Dialog Box Templates - Symantec WISESCRIPT PACKAGE EDITOR 7.0 SP2 - FOR WISE INSTALLATION STUDIO V1.0 Installation Manual

Editing Dialog Boxes

Editing Dialog Box Templates

WiseScript Package Editor Reference
See About Dialog Box Controls
See Adding and Editing Dialog Box Controls
4. Select File menu > Save Changes and exit.
Note
To use this dialog box in other installation scripts, select File menu > Save As and save
the dialog box as a .DLG file in the \Dialogs\Template subdirectory of this product's
installation directory. This does not affect the current installation. You can add a saved
dialog box to another installation by selecting File menu > Open in the Custom Dialog
Editor.
When you edit a dialog box, the changes affect the current installation only. However, if
you save the dialog box and overwrite the .DLG template file, then the dialog box is
changed for all future installations
1. To open the dialog box, do one of the following:
(WiseScript Package Editor only) Select Installation Expert > Dialogs page,
mark the check box of the dialog box, and click Edit.
In Script Editor, locate and double-click the Custom Dialog script line that calls
the dialog box.
The dialog box opens in the Custom Dialog Editor.
2. Make changes to the dialog box by adding, editing, or removing controls.
See Adding and Editing Dialog Box Controls
See Aligning and Spacing Dialog Box Controls
3. Select File menu > Save Changes and exit.
See also:
Editing Dialog Box Templates
Adding a Dialog Box to the Installation
WiseScript Package Editor only
To edit dialog boxes so that all future installations contain the changes, edit the dialog
box templates. There are additional dialog box templates besides those shown on the
Dialogs page (example: the Insert New Disk dialog box). Dialog box templates are in the
\Dialogs\Template subdirectory of this product's installation directory.
Before you edit dialog box templates, make a backup of the \Dialogs\Template directory.
When you edit a dialog box template and save the changes, the dialog box is
permanently changed.
1. Select Edit menu > Dialog Templates.
The Select Dialog to Edit dialog box appears.
2. Select a dialog box and click OK.
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