Symantec WINDOWS INSTALLER EDITOR 7.0 SP2 - REFERENCE FOR WISE INSTALLATION EXPRESS V1.0 Installation Manual page 415

Windows Installer Editor Reference
Name
Enter a descriptive name for this control.
Feature
Select a feature from the list. This control's content item only appears during
installation if this feature is installed.
Action
Select an action from the list. We strongly recommended that you leave the
default, InstallFiles, because usually only this action takes time to complete.
The control's content items are displayed while this action is performed
during installation.
Display After
If this is the first control, select <display first>. Otherwise, select the
control that this one should appear after.
c. Click OK.
d. Repeat this step to add as many controls as you have content items.
The controls you create do not appear on the dialog box. You can only see their
content items, which you add in the next step.
5. Add content items to each billboard control:
Right-click the dialog box and select Billboards > BillboardControlName, where
BillboardControlName is the name of the control. This makes the control active.
Right-click the dialog box, select Billboards > Add Control, and select Bitmap,
Icon, or Text.
A properties dialog box appears. The tabs that appear vary depending on the
type of control.
For bitmaps or icons, click the Graphic tab and select a graphic or click Set to
import a new graphic. Graphics must be in .BMP format.
See Setting the Graphic for a Control
For text controls, enter text in the Control Text field.
See Basic Control Settings
You can add multiple content items to each control.
Make sure each content item is within the outline that represents the billboard
area.
If you add large content items, you can resize the Progress dialog box itself to
accommodate them. Also, you might need to resize bitmap items for them to
display correctly.
6. To preview the billboard, select each billboard in order from the Billboard submenu
of the right-click menu.
7. To see the billboard work, compile and run the installation.
Note
Billboards do not appear when you test the installation. This is because files are not
installed during a test, so the InstallFiles event is never triggered. To view the
billboards, you must run the installation.
See Running An Installation
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