Installer design and backdrops

Trevor DeVore lists at mangomultimedia.com
Thu Feb 16 15:01:11 EST 2006


On Feb 16, 2006, at 11:54 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
>
> I've grown weary of using third-party installers and I prefer to  
> automate all parts of my build process, so I'm working on a custom  
> installer system for my projects.
>
> It seems that WiseInstall and InstallShield use a backdrop behind  
> their install window, but I like the way Rev's 2.7 installer  
> doesn't presume you have nothing better to do that watch the  
> progress bar.
>
> So here's the question:  Is the backdrop used by so many  
> professional installers really just a useless holdover, or is there  
> some benefit to having it that I'm not seeing?
>
> If you were building your own installer would you use a backdrop?   
> If so, why?

I'm not a big fan of the backdrop.  I like INNO Setup for Windows  
which uses no backdrop.  I've been able to automate building  
installers with INNO setup since it is all text based scripts that  
you just pass to their compile engine.  Very nice.


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Trevor DeVore
Blue Mango Multimedia
trevor at mangomultimedia.com





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