Installer design and backdrops

[MisterX]

Hi Richard,

many many installers use it. The benefit is usually in showing scenes or
marketing goobledigoock. And it's entertaining if it's a long install - did
you know our program can do this or that? kind of messages...

Other than that, it's useless, blocks other programs you might want to use
while the installer works... 

If there's pauses in the installer (like shall we add optional 3rd party
stuff to bloat your installation folder) or setting up features or options
of the program before-hand.

cheers
Xavier

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of 
> Richard Gaskin
> Sent: Thursday, 16 February, 2006 20:54
> To: How to use Revolution
> Subject: Installer design and backdrops
> 
> 
> 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?
> 
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>   Richard Gaskin
>   Managing Editor, revJournal
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