On Windows, I use InnoSetup to create those wizards. And I am very happy with it.
I have not used Nullsoft or any other compiler creator, but Inno has a very good balance between power and ease. Regards, -Reenen On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 10:29 AM, Michael Van Canneyt < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Fri, 29 Aug 2008, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > May applications, but mostly installations packages like InstallShield > > use a Wizard style interface. Start application, click Next, Next, > > Next, Finish. :-) > > > > How do you create such a Wizard interface? > > > > * Is in a lot of forms, displayed over eachother? > > * Is it a tab type component, with the tabs set to invisible? > > * Does it use one Form and a bunch of Frames? > > * ??? > > > > Anybody have some hints on this? How to recreate such an GUI interface. > > At work, we routinely use a TPageControl with all tabs set to invisible. > The TTabsheet pages are filled with TFrames (actually, there is always > a TWizardFrame, and all TFrames descend from this) - to ensure the various > steps are truly independent. > > It keeps it RAD, and lets the various tabs be developed independently. > TWizardFrame has methods and properties such as 'NextButtonEnabled' > 'PreviousButtonEnabled', > 'NextButtonCaption' and so in, making the wizard itself pretty generic. > > Michael. > _______________________________________________ > Lazarus mailing list > Lazarus@lazarus.freepascal.org > http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus > -- o__ ,_.>/ _ (_)_\(_)_______ ...speed is good _______________ I believe five out of four people have a problem with fractions.
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