Re: [WiX-users] MergeGroup / MergeGroupRef

2009-05-25 Thread zett42
Thank you for this hint. Then there is indeed no need for MergeGroup. It might help to add FeatureGroup to the list of possible parents of the Merge element in the documentation. Rob Mensching-6 wrote: A FeatureGroup doesn't mean there is a Feature contained. A FeatureGroup contains all of

Re: [WiX-users] MergeGroup / MergeGroupRef

2009-05-25 Thread zett42
Sorry, I just noticed that FeatureGroup is already listed as possible parent of MergeRef, where it really belongs to :) zett42 wrote: Thank you for this hint. Then there is indeed no need for MergeGroup. It might help to add FeatureGroup to the list of possible parents of the Merge element

Re: [WiX-users] MergeGroup / MergeGroupRef

2009-05-25 Thread Rob Mensching
Sometimes we do the right thing. smile/ zett42 wrote: Sorry, I just noticed that FeatureGroup is already listed as possible parent of MergeRef, where it really belongs to :) zett42 wrote: Thank you for this hint. Then there is indeed no need for MergeGroup. It might help to add

Re: [WiX-users] MergeGroup / MergeGroupRef

2009-05-20 Thread zett42
Yeah, I could live with it. But it doesn't feel right to create an artificial feature just for grouping merge modules. It is not intuitive for WiX beginners I think. Rob Mensching-6 wrote: Doesn't FeatureGroup/FeatureGroupRef do what you want? It also allows Features, but that should be

Re: [WiX-users] MergeGroup / MergeGroupRef

2009-05-20 Thread Pally Sandher
Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -Original Message- From: zett42 [mailto:sa...@gmx.de] Sent: 20 May 2009 13:37 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] MergeGroup / MergeGroupRef Yeah, I could live with it. But it doesn't

Re: [WiX-users] MergeGroup / MergeGroupRef

2009-05-20 Thread Pally Sandher
...@gmx.de] Sent: 20 May 2009 16:33 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] MergeGroup / MergeGroupRef Quoting from the Windows Installer documentation: A feature is a part of the application's total functionality that a user recognizes and may decide to install independently

Re: [WiX-users] MergeGroup / MergeGroupRef

2009-05-20 Thread zett42
Disclaimer -Original Message- From: zett42 [mailto:sa...@gmx.de] Sent: 20 May 2009 13:37 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] MergeGroup / MergeGroupRef Yeah, I could live with it. But it doesn't feel right to create an artificial feature just for grouping

Re: [WiX-users] MergeGroup / MergeGroupRef

2009-05-20 Thread Bob Arnson
Pally Sandher wrote: Again what benefits and/or advantages would that have over using a Feature with Display=hidden Level=1 Absent=disallow set? Why does WiX have any *Group/*GroupRef elements? So the internal structure of your authoring isn't exposed except as necessary. Features can be

Re: [WiX-users] MergeGroup / MergeGroupRef

2009-05-20 Thread Rob Mensching
A FeatureGroup doesn't mean there is a Feature contained. A FeatureGroup contains all of the stuff a Feature can contain. Just define a FeatureGroup with only MergeRef elements in it. zett42 wrote: Yeah, I could live with it. But it doesn't feel right to create an artificial feature just for

Re: [WiX-users] MergeGroup / MergeGroupRef

2009-05-19 Thread Bob Arnson
zett42 wrote: So would it make sense to add new elements MergeGroup and MergeGroupRef Sure, feel free to file a feature request. -- sig://boB http://joyofsetup.com/ -- Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30

Re: [WiX-users] MergeGroup / MergeGroupRef

2009-05-19 Thread Rob Mensching
Doesn't FeatureGroup/FeatureGroupRef do what you want? It also allows Features, but that should be okay, right? Bob Arnson wrote: zett42 wrote: So would it make sense to add new elements MergeGroup and MergeGroupRef Sure, feel free to file a feature request. -- sig://boB