I didn't think there was going to be a guaranteed dependency on the framework. Won't VS2010 still be able to build native code applications?
Chris On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Christopher Painter < chr...@deploymentengineering.com> wrote: > Personally, I'd rather see a full blown extensible external UI handler > pattern using Winforms and/or WPF. Think about it... if WiX is being > bundled in VS2010 and you already have a dependency on the framework, why > would you be wanting to poke around in WiX XML to make a 10 year old API try > to do a decent UI when you can just hand it over to .NET instead. > > Which do you think will look better and be easier to implement? > > Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog > Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves > attention? E-Mail Me > > > --- On Thu, 2/12/09, Tim Musschoot <tim.mussch...@telenet.be> wrote: > > > From: Tim Musschoot <tim.mussch...@telenet.be> > > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Visual Dialog Development > > To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." < > wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > > Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 8:28 AM > > Hello, > > > > There are tools that are build upon Wix. > > > > - WixAware > > - MSI Factory (Indigo Rose) > > > > They have a buildin dialog designer (one more mature then > > the other). They offer the possibility to start very > > quickly with a base setup. For advance things you can always > > edit the .wxs files directly. Most advanced Wix users can > > do things as fast in text-edit mode as they can with wizard > > support. But I agree, to start fluently with Wix, a lot > > more work needs to be done. Let's hope VS2010 will get > > things better... > > > > Best Regards, > > Tim > > > > >----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- > > >Van > > : Arun Perregatturv > > [mailto:aperregatt...@napcosecurity.com] > > >Verzonden > > : donderdag > > , februari > > 12, 2009 03:01 PM > > >Aan > > : 'General discussion for Windows Installer XML > > toolset.' > > >Onderwerp > > : Re: [WiX-users] Visual Dialog Development > > > > > >No. If you open an Msi in Orca you have the tables on > > the left and details on the right. > > >Same way, if you open a Wxs file, list all the > > Directory, Components, ComponentGroups,on the left. > > >So I click on Components it will list all the > > components on the right and selecting individual component > > will list all the Files and selecting a file properties will > > list all the properties available to File. > > > > > >If you take a look at ISTool http://www.istool.org for > > InnoSetup its very simple interface and will allow you to > > write scripting and add files visually. > > > > > >Something like this for Wix would make it easier and > > more people will adopt to it. > > >For example, if I have to create a small installer in > > Inno it takes 10 minutes or less to add files set the > > properties(all visually) and create a executable. But If I > > choose Wix it will take more than 10 minutes for me to > > create a msi not executable. Having a Visual tool to create > > setup will definitely make more people to use Wix toolset > > and create installers faster and on the other hand you can > > still go back to code and modify it. > > > > > >The reason for comparison is to give an idea of how > > easier or how Wix can be used by more people with less > > learning curve. > > >I know there are lot of Wix Utilities available but > > most of them open one wix file instead of the Wix Project. I > > tried the SharpDevelop it opens Wixs Project and looks good. > > > > > >Arun Perregattur > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Neil Sleightholm [mailto:n...@x2systems.com] > > >Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 6:31 PM > > >To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML > > toolset. > > >Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Visual Dialog Development > > > > > >>> something like Orca look and feel > > > > > >Really, what that bad :-) > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Arun Perregatturv > > [mailto:aperregatt...@napcosecurity.com] > > >Sent: 11 February 2009 21:51 > > >To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML > > toolset. > > >Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Visual Dialog Development > > > > > >I would like to vote for this feature. if needed I can > > help in > > >developing. > > > > > >VS Plugin something like Orca look and feel. > > > > > > > > >Arun Perregattur > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: eseeR [mailto:0x000...@gmail.com] > > >Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:49 PM > > >To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > >Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Visual Dialog Development > > > > > > > > >Thanks, I tried that out a little but it's sort of > > clunky. What would be > > >awesome is a plugin for VS that let's you author > > the dialog like > > >WinForms. > > >Anyone working on something like that? > > > > > >On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Neil Sleightholm (via > > Nabble) < > > >ml-user+58265-1177156...@n2.nabble.com<ml-user%2b58265-1177156...@n2.nabble.com> > <ml-user%2b58265-1177156...@n2.nab > > >ble.com> > > >> wrote: > > > > > >> I use WiXEdit: http://wixedit.sourceforge.net/ > > >> > > >> Neil > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: eseeR > > >[mailto:0x000...@...< > http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&n > > >ode=2310507&i=0>] > > >> > > >> Sent: 11 February 2009 18:23 > > >> To: > > >wix-us...@...< > http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=231 > > >0507&i=1> > > >> Subject: [WiX-users] Visual Dialog Development > > >> > > >> > > >> Hello, is there any guidance/tools on how to > > author dialogs with a > > >> visual > > >> interface? > > >> -- > > >> View this message in context: > > >> > > http://n2.nabble.com/Visual-Dialog-Development-tp2310386p2310386.html > > >> Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at > > Nabble.com. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >> ------ > > >> Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the > > browser with > > >> Adobe(R)AIR(TM) > > >> software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use > > existing skills and > > >> code to > > >> build responsive, highly engaging applications > > that combine the power > > >of > > >> local > > >> resources and data with the reach of the web. > > Download the Adobe AIR > > >SDK > > >> and > > >> Ajax docs to start building applications > > >> today-http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> WiX-users mailing list > > >> > > >wix-us...@...< > http://n2.nabble.com/user/SendEmail.jtp?type=node&node=231 > > >0507&i=2> > > >> > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > >> > > >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >------ > > >> > > >> Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the > > browser with > > >> Adobe(R)AIR(TM) > > >> software. 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