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Date: Sat, 09 May 2009 23:19:59 -0400
From: "Lee D. Rothstein" <l1ee057 AT veritech DOT com>
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Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Thu, May 07, 2009 at 02:20:18PM -0400, Andrew Schulman wrote:
>   
>>>> By the way, I don't like that setup maximizes the window when on the package
>>>> selection step.
>>>>         
>>> I haven't seen it, but it certainly sounds wrong for a "wizard"-style
>>> window to change its size when you press the Next button.
>>>       
>> Hm, I always think it's kind of handy.  Also that it changes back again
>> after you're done with the selections.  Saves me 2 clicks every time I run
>> setup.
>>     
>
> That's why I implemented it (that + Corinna asked me to do something
> like this a while ago).  It certainly isn't particularly useful to
> ALWAYS open a window which is too small to hold the information it is
> trying to convey.  That's what setup.exe used to do.
>
> It is pretty difficult to make setup's property sheet methods do
> anything more flexible than maximize.  One alternative is to make all of
> the setup windows bigger.  I tried that and it looked much more
> intrusive than just maximizing the one window which needs it.
>
> Lots of installers take full control of the screen.  setup.exe is unique
> in that it doesn't take full control for the entire install process.
>
> cgf
>
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For my taste (and this is only taste), it works beautifully, now!

Thank you!

Lee

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