Advanced Setup Creator

[Razor12911]

False positive.

[Riaz]

I'm loving this app so far, can't wait to see what fancy updates come next.

Originally Posted by Razor12911

Oh, forfot to mention, for now stay away from registry and file association

1. OK is there another way to add reg files? Sadly many games use the registry. I don't suppose we can dupe the game to run without reg keys.

Also,

2. How would I add a file verification process after installation is successful?

3. On my first test my installer had 6 pages with 3 dialogue pages and the finish button refused to work, I had to end task in task manager.
I then added 3 more making it 6 dialogue pages and now the finish button works.

Do the number of dialogue pages make a difference to the setup, can I just one dialogue page or how do you calculate the number of dialogue pages required? or can I just skip it all together?

4. Do I have to create uninstaller? Can't I just have windows use the its default uninstaller?

Thanks,

[ramazan19833]

Advanced Setup Creator new version

[Razor12911]

Originally Posted by ramazan19833

Advanced Setup Creator new version

Working on it.

[ramazan19833]

The new version will be ready

[Riaz]

Can someone please help he with the uninstaller? I'm still learning

In the uninstaller config do I select
type as delete folder
source as <InstallDir>\Mass Effect 1
condition as {[ME1Uninstall]=True}

I want the option to remove selected files.

Also how would I setup to uninstall everything?

[Razor12911]

Video cannot be placed behind anything but you can try under the form section.

[Razor12911]

Update delayed, closest friend of mine said I must make this program more user friendly.

[Avengerz13]

Originally Posted by Razor12911

Update delayed, closest friend of mine said I must make this program more user friendly.

This is not only one problem you have.

Some issues your software are struggling:
1. Hard drive and Memory usage are terrible.

and hard drive sometimes loads to 99 percent. For an advanced user, it is not funny. Another example:




2. I just load "Nature" template and compile it. Check temp file and what we see? Lots of unnecessary files.

3. The size of compiled setup is too big.

4. Now about program interface. It is very uncomfortable to use. Tabs with this UI is horrible to use. You never know what you select and it is anti-intuitive. Should work to UX side.
5. User interface designer. Looks fine but why item properties in a separate tab? Should be like classical any classical IDE editor on the right side for easy and quick editing.
6. This drop-down menu in designer responds only to click on the arrow.
I can keep it up indefinitely... Their lots of stuff need to work.

Do not get me wrong I think you need some critics.

[Razor12911]

Originally Posted by Avengerz13

This is not only one problem you have.

Some issues your software are struggling:
1. Hard drive and Memory usage are terrible.

and hard drive sometimes loads to 99 percent. For an advanced user, it is not funny. Another example:




2. I just load "Nature" template and compile it. Check temp file and what we see? Lots of unnecessary files.

3. The size of compiled setup is too big.

4. Now about program interface. It is very uncomfortable to use. Tabs with this UI is horrible to use. You never know what you select and it is anti-intuitive. Should work to UX side.
5. User interface designer. Looks fine but why item properties in a separate tab? Should be like classical any classical IDE editor on the right side for easy and quick editing.
6. This drop-down menu in designer responds only to click on the arrow.
I can keep it up indefinitely... Their lots of stuff need to work.

Do not get me wrong I think you need some critics.

Thanks mate, It's a one man project. dealing with 126 000 line source isn't easy. Memory usage is because the installer focuses on quality, I'll do some tweaks and lower memory usage, in terms of HDD usage, ASC only uses HDD for startups, otherwise it doesn't transfer anything after that. All I can say is You'll notice some teared graphics because anti aliasing will be lower plus will lower frame rate for animations.

The compiled setup is big because all images are png so that alpha channels are kept, seems like it's the only format that I can use.

But will work on it, either way, it's a alpha project, nothing has been stable so far, what I have seen so far are memory leaks during installation.

When you look at the properly designed installer with more content on it, it's using less than 120mb ram, this thing of it using 200 with less content is very new.

[Avengerz13]

Originally Posted by Razor12911

Thanks mate, It's a one man project. dealing with 126 000 line source isn't easy. Memory usage is because the installer focuses on quality, I'll do some tweaks and lower memory usage, in terms of HDD usage, ASC only uses HDD for startups, otherwise it doesn't transfer anything after that. All I can say is You'll notice some teared graphics because anti aliasing will be lower plus will lower frame rate for animations.

The compiled setup is big because all images are png so that alpha channels are kept, seems like it's the only format that I can use.

But will work on it, either way, it's a alpha project, nothing has been stable so far, what I have seen so far are memory leaks during installation

I totally understand its taught. If I am not mistaken you use software rendering for drawing components or scalable vector graphics. It makes sense for big usage of memory for drawing. You should add option disabling it and use the only .png supports. There should always be a compromise for everyone, really?

About the size of installer. Why to not use 7z as an internal compressor for all files.

If you need some help with the design side of program happy to help.

Originally Posted by Razor12911

When you look at the properly designed installer with more content on it, it's using less than 120mb ram, this thing of it using 200 with less content is very new.

It's of course much better result. However, I think its still not enough. Try to reduce it unless for 50 MB and it will be fair enough.

[Razor12911]

The RAM usage problem is because of this, but if you say its high, I'll just reduce the quality, look in the pictures below.

About setup size, well I thought about this but there aren't many good sources for LZMA in delphi, but will try to make custom compressor which is good. the one thing that you don't get is the executable file itself without anything inserted is 15.4mb, that's the base exe without any attachments, it's this big because of the attachments it has, if you were comparing it to Inno Setup then I'm afraid, but Inno is based on VCL, and ASC is based on FMX, those are just some of the consequences.

[ramazan19833]

Hello there Razor12911
Advanced Setup Creator new version
What time ready
and new innovation
there is

[Razor12911]

There was something, but now there is nothing, started new path for optimization.

[Avengerz13]

Originally Posted by Razor12911

ASC is based on FMX

Well, it's explain everything. Never work before with Firemonkey and seems it some heavy beast. ASC some kind of hardcore coding where uses DirectX or OpenGL just for interface program.