winsoft666/NSIS-UI-Plugin

Create NSIS modern UI setup by using thirdparty UI library(such as Qt, DuiLib)

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NSIS-UI-Plugin

Create beautiful, modern UI setup for windows.

Using Qt as default UI library, you can use any UI library in theory, such as DuiLib.

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Dependencies

1. NSIS

Download NSIS and install, then add NSIS_DIR system environment variable as NSIS install directory.

2. Python

Install Python just for execute NsisScriptGenerate.py script.

After installed, add the direcotry where Python.exe is located to Path system environment variable.

3. Qt

NSIS-UI-Plugin use Qt as UI library by default.

The Qt installer will add the QtDIR system environment variable as Qt install directory. If it not be added automatically, you need to add it manually.

4. Visual Studio

Install Visual Studio and "Qt VS Tool" plugin, configure Qt version and install directory.

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Getting Started

Compile NSIS-UI-Plugin

After installing the above dependencies, then open NSIS-UI-Plugin\NSIS-UI-Plugin.vcxproj project, setting Qt version in project property page.

Compile project, Visual Studio's After Build Event will copy target file(Debug: nsQtPluginD.dll Release: nsPlugin.dll) to NSIS plugin directory(NSIS_DIR\Plugins\x86-unicode).

If the copy fails, it may be caused by permission issues. You need to run Visual Studio with administrator rights and compile again.

Generate Setup

VimeoSetup directory is sample about how to use NSIS-UI-Plugin.

App                        -- Place the files that need to be packaged into the installer
VCRuntimeDLL               -- Place VC++ runtime files(Debug/Release), Qt compiled with MD mode by default.
vimeo-template.nsi         -- NSIS template script file,`-template` suffix is fixed, can't change. NsisScriptGenerate.py will generate vimeo.nsi based on this template.
build-setup [debug].bat    -- Generate Debug mode setup, that means using debug version Qt/NSIS-UI-Plugin.
build-setup [debug].bat    -- Generate Release mode setup

Place the files you need to packaged into the App directory, then run build-setup.bat to generate the installer.

NsisScriptGenerate.py: Since NSIS has no way to get file extract progress/details, so I write NsisScriptGenerate.py, enumerate App folder, add each file by File command, call SetInstallStepDescription interface to notify installing details.

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Screenshot

For example only, you can use any UI library to create any UI by yourself.