[wpkg-users] windows 7 compatibility

[Rainer Meier]

Hi Hubert,

On 24.03.2010 16:30, Eddie Iannuccelli wrote:
> I did not see the startup dialog on my french w7, I finally found that
> the translated french text was too long (comparing to the end of install
> text which was displayed), so after trimming it, I finally restore the
> startup dialog. You can update the text in some conf file near the main
> config file (I dont remenber right now ... sorry)

I think you're talking about the user notification feature. It can be enabled in
config.xml. However there is a length limit in msg.exe (used on Win Vista/7 to
send user notifications). The messages can be defined in config.xml as well -
just make sure it's not too long (256 chars?) - there is a note within
config.xml which explains the limitations.

One might also use the pre- and post- execution feature of WPKG client to run
customized WPKG start/stop messages. The advantage of using the built-in
functionality of WPKG is that it will only show if WPKG has some work to do. If
there is nothing to be done WPKG will not display any message.


br,
Rainer