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The Big Hairy Installer
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The Instructions
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2. Template Guide
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Big Hairy Template Guide
Template Description
Number
1. This page shows a splash graphic on it.
Keys:
picture1 this is the large graphic
title the title at the top of the page
text1 the main text under the graphic
action the title at the bottom of the page
hideRight toggles the ability to continue
hideLeft toggles the ability to go back
next the next page after this one
activeBackground the path to a graphic to use
as a background.
2. This page shows a licensing agreement.
Keys:
condition the name of the condition file
title the title at the top of the page
agreement1 the licensing agreement
text1 the main text under the agreement
action the title at the bottom of the page
hideRight toggles the ability to continue
hideLeft toggles the ability to go back
next the next page after this one
activeBackground the path to a graphic to use
as a background.
3. This page shows an icon of a separate task or app
to launch.
Keys:
condition the name of the condition file
title the title at the top of the page
filename the path and name from the installer
to the app.
text1 the main text over the launch button
action the title at the bottom of the page
quitnow set this to true if you want the installer
to quit immediately after launching the
app. (if you leave this option out, the
installer will not quit after it launches
the other task or app)
forget set this to true if you want the installer
to not pick up where it left off upon
restart. (If you leave this option out,
the installer will make an alias to itself
and pick up where it left off on restart)
hideRight toggles the ability to continue
hideLeft toggles the ability to go back
next the next page after this one
activeGraphic the path to a graphic to use as a
button.
activeBackground the path to a graphic to use
as a background.
AltIconID the id number of the icon in the app's
resource fork.
4. This page shows the path to an ‘install script’ for
installing multiple items
Keys:
condition the name of the condition file
title the title at the top of the page
filename the path and name from the installer
to the name of the “Install”file.
See the Oberon Install File Guide for more info.
text1 the main text over the install button
action the title at the bottom of the page
hideRight toggles the ability to continue
hideLeft toggles the ability to go back
next the next page after this one
activeGraphic the path to a graphic to use as a
button.
activeBackground the path to a graphic to use
as a background.
AltIconID the id number of the icon in the app's
resource fork.
AutoAdvance this flag should be set to "true"
if you want to automatically move to the
next screen after this action has taken place.
5. This page shows a “Quit” screen, and
gives you lots of room to write.
Keys:
condition the name of the condition file
title the title at the top of the page
text1 the main text. This is a large block.
action the title at the bottom of the page
hideRight toggles the ability to continue
hideLeft toggles the ability to go back
activeBackground the path to a graphic to use
as a background.
6. This page shows an “Options” screen, and
gives the user the ability to choose a course
of action via a menu.
Keys:
condition the name of the condition file
title the title at the top of the page
menus the name of the menu file
menu title A title for the box that the menu will appear in
text1 the main text. This is a small block at the top.
action the title at the bottom of the page
hideRight toggles the ability to continue
hideLeft toggles the ability to go back
activeBackground the path to a graphic to use
as a background.
AutoAdvance this flag should be set to "true"
if you want to automatically move to the
next screen after this action has taken place.