New: Installer Maker Plugin 1.7 for LiveCode

[Mark]

Dear all,

I'm pleased to announce that after 6 months of hard work Economy-x-Talk is releasing Installer Maker 1.7.

Installer Maker is a plug-in for LiveCode, which allows you to wrap your standalones in an installer with only LiveCode itself --no additional software needed.



This version contains 16 new features, including pre- and post-installation scripts and addition of an icon to the Dock in Mac OS X. All new features are listed on the website.

Installer Maker 1.7 is a free update for everyone who bought a license after 1 October 2011. If your license is more than 3 but less than 12 months old, then you get 50% discount on a new license.

Installer Maker 1.7 is available at http://qery.us/za where you also obtain a license.

Please, let me know if you have any feature requests, bug reports or comments.

Kind regards,

Mark

[teacherguy]

So this should greatly reduce font issues on the pc side of things, yes?

[Mark]

Hi Teacherguy,

I don't know what kind of font issues you have. Fonts installed with an Installer Maker installer should work just like any other font. If you have a font that refuses to work with LiveCode but works with any other programme, then the problem is probably the combination of the font and LiveCode rather than a faulty installation.

Btw you can download the plug-in and create a trial installer, which works only on the computer on which it was created.
Btw2 Economy-x-Talk gives a 33% discount until 2 January. Use the Plimus button on the website and enter the coupon code 33OFF.

Kind regards,

Mark

[teacherguy]

Yep just got it this morning, thanks.

I've just been reading quite a few threads about various font issues that can crop up, so it seems that I should be providing fonts in the install yes? Sorry...I'm revealing my newbie-ness here.

[Mark]

Hi,

Yes, you can provide font files to have them installed. It is recommended to select the fonts on the options tab. Drag the font files from the left to the right.

You might want to check out my blog.

Kind regards,

Mark

[keithglong]

Hello,

I might be interested in purchasing your software but have several questions... I am running Windows 7.

1. I built a test installation for Windows, and even though I did not choose any script options, I get the following message when I run my test installer:

"Can't run additional scripts"

Is this a bug?

2. I noticed the test installation includes an .exe and an Externals folder... Is it possible to have the External folder created and files inserted as part of the installation process? It would be nice to have a single .exe instead of an .exe and various folders within a .zip file.

3. The "Start Program" and "Open Read Me File" check boxes show on the final installation screen, but they are disabled? What did I do wrong?

4. When I run the test installer, after installing, I keep getting the following dialog from Windows:

"This program might not have installed correctly."

With a button option of:

"Reinstall using recommended settings."

Is there a way to install without causing this message? I presume it has to do with administrator rights or something, but it is kind of annoying...

Thanks,

- Boo

[Mark]

Hi Boo,

The message "can't run additional scripts" was a bug and has been resolved in the latest version.

You can ignore the Externals folder. There simply is no way to build a standalone without this folder. The folder should be empty and can be deleted. You can use the exe file for distribution and you don't need to make a zip file of it. In fact, a zip file isn't much smaller than the exe file.

I assume you didn't define an executable to start when the installer closes and didn't define a Read Me file to open when the installer closes. You can do this in Options --> Options.

I have seen the message "This program might not have installed correctly" once or twice. When I see this, I go to the control panel Add/Remove software (might be named differently in your version of Windows) and I start the Uninstaller from there. When I re-install the software now, I don't see the message anymore.

Kind regards,

Mark