Graphical Installer - NSIS and Inno Setup extension

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Graphical Installer for Inno Setup

Build: 6.3.3

Released on 27th July 2024

• Support for Inno Setup 6.3.3 (see changes)
• We recommend to use this version because it contains 3 important fixes from recent versions:
  - Improved support for ASLR (6.3.3)
  - Pascal Scripting change: Fixed support function TStream.Seek (6.3.2)
  - Fixed Compiler IDE startup error on systems with very high DPI (6.3.1).


• Graphical Installer Wizard, Build: 2024.1:
• Binary compatible with previous version

Build: 6.3.2

Released on 7th July 2024

• Support for Inno Setup 6.3.2 (see changes)
• There is no release of Graphical Installer specifically for Inno Setup 6.3.0/6.3.1. These versions had some issues that were fixed in 6.3.2.
  We recommend use Inno Setup 6.3.2 only.
• This release is focused on stability and standard Inno Setup features


• Graphical Installer Wizard, Build: 2024.1:
• Improved script generating in newest Inno Setup versions

Build: 6.2.2

Released on 13th March 2023

• Support for Inno Setup 6.2.2 (see changes)
• Changed naming convention: instead of "Version" the term "Build" is used. Build number matches the official Inno Setup version
• This release is focused on new feature "Custom Dimensions" and improved user experience
• When setup throws a runtime exception, more detailed information is shown in message box
• Added new example Custom Dimensions
  Custom Dimensions example to show how to create setup with custom Inner Dialog position
• Fixed bug in Format Pascal scripting function
• Updated several examples with refreshed bacgrounds
• Installer now supports multiple processor architectures (x86, x64, arm64, ia64) - useful when running Windows on ARM


• Graphical Installer Wizard, Build: 2023.1:
• Improved script generating in newest Inno Setup versions
• BitmapCutter.exe supports new parameters: -o -x

v6.2.1 (Zinka)

Released on 25th May 2022

• Support for Inno Setup 6.2.1 (see changes)
• This release is focused on security improvements and fixes


• Graphical Installer Wizard v1.18.01:
• Improved script generating in newest Inno Setup versions
• Whole manual is more user friendly - new tips, troubleshooting sections and more
• Reworked examples with support of latest Inno Setup features
• Official support for electron-builder scripts (converting any electron-builder .iss scripts)
• Added more details to offline and online documentation
• Wizard is now faster and more straightforward (requires less steps/clicks)
• App Updater: correct handling of cached files when checking for new version, showing user friendly error message(s)

v6.2.0 (Yanka)

Released on 11th July 2021

• Support for Inno Setup 6.2.0 (see changes)
• This release is focused on TNewCheckListBox component
  TNewCheckListBox component and general user friendliness
• New properties: TextColor and InversedTextColor for coloring whole TNewCheckListBox control
• New properties: ItemFontColor and SubItemFontColor for coloring individual TNewCheckListBox's items and subitems
• Graphical Installer Wizard v1.17.01:
  Improved script generating in newest Inno Setup versions
• Whole manual is more user friendly - new tips, troubleshooting sections and more
• Reworked examples with support of latest Inno Setup features (especially CodeClasses.iss)

v6.1.2 (Xenka)

Released on 20th November 2020

• Support for Inno Setup 6.1.2 (Also 6.1.1-beta and 6.1.0-beta, see changes)
• BitmapCutterGUI has been completely refreshed
  BitmapCutterGUI was completely refreshed - new design and features
• BitmapCutterGUI now allows pasting image directly from Clipboard (Ctrl + V):
  It supports image data (like picture from MS Paint, Gimp, Photoshop or similar editor) and Base64 data (e.g. from www.base64-image.de)
• BitmapCutterGUI now allows to save the resulting file to disk (if image data was pasted from Clipboard)
• Graphical Installer Wizard v1.16.01:
  Improved script generating in newest Inno Setup versions
• How to create background image for NSIS (Inno Setup)? articles from online Tutorial were added to offline Manual
• Added more details into BitmapCutterGUI section in offline Manual

v6.0.5 (Wonka)

Released on 9th June 2020

• Support for Inno Setup 6.0.5 (see changes)
• Security fixes and improvements
• Can be installed using the new Windows Package Manager.
• Graphical Installer Wizard v1.15.01:
• Added possibility to cancel the Open file dialog when converting the existing .iss file
• Support for upcoming RAD & Installer - 10.4 Sydney
  (Binary compatible with previous version)
• United, simplified & updated changelog, manual, website

v6.0.4 (Vanka)

Released on 30th March 2020

• Support for Inno Setup 6.0.4 (see changes)
• Graphical Installer name and version now exactly matches Inno Setup version to avoid misleading version and incompatibility issues
• All examples now use 'OutputDir=userdocs:Output' and 'DefaultDirName={autoappdata}'
• Installer: Added warning if the versions (from above) do not match exactly
• 10 new buttons (Modern style)
• Added possibility to select the installer's language on startup
• Graphical Installer Wizard v1.14.01:
• Typing color manually into box
  Typing color manually into box (any GIW color - buttons, texts, ...) now immediately colorizes the associated shape with entered color
• United naming and versions - BitmapCutter version now matches the GIW version
• Note: version 1.13.01 was skipped as 13 is considered an unlucky number in Slovakia
• Updated tools (BitmapCutter + GUI, v1.14.01)
• Various improvements and fixes
• Updated manual
• Fixed wrong links

v6.0.3 (Umika)

Released on 27th October 2019
Updated on 16th November 2019

• Support for Inno Setup 6.0.3 (see changes)
• Graphical Installer name and version now exactly matches Inno Setup version to avoid misleading version and incompatibility issues
• Fixed drawing of (non standard) Inno controls: TNewCheckBox and TNewRadioButton
  TNewCheckBox and TNewRadioButton fix (text was shifted a little to the top)
• Setup Dialogs (Forms and Pages) generated with Install Designer (NEW!) work out of the box with Graphical Installer
• Removed dependency on InnoCallback.dll (uses native function CreateCallback() )
• New Example: Install Designer
• All examples now use 'OutputBaseFilename=mysetup' and 'PrivilegesRequired=lowest'
• Note: Starting with Inno Setup 6 there's only one version available: Unicode!
• Graphical Installer Wizard v1.12.01:
• Added warning 'You need an Administrator right to write into specific folders (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\).'
• Generating scripts with 'OutputBaseFilename=mysetup' and 'PrivilegesRequired=lowest'
• Updated tools (BitmapCutter + GUI, v1.12.01)
• Various improvements and fixes
• Updated manual
• Fixed wrong links

v6.01 (Tamka)

Released on 3rd May 2019
Updated on 29th May 2019

• Support for Inno Setup 6.0.2 (also contain changes from version 6.0.0-beta, 6.0.1-beta changes)
• Changed naming convention: version 6 (6.x) to match Inno Setup 6 (versions called 5 and 5.x were skipped)
• Support of modern wizard style(s): it is possible to switch from 'Graphical Installer' design to 'classic' and/or 'modern' style
• Examples can be opened directly from Help (clickable links)
• Examples now use userdocs: folder as Output
• Fixed bug: not showing the Help menu items in default scripts editor
• Note: Starting with Inno Setup 6 there's only one version available: Unicode!
• Graphical Installer Wizard v1.11.01:
• More strict Trial restrictions (GIW closes if Trial is expired)
• Fixes and optimizations in GIW script generator
• Fixed bug: not showing HTML help after pressing F1 key
• Fixed bug: "The file being read is not a valid 'Portable Network Graphics' image because it contains an invalid header."
• Configuration: Drag & Dropping the ISCC.exe detects Graphical Installer and sets correct paths automatically
• Configuration: Open dialog now browses into Inno Setup 6 installation folder automatically
• Updated tools (BitmapCutter + GUI, v1.12.01)
• Various improvements and fixes
• Updated manual
• Fixed wrong links

v4.01 (Selka)

Released on 27th June 2018

• Support for Inno Setup 5.6.1 (also contain changes from version 5.6.0, see changes)
• New feature: Dragging installer window with mouse in lower area [function WizardForm.EnableDragging()]
• New tool: SetupProjects Converter
  SetupProjects Converter - application with user friendly GUI (Graphical User Interface) that converts Microsoft Visual Studio Setup and Deploy projects (.vdproj), InstallShield Limited Edition projects (.isl) and Advanced Installer Projects (.aip) into NSIS (.nsi) and Inno Setup scripts (.iss)
• New tool MessageBox Designer
  MessageBox Designer - an application for fast and easy creating of MessageBox instructions (script generator)
• Improved behavior in enviroments with various high DPI settings
• Installer now speaks French language. Bonjour :-)
• Graphical Installer Wizard v1.10.01:
• Improved script generation (with new symbols)
• Checking for new version
• Fixes and optimizations
• Full support for 3 IDEs (Visual Studio/Visual & installer, RAD Studio/RAD & Installer, Inno Script Studio) and standalone application
• Updated tools (BitmapCutter + GUI, v1.11.01)
• Various improvements and fixes
• Updated manual (section SetupProjects Converter)
• Fixed wrong links

You can find the complete changelog (all older versions) in Inno Setup manual.

Graphical Installer for NSIS

Build: 2024.1

Released on 22nd May 2024

• Support for latest NSIS 3 release: 3.10 (see changes)
• This release is focused on bugfixing, stability and improved user experience
• Improved appearance on the latest Windows 11 with High DPI


• Graphical Installer Wizard, Build: 2024.1:
• Fixed issue in BitmatmapCutter.exe (image file was kept open after processing)

Build: 2023.1

Released on 30th July 2023

• Support for latest NSIS 3 release: 3.09 (see changes)
• This release is focused on new feature "Custom Dimensions" and improved user experience
• Added new example Custom Dimensions
  Custom Dimensions example to show how to create setup with custom Inner Dialog position
• Updated several examples with refreshed bacgrounds
• New symbol GRAPHICAL_INSTALLER_CUSTOM_UI for setting the Custom UI. Use Resource Hacker (free tool) to modify the UI file.
  See GRAPHICAL_INSTALLER_CUSTOM_UI symbol documentation for more info


• Graphical Installer Wizard, Build: 2023.1:
• Improved script generating in newest NSIS versions
• BitmapCutter.exe supports new parameters: -o -x

Build: 2022.2

Released on 16th September 2022

• Official support for Windows 11 (also ARM)
• Official support for electron-builder scripts (editing any electron-builder .nsi or .nsh scripts)
• Installer now supports multiple processor architectures (x86, x64, arm64, ia64) - useful when running Windows on ARM


• Graphical Installer Wizard v1.18.01:
• Warning message 'You need an Administrator rights to write into specific folders' is shown correctly
• Plugin is correctly registered in HM NIS Edit (previously the menu item was missing)
• Fixed displaying plugin name in HM NIS Edit (previously only 'G' was shown)
• Fixed issues with Unicode/ANSI build
• Fixed issues with opening script(s) in Explorer/Notepad/Default editor

Build: 2022.1

Released on 14th January 2022

• This release contains the largest changes in probably last few years
  Changes are applied automatically after recompiling the script with this new Build. There is no need to upgrade the scripts or do any manual changes.
  We added an options to set everything to the previous behaviour.
• Changed naming convention: instead of "Version" the term "Build" is used (YYYY is Year of release and .N is Build sequence number)
• Graphical Installer for NSIS is now completely independent on NSIS version (works with any NSIS 2 or NSIS 3)


• Installers now distinguish between "focused" and "mouse over" control states
  "focused" vs "mouse over" state (both can be active at the same time)
  In earlier versions of Graphical Installer the "focused" state was applied when user pressed the Tab key to select some control (then the control could be activated using Enter key or Space).
• Now the state is applied when mouse is moved over the Button controls and we added new feature to signalize "focused" state of control
  Old "focused" behaviour can be still activated disabling the ${GraphicalInstallerEnableButtonsHighlight} macro
• Changed default behaviour: Button controls now react to mouse over (previously on focus)
• New macro that enables/disables drawing of focus rectangles (applies to Button, CheckBox, RadioButton controls).
  See ${GraphicalInstallerDrawFocusRects} macro documentation for more info
• Changed default behaviour: Moving installer window with mouse is now enabled by default.
  See ${GraphicalInstallerEnableDragging} macro documentation for more info.
• Setup of Graphical Installer for NSIS itself uses new features (moving mouse over buttons, enabled dragging) and has new refreshed look.
  
  
• Graphical Installer Wizard v1.17.01:
• Improved script generating in newest NSIS versions
• Whole manual is more user friendly - new tips, troubleshooting sections and more
• Reworked examples with support of latest NSIS features
• Added more details to offline and online documentation
• Wizard is now faster and more straightforward (requires less steps/clicks)
• Correct converting the .nsi script with Unicode true defined (Error: Can't change target architecture after data already got compressed or header already changed! + Error: Unable to set target charset (adequate stub not found?)
• App Updater: correct handling of cached files when checking for new version, showing user friendly error message(s)
• Drag & Drop the files into Wizard boxes may cause AV Exceptions in some rare cases. Sorry for these inconveniences :(

v4.11.01 (Xolka)

Released on 28th July 2021
Updated on 10th October 2021

• Support for latest NSIS 3 release, 3.07 and 3.08 (see changes)
• BitmapCutterGUI has been completely refreshed
  BitmapCutterGUI was completely refreshed - new design and features
• BitmapCutterGUI now allows pasting image directly from Clipboard (Ctrl + V):
  It supports image data (like picture from MS Paint, Gimp, Photoshop or similar editor) and Base64 data (e.g. from www.base64-image.de)
• BitmapCutterGUI now allows to save the resulting file to disk (if image data was pasted from Clipboard)
• Graphical Installer Wizard v1.16.01:
  Improved script generating in newest NSIS versions
• How to create background image for NSIS (Inno Setup)? articles from online Tutorial were added to offline Manual
• Added more details into BitmapCutterGUI section in offline Manual

v4.10.01 (Webka)

Released on 7th August 2020

• Support for latest NSIS 3 releases, 3.06 and 3.06.1 (see changes)
• Security fixes and improvements
• Graphical Installer Wizard v1.15.01:
• Added possibility to cancel the Open file dialog when converting the existing .nsi file
• Support for recently released RAD & Installer - 10.4 Sydney
  (Binary compatible with previous version)
• Support for new Eclipse versions (up to 4.16)
• United, simplified & updated changelog, manual, website

v4.9.01 (Vilka)

Released on 5th January 2020

• Support for latest NSIS 3 release, 3.05 (see changes) Important note: ANSI targets are deprecated, consider moving to Unicode!
• Setup Dialogs (Installer and Uninstaller Pages) generated with Install Designer (NEW!) work out of the box with Graphical Installer
• New Example: Install Designer
  Install Designer example
• All examples now use 'RequestExecutionLevel user' and 'InstallDir "$LOCALAPPDATA\..."'
• Graphical Installer Wizard v1.14.01:
• Typing color manually into box (any GIW color - buttons, texts, ...) now immediately colorizes the associated shape with entered color
• United naming and versions - BitmapCutter version now matches the GIW version
• Note: version 1.13.01 was skipped as 13 is considered an unlucky number in Slovakia
• Generating scripts with 'RequestExecutionLevel user'
• More strict Trial restrictions (GIW closes if Trial is expired)
• Fixes and optimizations in GIW script generator
• Fixed bug: not showing HTML help after pressing F1 key
• Configuration: Drag & Dropping the makensis.exe detects Graphical Installer and sets correct paths automatically
• Configuration: Open dialog now browses into NSIS installation folder automatically
• Support for new Eclipse versions (up to 4.14)
• Added warning 'You need an Administrator right to write into specific folders (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\).'
• Updated tools (BitmapCutter + GUI - Version V, 1.14.01)
• Various improvements and fixes
• Updated manual
• Fixed wrong links

v4.8.01 (Ulinka)

Released on 7th January 2019

• Support for latest NSIS 3 release, 3.04 (see changes)
• New feature: Moving installer (frameless) window with mouse (click anywhere and move the window)
• New feature: Drag & Drop
  Drag & Drop installation page with advanced security installation page with advanced security
  Prevents bots from installing the software (human interaction is required to continue the installation, similar to macOS .dmg installer)
• 10 new buttons (Modern style)
• Examples can be opened directly from Help (clickable links)
• Added French language. Bonjour :-)
• Graphical Installer Wizard v1.12.01:
• Updated texts
• Support for new Eclipse versions (up to 4.10)
• Updated tools (BitmapCutter + GUI, v1.12.01)
• Various improvements and fixes
• Updated manual (new section for Drag & Drop)
• Fixed wrong links

You can find the complete changelog (all older versions) in NSIS manual.

Legend - symbols used in this changelog

• - special (very important) release of Graphical Installer
• - new feature (large change, usually with picture describing it)
• - small change or new small thing (sometimes not visible for user)
• - fixed bug, fixed issue, resolved problem
• - some part was reworked (no large change)
• - removed feature (feature will not be available in next release)
• - known bug (non critical bug which cannot be fixed at this moment)
• - item which we are currently working on
• - information or tip for you for easier use of our software
• - warning - really useful info. Can save you a lot of troubles.
• By default NSIS is mentioned first, alternative for Inno Setup is enclosed in [square brackets].