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\A{history} Changelog and Release Notes

\H{v2.0rc3} 2.0 Release Candidate 3

Released on January 24th, 2004

\S1{v2.0rc3-cl} Changelog

\S2{} Minor Changes

\b Fixed some bugs with LZMA/bzip2 and non-solid compression

\b Fixed a bug that caused escaping not to be ignored on extended !define lines

\b Language files updates and fixes

\b Fixed installer crash when certain language strings were not referenced in all languages

\b Some new and improved graphics

\b Made CreateShortcut case insensitive when parsing hot key

\b Some documentation improvements and fix-ups

\b \L{../Contrib/Modern UI/Readme.html}{Modern UI 1.69}: Made all uninstaller pages work without installer pages and fixed top text on uninstaller license page

\S2{} Utilities and Plug-ins

\b \L{../Contrib/Makensisw/Readme.txt}{MakeNSISW}: Fixed resize bug, added double click handling in settings window

\b NSIS Update: Improved UI

\b \L{../Contrib/InstallOptions/Readme.html}{InstallOptions}: Fixed minor problems with the new NOTIFY flag

\H{v2.0rc2} 2.0 Release Candidate 2

Released on January 5th, 2004

\S1{v2.0rc2-cl} Changelog

\S2{} Minor Changes

\b Set focus to the main control in each page to ease keyboard control (plug-ins too)

\b LangStrings and user variables limit is now 16383 and is enforced

\b Fixed control colors set using SetCtlColors not changing when the system colors were changed

\b Log window now responds to the context menu key

\b Fixed a bug which caused beeping when the space key is hit on the components tree

\b Added code to prevent weird usage of WM_COMMAND which can cause weird behavior

\b Fixed compile errors when NSIS_CONFIG_COMPONENTPAGE, NSIS_CONFIG_PLUGIN_SUPPORT or NSIS_SUPPORT_HWNDS are not defined

\b More language files updated to the latest version

\b Fixed CHM's script errors

\b Documentation improvements

\S2{} Utilities and Plug-ins

\b \L{../Contrib/InstallOptions/Readme.html}{InstallOptions 2.4}: NOTIFY for link, drop list and list box; UI fixes and improvements. See IO's \L{../Contrib/InstallOptions/Changelog.txt}{change log} for a complete list

\b \L{../Contrib/Makensisw/Readme.txt}{MakeNSISW}: Improved user interface, added support for named symbol sets and fixed best compressor selector

\H{v2.0rc1} 2.0 Release Candidate 1

Released on Decemeber 27th, 2003

\S1{v2.0rc1-rn} Release Notes

\b Trying the LZMA compression method for your installer is recommended. It often gives a 20% better compression ratio.

\b \L{../Contrib/Modern UI/Readme.html}{Modern UI 1.68}: The setting to change the title size on the Welcome page and Finish page has been changed

\S1{v2.0rc1-cl} Changelog

\S2{} Major Changes

\b LZMA compression support. Added \R{asetcompressordictsize}{SetCompresssorDictSize}.

\b \L{../Contrib/Modern UI/Readme.html}{Modern UI 1.68}: New settings for extra space for title and text on Welcome page and Finish page, improved handling of verbose settings, language file string for uninstaller reboot information, more

\b Shell folders are now detected using shell API functions and not the registry. This is the recommended method by Microsoft. New constants have been added in the process ($FONTS, $SENDTO and more...). See \k{varconstant} for more details.

\b Added \L{../Examples/LogicLib.nsi}{LogicLib} to distribution (easier conditional execution etc.)

\b Added \R{adirverify}{DirVerify} and \R{getinstdirerror}{GetInstDirError} to allow custom error checking when the installation directory is invalid or the drive does not have enough space

\b Support for reading environmental variables on compile time: \R{compenvvar}{$%envVarName%}

\b Added /SD parameter for \R{messagebox}{MessageBox}. Allows to set default for silent installers.

\b New conditional compilation options: \R{ifmacrodef}{!ifmacrodef} and \R{ifmacrondef}{!ifmacrondef}.

\b New sections macros for mutually exclusive section selection

\b Improved RTL support by adding WS_EX_RTLREADING wherever possible

\S2{} Utilities and Plug-ins

\b \L{../Contrib/InstallOptions/Readme.html}{InstallOptions 2.3}: Added new control type "Button", added new flag "NOTIFY", added new flag "NOWORDWRAP" for multi-line text boxes, reduced size down to 12K

\b \L{../Contrib/Makensisw/Readme.txt}{MakeNSISW}: More options to set the compression method

\b Zip2Exe 0.31: Fixed compression setting, LZMA compression support

\b \L{../Contrib/VPatch/Readme.html}{VPatch 2.1}: Better error handling and exit code for GenPat

\H{v2.0b4} 2.0 Beta 4

Released on November 19th, 2003

\S1{v2.0b4-rn} Release Notes

\b The /LANG parameter is no longer available for any text setting instructions. You must use a \R{langstring}{LangString} if you want to make a certain text multilingual. This means you can also set one text for all languages. To make the license data multilingual you should use \R{licenselangstring}{LicenseLangString}.

\b \L{../Contrib/Modern UI/Readme.html}{Modern UI 1.67}: Because of the new syntax for pages, renaming of settings and variable names etc., you have to make some changes to your scripts, see the \L{../Contrib/Modern UI/Readme.html}{Modern UI Readme} for details.

\b \R{page}{Custom Pages} now have a leave function. As this parameter is placed before the caption you have to add another "" empty string for the title to work.

\b \R{onselchange}{.onSelChange} is no longer called when the components page is created.

\b The icons folder has been renamed to Graphics and was reorganized. If you were using any files from Contrib\\Icons in your script, you should update it to point to the new image or icon path.

\b \R{upgradedll}{UpgradeDLL} has been changed, it's \e{highly recommend} that you include the new version in your script using \c{!include "UpgradeDLL.nsh"} instead of the old one.

\S1{v2.0b4-cl} Changelog

\S2{} Major Changes

\b CHM documentation - searchable and comes with an index

\b User variables ($VARNAME) that can be declared with the \R{var}{Var} command

\b Support for all pages in both installer and uninstaller. Components, directory and license pages can be used for the uninstaller

\b Improved large files handling (way lower requirements to compile a 2GB installer now)

\b Added \R{ifsilent}{IfSilent} and \R{setsilent}{SetSilent} to allow better /S interaction

\b Full support for RTL languages, including support for LTR and RTL languages in one installer

\b \L{../Contrib/Modern UI/Readme.html}{Modern UI 1.67}: New system & syntax for pages, settings (support for multiple pages of the same type, page specific settings, more customization options etc.), Welcome/Finish pages for uninstaller, \R{alicenseforceselection}{LicenseForceSelection} support, new options for Finish page / language selection dialog, fixes, more

\b Extraction progress

\b Better installation directory verification

\b Fixed all known problems with temporary files and directoroes

\b No more unprocessed strings, variables can be used everywhere

\b Leave function for custom \R{pages}{pages}: Input on InstallOptions pages can be validated using script code

\b Better ClearType support

\b No more flickering

\b \R{onmouseoversection}{OnMouseOver text} is only displayed when mouse over section

\b RO sections can now be in \R{ainsttype}{InstTypes} too (defaults to old behavior)

\b Improved \R{aaddbrandingimage}{AddBrandingImage}: doesn't depend on the UI, can set image on the bottom and on the right, support for custom padding value

\b Increased limit of InstTypes to 32

\b Improved macros & functions: \R{upgradedll}{UpgradeDLL}, GetParent, GetParameters. Using the new versions is recommended.

\b NLF language files (v6): language specific fonts, RTL and more strings

\b Inner LangStrings can be used in the script

\b No more /LANG, only LangStrings - easier to set one string to all languages

\b LangStrings are no longer installer/uninstaller specific (no un.)

\b Fixed SetOutPath not setting current directory if the directory didn't exist before

\b Components tree: fixed problems with sub-sections with RO sections as children, SF_EXPAND now refreshes the components tree and added SF_PSELECTED for partially selected sub-sections

\b Documentation fixes

\b Minor bug fixes

\b Code clean-ups and some more comments

\b More...

\S2{} New/Changed Commands

\b Added \R{pageex}{PageEx}, \R{pagecallbacks}{PageCallbacks} and \R{adirvar}{DirVar} - it's now a lot easier to add the same page type twice

\b Added \R{afilebufsize}{FileBufSize}

\b Added \R{viaddversionkey}{VIAddVersionKey}: add version information resource to the installer

\b Added \R{asetallowskipfiles}{AllowSkipFiles}: set whether the user should be able to skip a file when overwriting failed

\b Added \R{alicenseforceselection}{LicenseForceSelection}: checkbox or radio buttons on license page to let user agree with license or not

\b Added \R{ssectionsetsize}{SectionSetSize}, \R{ssectiongetsize}{SectionGetSize}, \R{ssetcurinsttype}{SetCurInstType} and \R{sgetcurinsttype}{GetCurInstType}

\b Replaced SetBkColor with \R{setctlcolors}{SetCtlColors} which can set text color too

\b Added support for standard predefines: $\{__DATE__\}, $\{__TIME__\}, $\{__TIMESTAMP__\}, $\{__FILE__\}, $\{__LINE__\}

\b Added ifdiff and lastusd for \R{asetoverwrite}{SetOverwrite}

\b /o Switch for \R{ssection}{Section} provides ability to unselect the section by default

\b New parameter for DirText to set the browse dialog text

\b Added \R{rmdir}{RMDir /REBOOTOK}: remove folders on reboot

\b \R{ainsttype}{InstType} /NOCUSTOM and /COMPONENTSONLYONCUSTOM work together

\b Added base_dir for \R{gettempfilename}{GetTempFileName}

\S2{} Utilities and Plug-ins

\b \L{../Contrib/Makensisw/Readme.txt}{MakeNSISW 2.0}: UI to define symbols, easy access to recent scripts, toolbar and more

\b Zip2Exe 0.3: based on header files, improved interface, Modern UI support, new script code, improved folder detection

\b \L{../Contrib/InstallOptions/Readme.html}{InstallOptions 2.2}: added LINK control, added EXTENDEDSELECT flag for list boxes which replaces MULTISELECT that now acts exactly as the real style flag ([double] click turns on or off selection), fixes

\b BgImage plug-in stability fixes

\b Added vPatch: patch generator and plug-in that applies the patches

\b Banner plug-in improvements: responds to messages and some new /set tricks by brainsucker

\b AdvSpalsh plug-in improvements: smaller, better transparency support and a possible bug fix

\b System plug-in improvements: Unicode, GUID and COM support 

\b nsExec plug-in improvments: ability to run 16 bit code and tabs to spaces conversion

\b Math plug-in

\b Delphi unit for NSIS plug-ins

\H{v2.0b3} 2.0 Beta 3

Released on March 16th, 2003

\b Modern UI 1.63: Header bitmap support, new defines to change the description area, single macro for language selection dialog, more!

\b New tutorial in the documentation

\b define_if_last in Page command also works when a define has not been specified for all Page commands.\\<br\\>This fixes the problem with the Modern UI "Click Next" / "Click Install" texts.

\b Added SectionSetInstTypes and SectionGetInstTypes

\b Reboot command does not force a reboot anymore (allows the user to save work)

\b !if[n]def/!else fixes

\b LogSet on now really starts logging

\b Cancel button available on all pages after the instfiles page but the last page unless /ENABLECANCEL was used in its Page command

\b License page: No more limit on RTF size

\b LangDLL: Option to auto-count number of languages, shell font support

\b Page and UninstPage can not be used inside sections/functions

\b CreateDirectory now uses the error flag

\b EnumRegKey/Value output_var check fixed

\b Updated translations

\b Dreaded BSOD after plug-ins enumeration finally banished

\b Minimize button and BGGradient and BGImage compatibility fixes

\b WriteINIStr with empty value works again

\b Added FlushINI

\H{v2.0b2} 2.0 Beta 2

Released on February 26th, 2003

\b NSIS Menu: links to all NSIS utilities, documentation and websites

\b NSIS Update: check for new releases, download latest development files

\b Dialer plugin to connect to the internet

\b Improved filename validation

\b VC7 compiler compatibility issues fixed

\b CreateDirectory sets error flag

\b InstallOptions: INI File State value fixed

\b Updated translations

\b Minor fixes

\H{v2.0b1} 2.0 Beta 1

Released on February 9th, 2003

\b User interface improvements: better order/grouping of controls, button selection problems fixed, added minimize box, transparent BrandingText

\b LangString improvements: can be used before they have been defined, warning if not present in all language tables

\b New version of the Modern User Interface with UI improvements, bugfixes and some small new features

\b InstallOptions 2.0 with support for custom font and DPI settings, groupboxes, grouped controls, lots of bugfixes etc.

\b No more random compression ratios

\b SetOutPath now sets the working directory

\b File names are validated, directory given by the user will now always work

\b $QUICKLAUNCH now works with SetShellVarContext all

\b Automatically appended directory name in the directory selection dialog will no longer contain squares if not all characters are ASCII.

\b Fixed a bug with remote drives and available space (\\\\remote\\drive)

\b Plug-in function's names are now case insensitive

\b Fixed a bug with specifying Icon twice

\b Include dirs (!addincludedir)

\b On leave function for pages

\b Installers can now really contain more than one branding image

\b All !if/!else/!endif problems should be solved now

\b SetFont "MS Shell Dlg" adds the DS_SHELLFONT style

\b Win9x rename on reboot now also works when the destination file does not exist

\b DeleteRegKey works on default value

\b nsExec can be called from an installer executed by CreateProcess

\b WriteUninstaller sets error code

\b Banner.dll compatible with Modern UI

\b Fixed focus problems in MakeNSISw

\b Updated and new translations

\b Some new bitmaps for the MUI by Virtlink

\b Faster and better MakeNSISw integration

\b \R{detect.netframework}{New .NET Framework detection function}

\b Minor bugfixes

\b Code clean-ups (compiles on VC7)

\H{v2.0b0} 2.0 Beta 0

Released on December 6th, 2002

\b New paging system

\b Added Page and UninstPage

\b Removed .onNextPage, .onPrevPage, .onInitDialog

\b New easier version of the Modern User Interface with better multilanguage support, InstallOptions integration, welcome and finish page etc.

\b Custom pages no longer flicker when created

\b Added accelerator keys

\b Added LangString and LangStringUP for user defined multilingual strings

\b Added support for transparent check marks

\b Added InitPluginsDir

\b Renamed nsisconf.nsi to nsisconf.nsh

\b Added CreateShortcut comment/description parameter

\b Splash.exe is now a plugin (splash.dll)

\b Added new plugins: System, AdvSplash, nsExec, UserInfo, BgImage, Banner and StartMenu

\b !ifdef and friends can now be used in macros

\b SendMessage can send strings (put STR: before a param) and supports timeouts

\b Right mouse button "Copy to clipboard" context menu for the Details window

\b Plugin syntax now requires dll name, e.g. dll::func not just func

\b Licence text receives initial focus (page up & down work immediately, return key still works)

\b Made win9x move/delete on reboot support proper and function like on win2k

\b Now always loads RichEdit v2 if present (links work on Win9x)

\b DeleteRegKey now complains if given a third parameter (other than /ifempty)

\b RegDLL now works with DLLs dependent on DLLs from the same directory

\b $\{LANG_langName\} defined as the language id when loading a NLF

\b Fixed a few bugs that caused the installer to load slower than before

\b Uninstall can now get command line parameters too

\b Added ReserveFile

\b Added ExDLL.h

\b Included makensisw 1.9 (lots of changes)

\b Updated InstallOptions

\b Updated ZIP2EXE

\b Updated HTTP download plugin, NSIS-dl (timeout added, better proxy detection)

\b A lot of new language files

\b A lot of new icons and check marks

\b Changed section flags values

\b SectionSetFlags can now set bold too

\b SectionSetFlags now works in silent installers too

\b SectionSetName for sub sections doesn't need '-' in front of the name

\b Added SetPluginUnload

\b Hidden section can now use SectionIn too

\b File /nonfatal switch added

\b Plugins no longer add size to their containing section

\b Defines can now be used inside define names ($\{bla$\{blo\}\})

\b New docs format (WOOHA!)

\b EXE header size a lot smaller, 33.5KB for bzip2 and 34KB for zlib

\b Lots of other bugs fixed...

\H{v2.0a7} 2.0 Alpha 7

Released on August 29th, 2002

\b Can now select the language from .onInit ($LANGUAGE is a variable)

\b Added CreateFont

\b Added .onMouseOverSection

\b Added .onInitDialog and un.onInitDialog

\b Added SetStaticBkColor

\b Disabled UseOuterUIItem

\b SendMessage WM_SETTEXT treats lParam as a string and not a number

\b CopyFiles script message no longer always prints (silent)

\b Custom install type text can now be changed

\b ChangeUI can now change IDD_VERIFY

\b Default license color now fits the user system

\b Summary reports the right number of required sections

\b Checkbox is only required in IDD_DIR if logging is enabled

\b Not using /LANG now really causes the script compiler to use the last used language

\b Fixed a bug with MBCS and the uninstaller text

\b MBCS to Unicode and Unicode to MBCS conversion bugs fixed

\b Fixed a bug that caused RTF not to show on Windows 9x

\b Added a dialog that shows up if compress whole is used and initial decompressing lasts longer than a second

\b Updated to InstallOptions 1.3

\b MakeNSISw 1.7 included

\b Added modern UI by Joost Verburg (Examples\\Modern UI)

\b Added new full color icons by adni18

\b Added Dutch, Korean, Russian, Swedish and Traditional Chinese language files

\b Updated Spanish language file version (thanks to LsMoNKi)

\b Added /TRIM(LEFT|RIGHT|CENTER) for BrandingText

\b EXE header size down to 36.5KB

\b Added yi-pixel.ico and yi-pixel-uninstall.ico by Jan T. Sott

\b Fixed a bug with macros at the end of the file

\b Sub-sections can now have defined names too

\b Added LangDLL.dll plugin

\b CallInstDLL /NOUNLOAD added (works on plugin calls too)

\H{v2.0a6} 2.0 Alpha 6

Released on August 10th, 2002

\b Fixed two bugs with the plug-in mechanism

\b Fixed infinite loop bug

\H{v2.0a5} 2.0 Alpha 5

Released on August 9th, 2002

\b Added UseOuterUIItem

\b Enhanced ChangeUI

\b Enhanced SetDlgItemText

\b Added one-section.nsi example file

\b Optimized Ximon's code for plug-in DLLs (back to 37KB)

\b If default user language doesn't fit exactly, will try to find primary language match

\b Fixed some strings that got replaced (space available and required etc.)

\b Compiles without MS Platform SDK

\b Included Spanish.nlf

\b Included MagicLime.exe by snowchyld

\H{v2.0a4} 2.0 Alpha 4

Released on August 5th, 2002

\b Added automatic detection, packing, unpacking and deletion of plugin dlls

\b Added simplified calling syntax for plugin dlls

\b Added PluginDir

\H{v2.0a3} 2.0 Alpha 3

Released on August 4th, 2002

\b Added LoadLanguageFile

\b Added $LANGUAGE

\b Added /LANG option to string setters (Name, Caption, etc.)

\b 'LogSet on' now builds a log file if not already created

\H{v2.0a2} 2.0 Alpha 2

Released on July 31st, 2002

\b Added $\{NSISDIR\}

\b Added XPStyle

\b Added SetFont

\b Added ChangeUI

\b Added AddBrandingImage, and SetBrandingImage

\b Added SetCompressor (no more makensis-bz2.exe)

\b Added LicenseBkColor

\b 'SpaceTexts none' now causes no space texts to appear

\b Icon and UninstallIcon now support icons of any type

\b CheckBitmap now support bitmaps with any color table/depth

\b Unused resources are removed before writing out the installer

\b Documented !error and !warning

\b Added !echo and !verbose

\b Added force option for CRCCheck

\b Updated to Makensisw 1.6

\b Updated to InstallOptions 1.2

\b Installer can now be compressed using UPX

\b A hint is shown if a line is longer than the detail window

\b Modern style folder select dialog

\b License data can now be RTF

\b WindowIcon is now handled in the compiler

\b Removed debug version (it never worked anyway)

\b Faster compile time (WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN)

\H{v2.0a1} 2.0 Alpha 1

Released on July 9th, 2002

\b Added expand node option to Section and SubSection

\b Added preserve file attribute option to File command

\b Copy-All bug fix in Makensisw

\b Added NSISDIR to the define list

\b Reorganized NSIS directory structure

\H{v2.0a0} 2.0 Alpha 0

Released on May 22nd, 2002

\b TreeView component list (care of Jeff Doozan)

\b No more SectionDivider, but SubSection and SubSectionEnd.

\b No more EnabledBitmap/DisabledBitmap, just CheckBitmap. (with tons of button states)

\b Bugfixes of brokenness.

\b Added ! for Section/SubSection to make bold.

\b Made config.h have hacks for easier building for me. :)

\H{cl-older} Older Versions

For the NSIS 1.x version history, see \W{http://www.nullsoft.com/free/nsis/version-history.html}{http://www.nullsoft.com/free/nsis/version-history.html}