Dialog Element

Windows Installer XML

Dialog Element

Description
Defines a dialog box in the Dialog Table.
Windows Installer references
Control Table, ComboBox Table, Dialog Table, ListBox Table, ListView Table, RadioButton Table
Parents
UI
Inner Text
None
Children
Sequence (min: 1, max: 1)
  1. Control (min: 0, max: unbounded): Control elements belonging to this dialog.
Attributes
Name Type Description Required
Id String Unique identifier for the dialog. Yes
CustomPalette YesNoType Used to specify if pictures in the dialog box are rendered with a custom palette.  
ErrorDialog YesNoType Specifies this dialog as an error dialog.  
Height Integer The height of the dialog box in dialog units. Yes
Hidden YesNoType Used to hide the dialog.  
KeepModeless YesNoType Keep modeless dialogs alive when this dialog is created through DoAction.  
LeftScroll YesNoType Used to align the scroll bar on the left.  
Modeless YesNoType Used to set the dialog as modeless.  
NoMinimize YesNoType Used to specify if the dialog can be minimized.  
RightAligned YesNoType Align text on the right.  
RightToLeft YesNoType Used to specify if the text in the dialog should be displayed in right to left reading order.  
SystemModal YesNoType Used to set the dialog as system modal.  
Title String The title of the dialog box.  
TrackDiskSpace YesNoType Have the dialog periodically call the installer to check if available disk space has changed.  
Width Integer The width of the dialog box in dialog units. Yes
X Integer Horizontal placement of the dialog box as a percentage of screen width. The default value is 50.  
Y Integer Vertical placement of the dialog box as a percentage of screen height. The default value is 50.  
See Also
Wix Schema