mozip.NET 1.2.0 released: the Should Have Been 1.0 release
Tsahi Asher
this is version 1.2 of mozip.NET, a GUI (graphic) version of
piaip's mozip command line utility. like mozip, it allows the
user to add, remove and extract modules in the installer, and
test modules integrity, all in a WinZip-like UI.
finally, i managed to squash the stupid bug that prevented me
from adding modules to the installer. it wasn't a problem with
the zip library, but rather with the way i was calling the
Win32 API. so i still use #ZipLib.
this makes mozip.NET a complete replacement to piaip's mozip.
in the past i thought that if i install .NET 2.0 it will
overwrite .NET 1.1. after i did, i found out that it doesn't,
and the two live side by side. so this program can still work
with .NET 1.1.
although this version is fully functional, i may release
another version in the future, to improve UI elements.
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=42516&package_id=152562
system requirements
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1. Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1. it is available from
WindowsUpdate, under the "software, optional" link at the
left bar, or from http://tinyurl.com/4y9vv. i know there are
other implementations of the .NET Framework, but i haven't
tested them.
2. Win2k and higher. although the .NET Framework is available
to Win98 and above, the program uses Win32 API only present
in WinNT kernels.
known problems
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these are not bugs, but things that should be corrected.
1. no graphics or logo. any help in this section is
appriciated, because my graphic abilities are quite limited
:) for the buttons i think 16x16 pixels images will do, and
for the system menu (top-left window corner) i'll need a
32x32 .ico image. i also need a logo, though i had something
i mind - some combination of the red lizard and the squeezer
of winzip.
2. the memory footprint is about 13MB, and that might double
while updating the installer. this can be reduced to some
degree.
Changes:
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- refactoring methods in Installer
- added a decent About dialog
- use RichTextBox in InstallerTestForm
- fix AddFile!
- improved behaviour of toolbar/action menu - extarct and
remove disabled when no items selected
- remember last extracted to folder
- installer detects system version for win2k and above - please
report problems
- installer automatically uninstalls previous version
- fix GPL in installer
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Tsahi Asher
Hebrew L10n Team
http://www.mozilla.org.il