Edit Progress Monitor¶

This page allows you to configure a progress monitor to inform end users about the extraction process. Paquet Builder provides three default progress monitor themes, allowing you to choose one based on your needs.

Progress Dialog Style¶

You can select one of the following styles for the progress dialog box:

• Traditional Progress Dialog: Displays a large progress bar and a custom text message.

• Wizard Style Progress Dialog: Available only if the interface theme is set to Wizard or Modern. This is a wizard step with a progress bar, similar to other wizard steps. This option is recommended for wizard-style packages and results in smaller package sizes.

• Splash Screen Progress Dialog: Displays a custom image along with the progress bar. Specify the image path (PNG or BMP format) in the Splash Image Path field. Recommended image dimensions: 500x250 pixels (images are automatically resized if necessary).

Example of a splash screen with progress bar:

Status Text¶

Enter the text to display on the progress monitor, describing the current action.

Use the %EXTNAME% variable to include the name of the file being extracted.
For example, entering Extracting %EXTNAME% will display "Extracting HESetup.cab" while unpacking HESetup.cab (as shown in the screenshot above).

Options¶

Do Not Show the Progress Monitor Dialog¶

Enable this option to hide the progress indicator and perform the extraction silently in the background. The progress monitor is also hidden when the silent mode is enabled.

Allow End Users to Stop the Extraction Process¶

This option adds a Stop button to the progress indicator, allowing end users to interrupt the extraction. When clicked, a prompt asks users to confirm their decision. If they confirm, the process is immediately aborted and the package closes without removing extracted files (no rollback feature is available). This option also enables the system "Close" button on the dialog.

Create a Silent Package¶

This hides all dialog boxes, including the progress monitor, and extracts files directly to the specified folder. However, prompt messages and user-defined dialogs (e.g., custom actions) are still displayed.

Use the %SILENT% variable to enable or disable silent mode at runtime.