tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985159635193633235.post5244175362706336281..comments2024-03-25T00:30:02.127-07:00Comments on ISWIX: InstallAware BlogChristopher Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167478740431444267noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985159635193633235.post-11427045985384664432011-02-18T07:11:31.734-08:002011-02-18T07:11:31.734-08:00I saw this a few weeks ago and read it like an art...I saw this a few weeks ago and read it like an article out of Star magazine. Pure smut, little intellectual depth, but none-the-less fun to read over my lunch break.BuildGeekhttp://buildgeek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985159635193633235.post-38580789622711382822011-02-19T05:03:20.092-08:002011-02-19T05:03:20.092-08:00Some of it is smut, but some of it is quite reveal...Some of it is smut, but some of it is quite revealing.<br><br>Now I understand why WiXAware was so buggy and never went anywhere. They were making a product that even they didn't agree in. <br><br>Sadly, it's the product that I actually want. I want a full IDE on top of WiX. I wish someone would do it but after waiting 4 years for it to happen I finally decided to start the IsWiX project.<br><br>IsWiX only covers a tiny percentage of what WiX can do but it doesn't hide any of it either. I use it in combination with InstallShield and my problems are solved.Christopher Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167478740431444267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985159635193633235.post-72939962677273382002011-02-22T23:32:40.752-08:002011-02-22T23:32:40.752-08:00Chris, when I use your IsWix, first I get when loa...Chris, when I use your IsWix, first I get when loading a wxs are a lot error message boxes from it, complaining about missing WiX elements etc. <br><br>From user perspective this is a showstopper, think of WiX beginners it must be a frustrating thing to be confronted with 5 modal message boxes in order when loading a WiX file for first time in your IDE and not knowing what it is about. <br>I think this is the time when this first-time user closes your application and never use it again. <br>Please have a look at wixedit or war setup.<br><br>Personally I would love to see your product getting really professional, because of your background expertise in deployment area, but you should work on it full time, not only part time.<br><br>I think this is why you can't be compared to Sinan and Rob, these guys own their own businesses and work on it all the time.foerdihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13901421112525571626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985159635193633235.post-87114135686435540402011-02-23T03:14:40.731-08:002011-02-23T03:14:40.731-08:00IsWiX isn't a product and if I worked on it fu...IsWiX isn't a product and if I worked on it full time I would be homeless. It was an internal tools project where I work then transferred to me so that I could share it. <br><br>It isn't intended to be a full blown Install Editor. It covers a very narrow user story similar to InstallShield Collaboration. <br><br>I'd love to grow it beyond that if I ever have time. What I really need to do for bow is document the installer framework that IsWIX fits into. (Think Rails for WiX)Christopher Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12167478740431444267noreply@blogger.com