I guess the subject title says it pretty well, for those that don't get it I mean:
Windows 7 (maybe Vista?) has a functionality where you can see if the application/program is performing some kind of function by a background color advancing from left to right like a progress bar behind the taskbar icon. When downloading something it's green (at least it is in Chrome, I haven't noticed if other browsers use other colors) and I've also seen other "functions" use other colors like e.g. an archiver (maybe it was 7-Zip?) using a yellow background color for indicating progression of archiving/compression.
I was thinking for PA.c to use perhaps 2 colors when autoupdating, first the green color (or blue?) while downloading and then yellow (or red?) when actually installing!?
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I'm all for using Windows 7's new Taskbar API's to show the Progress in the Taskbar Buttons, but using 2 colors to indicate different modes of operation (Downloading vs Installing) would work against the definitions of the available colors, the available colors are Green, Yellow, and Red, and are defined as "Normal", "Paused", and "Error", respectively (can also be set to "Indeterminate" state [Green marqee] which shows no specific amount of progress, but simply that it's still active)
please refer to this image (for more info see Here or Here)
If Downloading and Installing need to be shown as being different via the Taskbar Button, then I would suggest using Overlay Icons indicitive of what is occuring, however I can't seem to find an NSIS plugin for Win7TaskBar OverlayIcons yet, so either we'd have to wait for someone else to make one, or someone here would have to make one.
Also I think that it's worth mentioning that the latest PortableApps.com Installers (
*.paf.exe) already have the Progress showing in their TaskBar Buttons (when present), so it shouldn't be too difficult to copy over some code and get the Updater doing it too.~3D1T0R
... for the info
I didn't know it was so "set in stone" with the different colors being actually defined to different states like that but I guess it makes sense. I'd just like for PA.c to use it in some way without it getting too complicated, perhaps simply starting the progression bar over again when the second part (the installation) begins!?
I hadn't noticed that the individual installers (*.paf.exe) already used it so I'll pay more attention next time I install a new app... which means tomorrow in these "Days of App-Ness"