Specific control syntax

In the following sections, we will explore each type of control. We'll begin with the simpler types such as PushButton and Text, and then move on to complex controls such as SelectionTree and ProgressBar.

PushButton

A button is one of the most basic types of controls and the one you'll probably use the most. In WiX, it's created by setting the Control element's Type attribute to PushButton. Use the Text attribute to set its label:

<Control 
   Id="MyButton" 
   Type="PushButton" 
   Text="Click Me!"
   X="50" 
   Y="50"
   Height="17" 
   Width="75">

   <Publish Event="EndDialog" Value="Exit" />
</Control>

The following screenshot is what it looks like:

You always need to add a Publish element inside it or else the button won't do anything. The Publish element executes an action, called a control event, when the button is clicked. In the last example, I'm calling the EndDialog event with a value of Exit to quit the install. A value of Return would have...