Making a SPLASH!

I have been asked, "How do you make a Splash screen?"
A Splash screen is a window that comes up before the project starts. It may show a graphic, a logo, company information or some combination that introduces the project to the user. After a few seconds, the Splash screen disappears until the next reboot or start up.

Here is a simple sample splash screen project. It shows the Splash screen for about 10 seconds. A progress bar shows the timing. A "Skip" button allows the user to bypass the wait. The background graphic is on a separate window which is designated as an underlay window for the Splash screen. A PLC Control object is used to change the window.

Click on the above screen shot to download the compressed project.

Don't know about compressing projects? Use the EB8000 Tools menu command Compress/Uncompress... to Compress a project with all of its libraries or Uncompress a project and add its libraries to your library directory. This is the best way to send a project to someone. (If you want to send a project to me, please compress it first.)