SplashAbout

SplashAbout Component

by minesadorada@charcodelvalle.com

This is a Lazarus component that installs in the 'Additional' tab.

Property page screenshot

Purpose

When starting a new application, just drop the component onto your form, and in the Form.Create() method, call SplashAbout1.ShowSplash. This will display a splash dialog. Setting a few easy properties will personalise your splash screen.

In your Help/About handler, call SplashAbout1.ShowAbout. This will display an 'About' dialog for your application.

In both cases, the dialogs are constructed 'on-the-fly' and destroyed when closed. Thus few extra resources are added to your application.

Features

• Optional shaped splash screen. Some built-in shapes or use your own.
• Can automatically display application version numbers
• Can automatically display LCL/FPC build information
• Can display standard GPL,LGPL,MIT or ModifiedGPL licenses with personalised text
• Able to display splash until ApplicationIdle event (default is fixed number of seconds)

License

SplashAbout is issued under a standard GPL license. Use it as you wish; improve it as you will. (but always give credit)

Download

Click to download: splashabout zipped files Full source code, readme and example app included in archive.

Installation

• Create a new folder in your lazarus/components folder, and unzip into it
• Install the splashabout.dpk package via the IDE
• The new component will be in the 'Additional' tab.

Compatability

• Lazarus 1.x/fpc 2.x
• Windows and Linux
• Tested on 64-bit Windows 7