SplashAbout

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SplashAbout Component

by minesadorada@charcodelvalle.com

(New version 1.4.1 - June 2014)

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

Property page screenshot

splashabout properties141.png

Purpose

If you are fed up of coding splash and about dialogs for minor apps - this component is the easy way to give your apps a good appearance with minimum effort and easy individualisation.

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 (not Linux) Some built-in shapes or use your own.
  • Splash screen can be a jpg with transparent mask (see example app included)
  • 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)
  • V1.4.1.1 many extra properties

How to use in your code

  • Drop a SplashAbout component onto your main form (From the 'Additional' components palette)
  • In the Form.Create event
   procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
   begin
       SplashAbout1.ShowSplash;
   end;
  • In your 'About' button click event
   procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
   begin
       SplashAbout1.ShowAbout;
   end; 
  • There are lots of properties to tweak - see the example app included in the archive for ideas.

License

SplashAbout is issued under an LGPL 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 apps (Windows and Linux) included in archive.

Installation

  • Create a new folder in your lazarus/components folder, and unzip into it
  • Install via the Lazarus IDE. (Open splashabout.lpk, then compile and install)
  • The new component will be installed in the 'Additional' component palette.

Compatability

  • Lazarus 0.9x/1.x/fpc 2.x
  • Windows and Linux
  • Tested on Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit builds) and Linux 32-bit

Version

Version 1.4.1

Support

Email the author with any queries