Splash Screen Manager
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The SplashScreenManager component allows you to create and display splash forms and images. The main features include:
- Manually show and hide splash screens.
- Automatically display and hide splash screens on the main form’s startup.
- Design-time customization.
- Splash forms are shown in a separate thread.
- You can interact with splash forms via a command mechanism.
Note
Not all splash forms support all these features. See below for more information.
Skin Splash Screen
A skin-aware splash screen.
- The colors and font settings are skin dependent.
- You can customize and show this splash screen in code.
See Skin Splash Screen.
Fluent Splash Screen
A Windows 10-inspired splash screen.
- Features an Acrylic material effect - a partially transparent texture.
- You can customize and show this splash screen in code.
See Fluent Splash Screen.
Default Splash Screen
- Non-skin dependent apperance.
- Supports design-time customization.
- Can be automatically shown and closed at the main form’s startup.
See Splash Screen.
Splash Image
Displays any image as a splash screen.
- Image transparency is supported, so splash images may be of an irregular form and may contain shadows.
- Supports design-time customization.
- Can be automatically shown and closed at the main form’s startup.
See Splash Image.
Overlay Form
A semi-transparent splash screen that overlays its parent control or form.
- Overlaps the parent form/control.
- Prevents users from accessing the parent form/control while the Overlay Form is visible.
- The wait indicator and colors depend on the control’s skin.
See Overlay Form.
Wait Form
A skin-aware form designed to indicate progress of time-consuming operations.
- Contains an animated image and two labels (by default).
- Can be used to indicate the progress of operations during your application run.
See Wait Form.