Design and use an Splash Screen
Imports System
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.IO
Public Class MainClass
Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
Dim dlg As New dlgSplash()
dlg.ShowDialog()
End Sub
End Class
Public Class dlgSplash
Private Sub dlgSplash_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles Me.Paint
Dim bm As Bitmap = New Bitmap("figure2.bmp")
' Make the bitmap's "background" pixels transparent.
bm.MakeTransparent(bm.GetPixel(1, 1))
e.Graphics.DrawImage(bm, New PointF(0, 0))
End Sub
End Class
<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _
Partial Public Class dlgSplash
Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
<System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then
components.Dispose()
End If
MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
End Sub
'Required by the Windows Form Designer
Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer
'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.
'Do not modify it using the code editor.
<System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _
Private Sub InitializeComponent()
Me.components = New System.ComponentModel.Container
Me.Label3 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
Me.Label2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
Me.Label1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
Me.tmrUnload = New System.Windows.Forms.Timer(Me.components)
Me.SuspendLayout()
'
'Label3
'
Me.Label3.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent
Me.Label3.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 10.0!, CType((System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold Or System.Drawing.FontStyle.Italic), System.Drawing.FontStyle), System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
Me.Label3.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 120)
Me.Label3.Name = "Label3"
Me.Label3.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(320, 24)
Me.Label3.TabIndex = 7
Me.Label3.Text = "Copyright 2005"
Me.Label3.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
'
'Label2
'
Me.Label2.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent
Me.Label2.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 13.0!, CType((System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold Or System.Drawing.FontStyle.Italic), System.Drawing.FontStyle), System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
Me.Label2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 88)
Me.Label2.Name = "Label2"
Me.Label2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(320, 24)
Me.Label2.TabIndex = 6
Me.Label2.Text = "Version 1.0"
Me.Label2.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
'
'Label1
'
Me.Label1.AutoSize = True
Me.Label1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent
Me.Label1.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Mistral", 48.0!, CType((System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold Or System.Drawing.FontStyle.Italic), System.Drawing.FontStyle), System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
Me.Label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(32, 24)
Me.Label1.Name = "Label1"
Me.Label1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(295, 76)
Me.Label1.TabIndex = 5
Me.Label1.Text = "Text"
'
'tmrUnload
'
Me.tmrUnload.Interval = 30000
'
'dlgSplash
'
Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)
Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
Me.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Magenta
Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(354, 221)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label3)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label2)
Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label1)
Me.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.None
Me.Name = "dlgSplash"
Me.Text = "dlgSplash"
Me.TransparencyKey = System.Drawing.Color.Magenta
Me.ResumeLayout(False)
Me.PerformLayout()
End Sub
Friend WithEvents Label3 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
Friend WithEvents Label2 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
Friend WithEvents Label1 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
Friend WithEvents tmrUnload As System.Windows.Forms.Timer
End Class
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