Java tutorial
//package com.towel.swing.splash; import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.Dimension; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import java.awt.image.BufferedImage; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JProgressBar; import javax.swing.JWindow; public class SplashScreen extends JWindow { private JProgressBar bar; private JLabel label; public SplashScreen(final BufferedImage img) { JPanel panel = new JPanel() { public void paintComponent(Graphics g) { super.paintComponent(g); Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create(); g2d.drawImage(img, 0, 0, img.getWidth(), img.getHeight(), SplashScreen.this); } }; panel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(img.getWidth(), img.getHeight())); Container content = getContentPane(); content.setLayout(new BorderLayout()); content.add(panel, BorderLayout.NORTH); content.add(label = new JLabel(), BorderLayout.CENTER); content.add(bar = new JProgressBar(), BorderLayout.SOUTH); pack(); setLocationRelativeTo(null); } public void setMessage(String msg) { label.setText(msg); pack(); } public void setProgress(int prog) { bar.setValue(prog); } public void setIndeterminateProgress(boolean value) { bar.setIndeterminate(value); } }