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SplashAbout component for Lazarus
minesadorada@charcodelvalle.com
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Installation
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Make a new folder 'splashabout' in your lazarus/components folder
Copy the contents of the zip file into it
In Lazarus [Packages] menu open the package file splashabout.lpk
In the resulting dialog, click [Compile] then [Use] -> Install
Lazarus will ask you whether to 'recompile the IDE' - answer 'yes'
When all is done, click the 'Additional' component palette to see the SplashAbout component.
To test:
* Open the Example application (components/splashabout/exampleapp folder) 'project1.lpr'
* Run the application
Use
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Add the component to your form (SplashAbout1)
To show a splash screen
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In the FormCreate event, use this code:
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
SplashAbout1.ShowSplash;
end;
To show the 'About' dialog, use this code
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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
SplashAbout1.ShowAbout;
end;
Tweaking
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See the 'exampleapp' example project to experiment