NighterNet wrote:
I am trying to make a simple splash screen from python 3.1.Not sure where to start looking for it. Can any one help?
Sure, almost the same as with Python 2 :-) But to be a bit more specific: ++++ """Only works if you got Python 3 installed with tkinter""" import tkinter IMAGE_PATH = "/path/to/image" class Splash(object): "Splash Screen GUI" def __init__(self, root): self.root = root # No window borders and decoration self.root.overrideredirect(True) # Get the size of the screen screen_width = self.root.winfo_screenwidth() screen_height = self.root.winfo_screenheight() # Full screen geometry_text = "%dx%d+0+0" % (screen_width, screen_height) self.root.geometry(geometry_text) # Display an image self.label = tkinter.Label(self.root) # Only GIF and PGM/PPM supported, for more information see: self.label._image = tkinter.PhotoImage(file=IMAGE_PATH) # http://effbot.org/tkinterbook/photoimage.htm self.label.configure(image = self.label._image) self.label.pack() # This will quit the screen after about 5 seconds self.root.after(5000, self.root.quit) if __name__ == '__main__': ROOT = tkinter.Tk() APPL = Splash(ROOT) ROOT.mainloop() ++++ -- MPH http://blog.dcuktec.com 'If consumed, best digested with added seasoning to own preference.' -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list