Custom Splash Screens

[angelize]

I like to customize my Designer Pro splash screen because it's easy to do and kind of fun to see my images on there. Now I know not everyone would bother to do this and might rather keep the default screen but I thought it would be nice to have this thread where we all could just share our custom screens. I've seen some very nice ones in the other thread I'm even including a template for creating your own splash screen. The grey rectangle is your design space and the white strip is for the pantone info (which I have included as a bitmap) and other info that the program shows.

For any new users that may not know how to change the splash screen here are the steps

1. save your custom screen as a Windows Bitmap (BMP) and call it splashscreen
2. go to the Xara program files folder (program files(x86) for the 32bit) and open the bitmaps folder
3. what I like to do is move the existing splash somewhere else so I have it if I want to return to it for any reason. copy and paste your new custom splash screen to the bitmaps folder and that's it.

So Now here is one I have created for myself. I invite one and all to join in and have some fun!

NOTE: The image needs to be saved as a Windows Bitmap and NOT a jpeg as I earlier stated. My apologies for any confusion or inconvenience.

[steve.ledger]

3. what I like to do is move the existing splash somewhere else so I have it if I want to return to it for any reason.

It is not necessary to backup the old splash screen (unless you actually like it after all, in which case why would you be wanting to change it?) as you may delete the splashscreen.bmp entirely with no ill affect owing to the executable having an internal replacement.

[angelize]

I know I like to change things once in a while, and if you don't want to keep the original as you have said you don't have to. Got a custom splashscreen you'd like to share?

[steve.ledger]

No..

[Rik]

Yes..

I'll share mine, Frances.

[tonylondon]

Well, Rik, what does the final icon in your row of 5 represent?

[gwpriester]

I think it is supposed to represent the entire suite.

[tonylondon]

Ah!

[Rik]

Well, Rik, what does the final icon in your row of 5 represent?

It's Xara who've designed them, not me. And it's not always easy to work out what is what?!
But, all I've done is to include the 'Pencil' icon in my splashscreen.

Gary: Thanks for your reply in Post #7.

[tonylondon]

Thanks, Rik; I feared that's what you'd say. Neatly executed, I must say.