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<h1>Eclipse Splash Screens</h1> |
<h1>Eclipse Splash Screens</h1> |
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<p>Last revised 16:00 Monday May 6, 2002</p> |
<p>Last revised 16:45 Saturday June 1, 2002</p> |
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<p>This note describes how splash screens work.</p> |
<p>This note describes how splash screens work.</p> |
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<h2>What product developers need to know</h2> |
<h2>What product developers need to know</h2> |
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<p>From the product developer's standpoint, the product owner supplies a product |
<p>From the product developer's standpoint, the product owner supplies a product |
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splash screen containing a color image roughly 500x330 pixels in size. This |
splash screen containing a color image roughly 500x330 pixels in size. This |
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file, named "<code>splash.bmp</code>", lives in the plug-in for the |
file, named "<code>splash.bmp</code>", lives in the plug-in for the |
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product's primary feature. The file is in 24-bit color BMP format (on all operating |
product's primary feature. The file is in 24-bit color BMP format on all operating |
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environments). For internationalized applications, translated splash |
environments (note: it must be a simple RGB with 8 bits per channel, not an |
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indexed color BMP). For internationalized applications, translated splash |
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screens live in locale-specific subdirectories of the plug-in (e.g., the splash |
screens live in locale-specific subdirectories of the plug-in (e.g., the splash |
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screen for locale code "fr_FR_EURO" is in "<code>nl/fr/FR/EURO/splash.bmp</code>") |
screen for locale code "fr_FR_EURO" is in "<code>nl/fr/FR/EURO/splash.bmp</code>") |
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. For example,</p> |
. For example,</p> |