VB.Net/GUI/Splash Screen

Design and use an Splash Screen

<source lang="vbnet"> Imports System Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices Imports System.Drawing Imports System.ruponentModel Imports System.Windows.Forms Imports System.IO Public Class MainClass

   Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
       Dim dlg As New dlgSplash()
       dlg.ShowDialog()             
   End Sub

End Class Public Class dlgSplash

   Private Sub dlgSplash_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles Me.Paint
       Dim bm As Bitmap = New Bitmap("figure2.bmp")
       " Make the bitmap"s "background" pixels transparent.
       bm.MakeTransparent(bm.GetPixel(1, 1))
       e.Graphics.DrawImage(bm, New PointF(0, 0))
   End Sub

End Class

<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.rupilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _ Partial Public Class dlgSplash

   Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
   "Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
   <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
   Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
       If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then
           components.Dispose()
       End If
       MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
   End Sub
   "Required by the Windows Form Designer
   Private components As System.ruponentModel.IContainer
   "NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
   "It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
   "Do not modify it using the code editor.
   <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _
   Private Sub InitializeComponent()
       Me.ruponents = New System.ruponentModel.Container
       Me.Label3 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
       Me.Label2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
       Me.Label1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
       Me.tmrUnload = New System.Windows.Forms.Timer(Me.ruponents)
       Me.SuspendLayout()
       "
       "Label3
       "
       Me.Label3.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent
       Me.Label3.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 10.0!, CType((System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold Or System.Drawing.FontStyle.Italic), System.Drawing.FontStyle), System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
       Me.Label3.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 120)
       Me.Label3.Name = "Label3"
       Me.Label3.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(320, 24)
       Me.Label3.TabIndex = 7
       Me.Label3.Text = "Copyright 2005"
       Me.Label3.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
       "
       "Label2
       "
       Me.Label2.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent
       Me.Label2.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 13.0!, CType((System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold Or System.Drawing.FontStyle.Italic), System.Drawing.FontStyle), System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
       Me.Label2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 88)
       Me.Label2.Name = "Label2"
       Me.Label2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(320, 24)
       Me.Label2.TabIndex = 6
       Me.Label2.Text = "Version 1.0"
       Me.Label2.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter
       "
       "Label1
       "
       Me.Label1.AutoSize = True
       Me.Label1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent
       Me.Label1.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Mistral", 48.0!, CType((System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold Or System.Drawing.FontStyle.Italic), System.Drawing.FontStyle), System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
       Me.Label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(32, 24)
       Me.Label1.Name = "Label1"
       Me.Label1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(295, 76)
       Me.Label1.TabIndex = 5
       Me.Label1.Text = "Text"
       "
       "tmrUnload
       "
       Me.tmrUnload.Interval = 30000
       "
       "dlgSplash
       "
       Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)
       Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
       Me.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Magenta
       Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(354, 221)
       Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label3)
       Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label2)
       Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label1)
       Me.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.None
       Me.Name = "dlgSplash"
       Me.Text = "dlgSplash"
       Me.TransparencyKey = System.Drawing.Color.Magenta
       Me.ResumeLayout(False)
       Me.PerformLayout()
   End Sub
   Friend WithEvents Label3 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
   Friend WithEvents Label2 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
   Friend WithEvents Label1 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
   Friend WithEvents tmrUnload As System.Windows.Forms.Timer

End Class

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