{\rtf1\ansi\deff0\deftab720{\fonttbl{\f0\fswiss MS Sans Serif;}{\f1\froman\fcharset2 Symbol;}{\f2\froman Times New Roman;}{\f3\froman Times New Roman;}} {\colortbl\red0\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue128;} \deflang1033\pard\plain\f2\fs36\cf1\b Specially Shaped SplashWindow\plain\f2\fs36\b \par \plain\f2\fs24 \par \plain\f2\fs20 Ultimate ToolBox COXSplashWnd is a class that allows a programmer to show an initial window when the applications starts. A bitmap (even 256- color) can be shown within this window. After a short period of time (e.g. 0.8 seconds) the window will disappear. This can be used to show an initial logo, copyright information etc. A special feature of this class allows the window region to be fitted according to the bounding region of the bitmap. So when the bitmap is not rectangular, neither will be the window. This bounding path is calculated based upon color differences. "Holes" within the bitmap are not supported. \plain\f2\fs24 \par \plain\f2\fs24\b Features:\plain\f2\fs24 \par \pard\li720\fi-360{\*\pn\pnlvlblt\pnf1\pnindent360{\pntxtb\'b7}}\plain\f2\fs20 {\pntext\f1\'b7\tab}supports 1, 4, 8 and 24-bit bitmaps;\plain\f2\fs24 \par \plain\f2\fs20 {\pntext\f1\'b7\tab}supports irregular shapes;\plain\f2\fs24 \par \plain\f2\fs20 {\pntext\f1\'b7\tab}less codes to write than using MFC's splash window;\plain\f2\fs24 \par \pard\plain\f3\fs20 \par }