How does FormStyle fsSplash work?

[vfclists]

How does FormStype fsSplash work?

Is it meant to run automatically as the first form and disappear when the main form is activated?

Does it require hand coding or will it be automatic?

/vfclists

[Leledumbo]

Is it meant to run automatically as the first form and disappear when the main form is activated?

Yes

Does it require hand coding or will it be automatic?

AFAIK it requires hand coding, setting the style only affects the decoration (no border, no system menu, etc.)

[SassyPenguin]

Does it require hand coding or will it be automatic?

In case if someone is reading, here is the sample implementation of Splash screen during program start up.

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1. program SplashTest;
2.  
3. {$mode objfpc}{$H+}
4.  
5. uses
6.   {$IFDEF UNIX}
7.   {$IFDEF UseCThreads}
8.   cthreads,
9.   {$ENDIF}
10.   {$ENDIF}
11.   {$IFDEF Windows}
12.   Windows,
13.   {$ENDIF}
14.   Interfaces,     // this includes the LCL widgetset
15.   LCLType, Forms,
16.   FrmMain,       // <====== this is our MAIN Form
17.   FrmSplash;     // <====== this is splash form unit with "FormStyle = fsSplash"
18.  
19. {$R *.res}
20.  
21.  
22. var
23.   fSplash: TFormSplash;
24. begin
25.       RequireDerivedFormResource := True;
26.       Application.Title:='Splash Demo';
27.       Application.Scaled:=True;
28.       Application.Initialize;
29.  
30.       fSplash := TFormSplash.Create(Application);                  //Show a splash screen
31.       fSplash.Show;
32.       fSplash.Update;
33.       Application.ProcessMessages;
34.  
35.       Application.CreateForm(TFormMain, FormMain);                // Create our main form and initialize any thing that is needed
36.       {do some initialization here}
37.  
38.       fSplash.Close;                                             // close splash screen after everything is ready
39.       fSplash.Release;
40.  
41.       Application.Run;
42. end.
43.  
44.