Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Design of the "Splash" form

To create the "Splash" form, follow the steps below:

- File->New->Form – Delphi for Win32
- Object Inspector->Properties->Miscellaneous->Name->FormSplash
- Object Inspector->Properties->Miscellaneous->Position->poScreenCenter
- Object Inspector->Properties->Action->Caption->Airport Panic (Bandai)
- Object Inspector->Properties->Layout->Autoscroll->False
- Object Inspector->Properties->Layout->Scaled->False
- Object Inspector->Properties->Input->KeyPreview->True
- Object Inspector->Properties->Visual->BorderIcons->biMinimize->False
- Object Inspector->Properties->Visual->BorderIcons->biMaximize->False
- Object Inspector->Properties->Visual->BorderIcons->biSystemMenu->False
- Object Inspector->Properties->Visual->BorderStyle->bsSingle

Then to add the picture of the box artwork, follow the steps below:

- Tool Palette->Supplement->TImage
- Object Inspector->Properties->Miscellaneous->Name->Imagebox
- Object Inspector->Properties->Localizable->Picture->Load->AirportPanic.jpg
- Object Inspector->Properties->Layout->Autosize->True

To add a text message, follow the steps below:

- Tool Palette->Standard->TLabel
- Object Inspector->Properties->Miscellaneous->Name->Text
- Object Inspector->Action->Caption->Released by CHOKOCAT

To add a clickable mail address, follow the steps below:

- Tool Palette->Standard->TLabel
- Object Inspector->Properties->Miscellaneous->Name->Mail
- Object Inspector->Action->Caption->mailto:julien_foyard@hotmail.com
- Object Inspector->Properties->Visual->Cursor->crHandPoint
- Object Inspector->Events->Input->OnClick->MailClick

To add a linkable webpage, follow the steps below:

- Tool Palette->Standard->TLabel
- Object Inspector->Properties->Miscellaneous->Name->Website
- Object Inspector->Action->Caption->http://chokocat.chez-alice.fr
- Object Inspector->Properties->Visual->Cursor->crHandPoint
- Object Inspector->Events->Input->OnClick->websiteClick

To add a button, follow the steps below:

- Tool Palette->Standard->TButton
- Object Inspector->Properties->Miscellaneous->Name->ButtonStart
- Object Inspector->Properties->Visual->Cursor->crHandPoint
- Object Inspector->Action->Caption->Start
- Object Inspector->Events->Input->OnClick->ButtonStartClick

Here is the end result:

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