::hwat::widgets::Splash

Presents a splash screen for a limited time on the screen.

Syntax

Splash str_imageURL {n_delayTime}

Arguments

str_imagePath: Path to an image file. Can be either a local path or located on an intra/Internet site (via http://).
n_delayTime: Time argument, in seconds, argument for the time that the splash screen should be visible.; Default = 5 seconds.; Optional.

Returns

Success: After command lookup.
Failure: TCL_ERROR

Example

::hwat::widgets::Splash [file join C:/Altair hw6.1x17 hw tcl hwt images splashscreen6.gif];

Comments

The caller should "catch" any errors thrown by this command. This command will return immediately on both success and failure. If you need to block operations, you must explicitly wait after calling this command.