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|phoenix_title|  **wx.lib.agw.advancedsplash**
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:class:`~wx.lib.agw.advancedsplash.AdvancedSplash` tries to reproduce the behavior of :class:`~adv.SplashScreen`, with
some enhancements.


Description
===========

:class:`AdvancedSplash` tries to reproduce the behavior of :class:`~adv.SplashScreen`, but with
some enhancements (in my opinion).

:class:`AdvancedSplash` starts its construction from a simple frame. Then, depending on
the options passed to it, it sets the frame shape accordingly to the image passed
as input. :class:`AdvancedSplash` behaves somewhat like :class:`~adv.SplashScreen`, and almost
all the methods available in :class:`~adv.SplashScreen` are available also in
this module.


Usage
=====

Sample usage::

    import wx
    import wx.lib.agw.advancedsplash as AS

    app = wx.App(0)

    frame = wx.Frame(None, -1, "AdvancedSplash Test")

    imagePath = "my_splash_image.png"
    bitmap = wx.Bitmap(imagePath, wx.BITMAP_TYPE_PNG)
    shadow = wx.WHITE

    splash = AS.AdvancedSplash(frame, bitmap=bitmap, timeout=5000,
                               agwStyle=AS.AS_TIMEOUT |
                               AS.AS_CENTER_ON_PARENT |
                               AS.AS_SHADOW_BITMAP,
                               shadowcolour=shadow)

    app.MainLoop()


None of the options are strictly required (a part of the `bitmap` parameter).
If you use the defaults you get a very simple :class:`AdvancedSplash`.


Methods and Settings
====================

:class:`AdvancedSplash` is customizable, and in particular you can set:

- Whether you want to mask a colour or not in your input bitmap;
- Where to center the splash screen (on screen, on parent or nowhere);
- Whether it is a "timeout" splashscreen or not;
- The time after which :class:`AdvancedSplash` is destroyed (if it is a timeout splashscreen);
- The (optional) text you wish to display;
- The font, colour and position of the displayed text (optional).


Window Styles
=============

This class supports the following window styles:

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Window Styles           Hex Value   Description
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``AS_TIMEOUT``                  0x1 :class:`AdvancedSplash` will be destroyed after `timeout` milliseconds.
``AS_NOTIMEOUT``                0x2 :class:`AdvancedSplash` can be destroyed by clicking on it, pressing a key or by explicitly call the `Close()` method.
``AS_CENTER_ON_SCREEN``         0x4 :class:`AdvancedSplash` will be centered on screen.
``AS_CENTER_ON_PARENT``         0x8 :class:`AdvancedSplash` will be centered on parent.
``AS_NO_CENTER``               0x10 :class:`AdvancedSplash` will not be centered.
``AS_SHADOW_BITMAP``           0x20 If the bitmap you pass as input has no transparency, you can choose one colour that will be masked in your bitmap. the final shape of :class:`AdvancedSplash` will be defined only by non-transparent (non-masked) pixels.
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Events Processing
=================

`No custom events are available for this class.`


License And Version
===================

:class:`AdvancedSplash` control is distributed under the wxPython license.

Latest revision: Andrea Gavana @ 19 Dec 2012, 21.00 GMT

Version 0.5


|class_summary| Classes Summary
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:ref:`~wx.lib.agw.advancedsplash.AdvancedSplash`                                 :class:`AdvancedSplash` tries to reproduce the behavior of :class:`~adv.SplashScreen`, with
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