From 295cba853994977e1a96e966707ed3c14e717781 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius Stanciu <marius.adrian@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 17:57:16 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] - started to add an application splash screen

---
 FlatCAM.py               | 15 +++++++++++++++
 README.md                |  1 +
 flatcamGUI/FlatCAMGUI.py |  1 -
 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/FlatCAM.py b/FlatCAM.py
index 2d52e82e..71f5df9a 100644
--- a/FlatCAM.py
+++ b/FlatCAM.py
@@ -58,5 +58,20 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     else:
         app.setAttribute(Qt.AA_EnableHighDpiScaling, False)
 
+    # Create and display the splash screen
+    # from here: https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2009/05/09/creating-splash-screens-in-pyqt
+    # splash_pix = QtWidgets.QPixmap('splash_loading.png')
+    # splash = QtWidgets.QSplashScreen(splash_pix, Qt.WindowStaysOnTopHint)
+    # splash.setMask(splash_pix.mask())
+    # splash.show()
+    # app.processEvents()
+    #
+    # # Simulate something that takes time
+    # while True:
+    #     pass
+
     fc = App()
+    fc.ui.show()
+    # splash.finish(fc)
+
     sys.exit(app.exec_())
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f48a50aa..df33153f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ CAD program, and create G-Code for Isolation routing.
 
 - small changes in the TclCommands: MillDrills, MillSlots, DrillCNCJob: the new parameter for tolerance is now named: tooldia
 - cleaned up the 'About FlatCAM' window, started to give credits for the translation team
+- started to add an application splash screen
 
 11.09.2019
 
diff --git a/flatcamGUI/FlatCAMGUI.py b/flatcamGUI/FlatCAMGUI.py
index d14c6fda..4e4d630c 100644
--- a/flatcamGUI/FlatCAMGUI.py
+++ b/flatcamGUI/FlatCAMGUI.py
@@ -1848,7 +1848,6 @@ class FlatCAMGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
                              ('BETA' if beta else ''),
                              platform.architecture()[0])
                             )
-        self.show()
 
         self.filename = ""
         self.units = ""