Creating A Splash Screen; Splash Screen Format - Symbol MC9000-G Product Reference Manual

Creating a Splash Screen

The source bitmap files used to create the default splash screens for the mobile computer are
supplied with the DCP for MC9000w. These files can be modified using any of the standard windows
image editors, allowing customization for particular customers.
To create a custom splash screen, perform the following steps:
1. For mobile computers with monochrome screens, open the Splashmono.bmp file supplied
with the DCP for MC9000w using an image editor.
2. For mobile computers with color screens, open the Splashcolor.bmp file supplied with the
DCP for MC9000w using an image editor.
3. Modify the bitmap file and save.
4. Create a splash partition using the steps shown in the

Splash Screen Format

If the default files are not used to create the new splash screens, be sure to preserve the image
format. The formats are as follows:
Monochrome
Color
* 8 bits per pixel only applies to splash screen images. Once Windows CE
is running, the color density is 16 bits per pixel.
See Sending the Hex Image on page 12-12
and IPL.
Table 12-5. Splash Screen Format
Screen Type Dimensions
240x296
240x296
for information about loading the splash screen using TCM
Configuring the Mobile Computer
Building the Image on page
Color Format
4 bits per pixel
8 bits per pixel*
12-27
12-11.