Flash Screen in Windows Application

Add windows form.

add two timer control in that form

set form background as white

do the complition with help of following code



using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Drawing.Text;

namespace gridcomputing
{
public partial class frmSplashScreen : Form
{
#region "VARIABLES"

protected int intCurrentGradientShift = 10;
protected int intGradiantStep = 5;
#endregion

#region "CONSTRUCTOR"
public frmSplashScreen()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
#endregion

#region "FORM LOAD"
private void frmSplashScreen_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{

}
#endregion

#region "TIMER TICK"
private void tmrAnimation_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Obtain the Graphics object exposed by the Form.
Graphics grfx = CreateGraphics();
// Set the font type, text, and determine its size.

Font font = new Font("TIMES NEW ROMAN", 40,
FontStyle.Regular , GraphicsUnit.Point);

string strText = " Quality of Service \n" +
" in \n" +
" Grid Computing \n";

SizeF sizfText = new SizeF(grfx.MeasureString(strText, font));

// Set the point at which the text will be drawn: centered
// in the client area.

PointF ptfTextStart = new PointF(Convert.ToSingle(ClientSize.Width - sizfText.Width) / 2,
Convert.ToSingle(ClientSize.Height - sizfText.Height) / 2);

// Set the gradient start and end point, the latter being adjusted
// by a changing value to give the animation affect.
PointF ptfGradientStart = new PointF(0, 0);
PointF ptfGradientEnd = new PointF(intCurrentGradientShift, 200);
// Instantiate the brush used for drawing the text.
LinearGradientBrush grBrush = new LinearGradientBrush(ptfGradientStart,
ptfGradientEnd, Color.Maroon, BackColor);
// Draw the text centered on the client area.
grfx.DrawString(strText, font, grBrush, ptfTextStart);
grfx.Dispose();
// Shift the gradient, reversing it when it gets to a certain value.
intCurrentGradientShift += intGradiantStep;

if (intCurrentGradientShift == 500)
{
intGradiantStep = -5;
}
else if (intCurrentGradientShift == -50)
{
intGradiantStep = 5;
}
}

private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.Close();
}
#endregion

}
}