Restore the Logos Splash Screen
Replace the LLS Splash Screen

The information in this article applies to the following products:

• Logos Library System software version 2.0 and above

Overview

When you install Logos software such as the version of Logos included with the Bible Reference Series, the default startup splash screen is an animated graphic that represents your books being added to bookshelves. The splash screen is what is displayed on your screen as the program is starting. When you install additional Logos Library System (LLS) products, the new product’s Setup program may replace your original LLS product startup splash screen with a new screen. You can restore the original Logos splash screen, or you may direct LLS programs to use a graphic bitmap file (*.bmp) of your own choice.

To direct Logos or Logos-compatible programs what splash screen to use, use a text processor such as Notepad or a word processor such as Word to open the C:\WINDOWS\Logos20.inii file (where C: is your hard drive letter name) and modify the SPLASHSCREEN= statement. If you delete the value after the equal sign (=) or if there is no value assigned to the statement, when you run Logos it will default to the original Logos “animated books” splash screen. If you enter a bitmap file name as the statement value, when you run a LLS product it will display the graphic you named.

Caution: Be extremely careful when you work in the Windows directory and edit the Logos20.ini file. Do not modify or delete any other files in the WINDOWS directory or folder or any other statements or sections in the Logos20.ini file.

Instructions

If you are running Logos, click the close box to quit Logos.

To change the splash screen setting in the Logos20.ini file, complete the following steps:

1. If you are inexperienced with editing files, make a backup copy of your original C:\WINDOWS\Logos20.ini file (where C: is your hard drive letter name). If you have problems editing the Logos20.ini file and you have made a backup, then you can restore your original file if necessary.

   From Windows 95/98/NT:

   1. Click Start and Programs, then Windows Explorer.
   2. Double-click the Windows folder to open the folder.
   3. Click the Logos20.ini file to select it.
   4. From the Edit menu, click Copy.
   5. Click in the Windows folder file list and from the Edit menu, click Paste. 
      The file Copy of LOGOS20.INI should appear.

   From Windows 3.1 Program Manager:

   1. Click File and then Run.
   2. Type logos20.ini and click OK.
   3. From the File menu, click Save As....
   4. Change the filename extension of logos20.ini to logos20.bak.
   5. Click Save.
      The window title bar will change to logos20.bak.
   6. Click the close box to close the Logos20.bak window.

2. Open the Logos20.ini file for editing.

   From Windows 95/98/NT:
   Click Start and then Run.
   From Windows 3.1 Program Manager:
   Click File and then Run.
   
   Type logos20.ini and click OK.
   

3. From the Search menu, click Find....

4. Type SPLASHSCREEN= and click Find Next. A statement similar to the following should appear:

   SplashScreen=LLS_SPL.BMP

   When you have found the Splash Screen statement, click Cancel to close the Find dialog box.
   

5. Change the Splash Screen statement.
   
   To restore the original Logos splash screen: 
   Select from the right of the equal sign(=) to the end of the line and delete the highlighted text (press the Delete or Backspace key). The line should now appear as follows:

   SplashScreen=

   To replace the splash screen with your own graphic bitmap file or another LLS product splash screen: Select from the right of the equal sign (=) to the end of the line to highlight it. Type the bitmap filename, for example mypix.bmp or ow_splsh.bmp, and its location to replace the highlighted text. The line should now appear similar to one of the following:

   SplashScreen=C:\PROGRAMS\ART\MYPIX.BMP

   SplashScreen=ow_splsh.bmp (default location is where you installed Logos, for example C:\LOGOS)

6. From the File menu, click Save.

7. Click the close box to quit the text processor.

8. Run Logos.

   The original splash screen or your own graphic should appear.

If you now can run Logos successfully, then you can delete the Copy of LOGOS20.INI backup file that you created in Step 1.