>i think you missed jonathan's suggestion, >which was to get into the handleevents loop >_before_ presenting the splash-screen. SOmetimes i think that bower and I should spend more time taking to each other. If only so as he can translate my posts. jonathan (PS. In my first graphics studio I had an intern with me for 6 months. When he arrived he knew very little about graphics and the mac, at the end of six months he had some decent basics to start building a career (that was the studio not just me). In his evaluation he was asked what were his accomplishments, from _his_ point of view. "Er, he said, well, I managed to understand jonathan" :-) ------------------------------------------------------------- ! "format utile" studio de graphisme/graphic design studio ! ! 32 bd de Menilmontant, 75020 Paris, France ! ! phone +33 1 43 49 02 04 +++ fax +33 1 43 49 16 51 ! ------------------------------------------------------------- *** coming soon to a browser near you *** <http://www.cybercities.com/formatutile> -------------------------------------------------------------