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CF Dude Splash Screen for Eclipse

Posted By Scott Stroz February 22, 2010 3:38 PM Related Categories: ,
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Taking some inspiration from Ray Camden, I decided that I wanted to tweak some of the visual aspects of Eclipse.

See, I have ColdFusion Builder installed as a plug-in, rather than the stand alone version. As a result, I don't get the cool icons or splash screen, but I wanted to change that. I was able to find where Eclipse keeps the 'splash screen' image and I created my own - here is how you can too.

  1. Shut down Eclipse or CF Builder.
  2. Save the image below to your computer.

    (Isn't that just an awesome picture? Ray and I literally spent minutes on it)
  3. Search your Eclipse or CF Builder directory for a file named 'splash.bmp'.
  4. Rename this file to something like 'splash_old.bmp'.
  5. Copy the image you saved in step 2 to the directory where 'splash.bmp' was found.
  6. Start Eclipse or CF Builder.
  7. Enjoy!

I should note that I did find a configuration file that could be edited to tell Eclipse what file to use, but rather than totally messing up my set up, I figured it would be easier to just rename the files.

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Marcel said...
Shouldn't that read "because PHP and .NET suck and make you feel so dirty that you have to scrub your body with steel wool to feel clean again"?
2/22/10 7:57 PM
Scott Stroz said...
@marcel - it probably could, but the words would then be so small that they might be unreadable.
2/22/10 8:46 PM
Simon Horwith said...
Though I found the post humorous... I found the sillly comentary on the image text annoying and thought I'd point out, from the point of view of a 'CF Dinosaur', that PHP most certainly does NOT suck. I like it. I use it. When it fits, so should other people. I'd like to point out that the same holds true for CF, and I'd say the same thing about CF on a PHP blog post that declares 'CF Sucks'. I like it. I use it.
It's all about picking the right tool... sometimes CF wins and sometimes it loses. Either way, you get paid... and isn't that what we're really here for?
2/22/10 10:18 PM
Marko Simic said...
My PHP colleagues are going to love this :)
2/23/10 4:23 AM
Adam Lehman said...
PHP does indeed suck. It's a fact and not up for debate.
2/23/10 4:57 PM
Ryan Vikander said...
Love this! Thanks Scott!
2/23/10 7:04 PM
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