>Personally I think a splash screen should sit on top of the application window in the desktop not inside of the VFP frame. This also ensures that you can show the form quickly before all your other app initialization takes place.
This sort of thing can often be seen in videogames (usually known as "loading screen"). They can vary from very plain "loading..." message (sometimes accompanied with progress bar) to more elaborate schemes that may include a playable minigame. Most often they're used in disc-based (e.g. CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, BluRay) games where the load times (not just for initial load, but also occurring when different game levels are loaded) could often be significant compared to ROM cartridge (where load time is essentially instantaneous).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsYtt1DyrvE
