>What would I do if I want the splash screen to act as a banner, something that would always be visible when the only other thing visible in the application menu? Normally, the desktop window of the app is blank.

Add the image to the main screen:

WITH _SCREEN
	.ADDOBJECT( "MyImage", "Image")
	.MyImage.TOP = 1
	.MyImage.LEFT = 1
	.MyImage.PICTURE = "c:\bmp\MyImage.bmp"
	.MyImage.VISIBLE = .T.
ENDWITH

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