add splash screen

12 files changed, 355 insertions, 158 deletions

diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index fe86098..0893e48 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ next:
 - i18n
 - new threading model for the emerge process
 - minor enhancements
+- added splash screen
 
 0.8.1:
 - bugfixes
diff --git a/i18n/de_DE.po b/i18n/de_DE.po
index 3f1a053..f61b737 100644
--- a/i18n/de_DE.po
+++ b/i18n/de_DE.po
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: Portato\n"
 "POT-Creation-Date: \n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2007-08-07 00:07-0800\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2007-08-09 20:20-0800\n"
 "Last-Translator: René 'Necoro' Neumann <necoro@necoro.net>\n"
 "Language-Team: \n"
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ msgstr "_Emerge"
 
 #: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:89
 #: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:719
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:764
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:690
 msgid "E_merge"
 msgstr "E_merge"
 
@@ -133,26 +133,26 @@ msgid "Installed"
 msgstr "Installiert"
 
 #: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:641
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:741
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:744
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:747
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:852
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:855
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:862
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:866
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:667
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:670
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:673
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:778
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:781
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:788
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:792
 msgid "Masked"
 msgstr "Masked"
 
 #: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:655
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:754
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:757
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:824
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:829
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:680
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:683
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:750
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:755
 msgid "Testing"
 msgstr "Testing"
 
 #: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:682
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:201
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:127
 msgid "Package"
 msgstr "Paket"
 
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ msgid "_Remove"
 msgstr "_Löschen"
 
 #: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:777
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1067
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1003
 msgid "Queue"
 msgstr "Queue"
 
 #: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:805
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1164
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1100
 msgid "Console"
 msgstr "Konsole"
 
@@ -364,74 +364,94 @@ msgstr "Kann etc-proposals nicht starten. Kein grafisches Frontend installiert."
 msgid "Cannot start etc-proposals. Not root!"
 msgstr "Kann etc-proposals nicht starten. Nur root kann das!"
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:146
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:72
 msgid "Plugin"
 msgstr "Plugin"
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:149
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:75
 msgid "Authors"
 msgstr "Entwickler"
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:154
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:200
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:615
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:80
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:126
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:541
 msgid "Enabled"
 msgstr "Aktiviert"
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:299
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:225
 msgid "Results"
 msgstr "Ergebnisse"
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:568
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:494
 msgid "<no description>"
 msgstr "<keine Beschreibung>"
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:597
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:523
 msgid "This is an expanded use flag and cannot be selected"
 msgstr "Dies ist ein \"Expanded Use Flag\" und kann daher nicht ausgewählt werden."
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:616
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:542
 msgid "Flag"
 msgstr "Flag"
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:617
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:543
 msgid "Description"
 msgstr "Beschreibung"
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:696
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:622
 #, python-format
 msgid "Package could not be found: %s"
 msgstr "Paket konnte nicht gefunden werden: %s"
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:767
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:693
 msgid "Re_merge"
 msgstr "Re_merge"
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1070
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:890
+msgid "Creating Database"
+msgstr "Erstelle Datenbank"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:895
+msgid "Loading Config"
+msgstr "Lade Konfiguration"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:906
+msgid "Loading Plugins"
+msgstr "Lade Plugins"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:919
+msgid "Finishing startup"
+msgstr "Erledige letzte Handgriffe :)"
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1006
 msgid "Options"
 msgstr "Optionen"
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1088
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1024
 msgid "Categories"
 msgstr "Kategorien"
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1103
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1039
 msgid "Packages"
 msgstr "Pakete"
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1166
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1102
 #, python-format
 msgid "Console (%(title)s)"
 msgstr "Konsole (%(title)s)"
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1218
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1154
 msgid "use flags"
 msgstr "Use Flags"
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1225
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1161
 msgid "masking keywords"
 msgstr "Masking Keywords"
 
+#: portato/gui/gtk/__init__.py:20
+msgid "Loading Portage"
+msgstr "Lade Portage"
+
 #: portato/gui/gtk/wrapper.py:37
 msgid "oneshot"
 msgstr "oneshot"
@@ -527,6 +547,11 @@ msgstr ""
 "Exception:\n"
 "%s"
 
+#: portato/gui/gtk/splash.py:34
+#, python-format
+msgid "... is starting up: %s"
+msgstr "... startet: %s"
+
 #: portato/gui/gui_helper.py:240
 #, python-format
 msgid "Catched KeyError => %s seems not to be an available category. Have you played with rsync-excludes?"
diff --git a/i18n/messages.pot b/i18n/messages.pot
index aa542b1..272221d 100644
--- a/i18n/messages.pot
+++ b/i18n/messages.pot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2007-08-07 00:06-0700\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2007-08-09 20:17-0700\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ msgid "_Emerge"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:89
-#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:719 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:764
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:719 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:690
 msgid "E_merge"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -135,20 +135,20 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Installed"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:641 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:741
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:744 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:747
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:852 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:855
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:862 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:866
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:641 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:667
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:670 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:673
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:778 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:781
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:788 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:792
 msgid "Masked"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:655 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:754
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:757 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:824
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:829
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:655 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:680
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:683 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:750
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:755
 msgid "Testing"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:682 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:201
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:682 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:127
 msgid "Package"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "_Remove"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:777 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1067
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:777 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1003
 msgid "Queue"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:805 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1164
+#: portato/gui/templates/portato.glade:805 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1100
 msgid "Console"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -350,73 +350,93 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Cannot start etc-proposals. Not root!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:146
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:72
 msgid "Plugin"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:149
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:75
 msgid "Authors"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:154 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:200
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:615
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:80 portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:126
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:541
 msgid "Enabled"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:299
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:225
 msgid "Results"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:568
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:494
 msgid "<no description>"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:597
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:523
 msgid "This is an expanded use flag and cannot be selected"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:616
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:542
 msgid "Flag"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:617
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:543
 msgid "Description"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:696
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:622
 #, python-format
 msgid "Package could not be found: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:767
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:693
 msgid "Re_merge"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1070
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:890
+msgid "Creating Database"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:895
+msgid "Loading Config"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:906
+msgid "Loading Plugins"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:919
+msgid "Finishing startup"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1006
 msgid "Options"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1088
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1024
 msgid "Categories"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1103
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1039
 msgid "Packages"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1166
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1102
 #, python-format
 msgid "Console (%(title)s)"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1218
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1154
 msgid "use flags"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1225
+#: portato/gui/gtk/windows.py:1161
 msgid "masking keywords"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: portato/gui/gtk/__init__.py:20
+msgid "Loading Portage"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: portato/gui/gtk/wrapper.py:37
 msgid "oneshot"
 msgstr ""
@@ -508,6 +528,11 @@ msgid ""
 "%s"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: portato/gui/gtk/splash.py:34
+#, python-format
+msgid "... is starting up: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: portato/gui/gui_helper.py:240
 #, python-format
 msgid ""
diff --git a/portato/backend/__init__.py b/portato/backend/__init__.py
index c3de443..d1d61e8 100644
--- a/portato/backend/__init__.py
+++ b/portato/backend/__init__.py
@@ -16,14 +16,13 @@ from system_interface import SystemInterface
 SYSTEM = "portage" # the name of the current system
 _sys = None # the SystemInterface-instance
 
-class SystemWrapper (object, SystemInterface):
+class SystemWrapper (SystemInterface):
 	"""This is a wrapper to the different system interfaces, allowing the direct import via C{from portato.backend import system}.
 	With this wrapper a change of the system is propagated to all imports."""
 	
 	def __getattribute__ (self, name):
 		"""Just pass all attribute accesses directly to _sys."""
-		global _sys
-		return eval ("_sys.%s" % name)
+		return getattr(_sys, name)
 
 def set_system (new_sys):
 	"""Sets the current system to a new one.
diff --git a/portato/backend/package.py b/portato/backend/package.py
index 72cd671..ef0be11 100644
--- a/portato/backend/package.py
+++ b/portato/backend/package.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from portato.backend import system
 import flags
 
-class Package:
+class Package (object):
 	"""This is a class abstracting a normal package which can be installed."""
 
 	def __init__ (self, cpv):
diff --git a/portato/backend/system_interface.py b/portato/backend/system_interface.py
index 3ce401c..4e9618b 100644
--- a/portato/backend/system_interface.py
+++ b/portato/backend/system_interface.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # Written by René 'Necoro' Neumann <necoro@necoro.net>
 
-class SystemInterface:
+class SystemInterface (object):
 
 	def split_cpv (self, cpv):
 		"""Splits a cpv into all its parts.
diff --git a/portato/constants.py b/portato/constants.py
index 80e7452..c21b0a5 100644
--- a/portato/constants.py
+++ b/portato/constants.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ These should be set during the installation.
 @type ICON_DIR: string
 @var APP_ICON: the path of the application icon
 @type APP_ICON: string
+@var LOCALE_DIR: the path to the directory where the locale files (*.mo) are stored.
+@type LOCALE_DIR: string
 @var FRONTENDS: the list of frontends which are installed
 @type FRONTENDS: string[]
 @var STD_FRONTEND: the frontend uses as the default, i.e. if no other one is given on the cmdline
diff --git a/portato/gui/gtk/__init__.py b/portato/gui/gtk/__init__.py
index 41161d6..0714f39 100644
--- a/portato/gui/gtk/__init__.py
+++ b/portato/gui/gtk/__init__.py
@@ -10,21 +10,29 @@
 #
 # Written by René 'Necoro' Neumann <necoro@necoro.net>
 
-import gtk
-from portato import plugin
-from portato.backend import system
-from windows import MainWindow, SearchWindow, EbuildWindow
+from gettext import lgettext as _
+
 from exception_handling import register_ex_handler
 
 def run ():
+	from splash import SplashScreen
 	try:
-		m = MainWindow()
+		s = SplashScreen(_("Loading Portage"))
 		register_ex_handler()
+		s.show()
+		from windows import MainWindow
+		m = MainWindow(s)
+		s.hide()
 		m.main()
 	except KeyboardInterrupt:
 		pass
 
-def show_ebuild (pkg):
+def show_ebuild (pkg):	
+	import gtk
+	from portato import plugin
+	from portato.backend import system
+	from windows import SearchWindow, EbuildWindow
+
 	plugin.load_plugins("gtk")
 	register_ex_handler()
 
diff --git a/portato/gui/gtk/basic.py b/portato/gui/gtk/basic.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..882e40a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/portato/gui/gtk/basic.py
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# File: portato/gui/gtk/basic.py
+# This file is part of the Portato-Project, a graphical portage-frontend.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2007 René 'Necoro' Neumann
+# This is free software.  You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
+# the GNU General Public License version 2.
+# There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
+#
+# Written by René 'Necoro' Neumann <necoro@necoro.net>
+
+# gtk stuff
+import gtk
+import gtk.glade
+import gobject
+
+from portato.constants import DATA_DIR, APP_ICON, APP, LOCALE_DIR
+
+gtk.glade.bindtextdomain (APP, LOCALE_DIR)
+gtk.glade.textdomain (APP)
+GLADE_FILE = DATA_DIR+"portato.glade"
+
+class Window (object):
+	def __init__ (self):
+		self.tree = self.get_tree(self.__class__.__name__)
+		self.tree.signal_autoconnect(self)
+		self.window = self.tree.get_widget(self.__class__.__name__)
+		self.window.set_icon_from_file(APP_ICON)
+
+	@staticmethod
+	def watch_cursor (func):
+		"""This is a decorator for functions being so time consuming, that it is appropriate to show the watch-cursor.
+		@attention: this function relies on the gtk.Window-Object being stored as self.window"""
+		def wrapper (self, *args, **kwargs):
+			ret = None
+			def cb_idle():
+				try:
+					ret = func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+				finally:
+					self.window.window.set_cursor(None)
+				return False
+			
+			watch = gtk.gdk.Cursor(gtk.gdk.WATCH)
+			self.window.window.set_cursor(watch)
+			gobject.idle_add(cb_idle)
+			return ret
+
+		wrapper.__dict__ = func.__dict__
+		wrapper.__name__ = func.__name__
+		wrapper.__doc__ = func.__doc__
+		return wrapper
+
+	def get_tree (self, name):
+		return gtk.glade.XML(GLADE_FILE, name)
+
+class AbstractDialog (Window):
+	"""A class all our dialogs get derived from. It sets useful default vars and automatically handles the ESC-Button."""
+
+	def __init__ (self, parent):
+		"""Constructor.
+
+		@param parent: the parent window
+		@type parent: gtk.Window"""
+		
+		Window.__init__(self)
+
+		# set parent
+		self.window.set_transient_for(parent)
+		
+		# catch the ESC-key
+		self.window.connect("key-press-event", self.cb_key_pressed)
+
+	def cb_key_pressed (self, widget, event):
+		"""Closes the window if ESC is pressed."""
+		keyname = gtk.gdk.keyval_name(event.keyval)
+		if keyname == "Escape":
+			self.close()
+			return True
+		else:
+			return False
+
+	def close (self, *args):
+		self.window.destroy()
+
+class Popup (object):
+
+	def __init__ (self, name, parent):
+		self.tree = gtk.glade.XML(GLADE_FILE, root = name)
+		self.tree.signal_autoconnect(parent)
+		self._popup = self.tree.get_widget(name)
+
+	def popup (self, *args):
+		self._popup.popup(*args)
diff --git a/portato/gui/gtk/splash.py b/portato/gui/gtk/splash.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa4a3ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/portato/gui/gtk/splash.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# File: portato/gui/gtk/splash.py
+# This file is part of the Portato-Project, a graphical portage-frontend.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2007 René 'Necoro' Neumann
+# This is free software.  You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
+# the GNU General Public License version 2.
+# There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
+#
+# Written by René 'Necoro' Neumann <necoro@necoro.net>
+import gtk
+import gobject
+from gettext import lgettext as _
+
+from portato.constants import VERSION, APP_ICON
+from basic import Window
+
+class SplashScreen (Window):
+	
+	def __init__ (self, startStr = ""):
+		Window.__init__(self)
+
+		self.image = self.tree.get_widget("image")
+		self.genLabel = self.tree.get_widget("generalLabel")
+		self.descrLabel = self.tree.get_widget("descrLabel")
+		
+		self.image.set_from_file(APP_ICON)
+		self.genLabel.set_label("<b><big>Portato %s ...</big></b>" % VERSION)
+		
+		self.set_descr(startStr)
+
+	def set_descr (self, string):
+		self.descrLabel.set_label(_("... is starting up: %s") % string)
+		self.do_iteration()
+
+	def do_iteration (self):
+		while gtk.events_pending():
+			gtk.main_iteration()
+	
+	def show (self):
+		self.window.show_all()
+		self.do_iteration()
+
+	def hide (self):
+		self.window.hide()
+		self.do_iteration()
+
+	__call__ = set_descr
diff --git a/portato/gui/gtk/windows.py b/portato/gui/gtk/windows.py
index 5d61f92..74f7058 100644
--- a/portato/gui/gtk/windows.py
+++ b/portato/gui/gtk/windows.py
@@ -11,14 +11,17 @@
 # Written by René 'Necoro' Neumann <necoro@necoro.net>
 
 # gtk stuff
-import pygtk
 import gtk
-import gtk.glade
 import gobject
 
+# other
+import types, logging
+from subprocess import Popen
+from gettext import lgettext as _
+
 # our backend stuff
 from portato.helper import *
-from portato.constants import CONFIG_LOCATION, VERSION, DATA_DIR, APP_ICON, APP, LOCALE_DIR
+from portato.constants import CONFIG_LOCATION, VERSION, APP_ICON
 from portato.backend import flags, system
 from portato.backend.exceptions import *
 
@@ -27,89 +30,12 @@ from portato import plugin
 
 # more GUI stuff
 from portato.gui.gui_helper import Database, Config, EmergeQueue
+from basic import Window, AbstractDialog, Popup
 from dialogs import *
 from wrapper import GtkTree, GtkConsole
 from usetips import UseTips
 from exception_handling import GtkThread
 
-# other
-import types, logging
-from subprocess import Popen
-from gettext import lgettext as _
-
-gtk.glade.bindtextdomain (APP, LOCALE_DIR)
-gtk.glade.textdomain (APP)
-GLADE_FILE = DATA_DIR+"portato.glade"
-
-class Window:
-	def __init__ (self):
-		self.tree = self.get_tree(self.__class__.__name__)
-		self.tree.signal_autoconnect(self)
-		self.window = self.tree.get_widget(self.__class__.__name__)
-		self.window.set_icon_from_file(APP_ICON)
-
-	@staticmethod
-	def watch_cursor (func):
-		"""This is a decorator for functions being so time consuming, that it is appropriate to show the watch-cursor.
-		@attention: this function relies on the gtk.Window-Object being stored as self.window"""
-		def wrapper (self, *args, **kwargs):
-			ret = None
-			def cb_idle():
-				try:
-					ret = func(self, *args, **kwargs)
-				finally:
-					self.window.window.set_cursor(None)
-				return False
-			
-			watch = gtk.gdk.Cursor(gtk.gdk.WATCH)
-			self.window.window.set_cursor(watch)
-			gobject.idle_add(cb_idle)
-			return ret
-		return wrapper
-
-	def get_tree (self, name):
-		return gtk.glade.XML(GLADE_FILE, name)
-
-class Popup:
-
-	def __init__ (self, name, parent):
-		self.tree = gtk.glade.XML(GLADE_FILE, root = name)
-		self.tree.signal_autoconnect(parent)
-		self._popup = self.tree.get_widget(name)
-
-	def popup (self, *args):
-		self._popup.popup(*args)
-
-
-class AbstractDialog (Window):
-	"""A class all our dialogs get derived from. It sets useful default vars and automatically handles the ESC-Button."""
-
-	def __init__ (self, parent):
-		"""Constructor.
-
-		@param parent: the parent window
-		@type parent: gtk.Window"""
-		
-		Window.__init__(self)
-
-		# set parent
-		self.window.set_transient_for(parent)
-		
-		# catch the ESC-key
-		self.window.connect("key-press-event", self.cb_key_pressed)
-
-	def cb_key_pressed (self, widget, event):
-		"""Closes the window if ESC is pressed."""
-		keyname = gtk.gdk.keyval_name(event.keyval)
-		if keyname == "Escape":
-			self.close()
-			return True
-		else:
-			return False
-
-	def close (self, *args):
-		self.window.destroy()
-
 class AboutWindow (AbstractDialog):
 	"""A window showing the "about"-informations."""
 
@@ -935,9 +861,12 @@ class MainWindow (Window):
 	QUEUE_PAGE = 1
 	CONSOLE_PAGE = 2
 
-	def __init__ (self):	
+	def __init__ (self, splash = None):	
 		"""Build up window"""
 
+		if splash is None:
+			splash = lambda x: True
+		
 		# the title
 		self.main_title = "Portato (%s)" % VERSION
 
@@ -958,10 +887,12 @@ class MainWindow (Window):
 		self.logWindow = LogWindow(self.window)
 		
 		# package db
+		splash(_("Creating Database"))
 		self.db = Database()
 		self.db.populate()
 
 		# config
+		splash(_("Loading Config"))
 		try:
 			self.cfg = Config(CONFIG_LOCATION)
 		except IOError, e:
@@ -972,6 +903,8 @@ class MainWindow (Window):
 		gtk.link_button_set_uri_hook(lambda btn, x: Popen([self.cfg.get("browserCmd", section = "GUI"), btn.get_uri()]))
 
 		# set plugins and plugin-menu
+		splash(_("Loading Plugins"))
+
 		plugin.load_plugins("gtk")
 		menus = plugin.get_plugin_queue().get_plugin_menus()
 		if menus:
@@ -983,6 +916,8 @@ class MainWindow (Window):
 				item.connect("activate", m.call)
 				pluginMenu.append(item)
 
+		splash(_("Finishing startup"))
+
 		# set vpaned position
 		vpaned = self.tree.get_widget("vpaned")
 		vpaned.set_position(int(mHeight/2))
@@ -1006,7 +941,7 @@ class MainWindow (Window):
 		
 		# notebook
 		self.notebook = self.tree.get_widget("notebook")
-		self.window.show_all()
+		#self.window.show_all()
 		
 		# table
 		self.packageTable = PackageTable(self)
@@ -1040,7 +975,8 @@ class MainWindow (Window):
 		self.queue = EmergeQueue(console = self.console, tree = self.queueTree, db = self.db, title_update = self.title_update, threadClass = GtkThread)
 	
 		self.window.maximize()
-
+		self.window.show_all()
+		
 	def show_package (self, *args, **kwargs):
 		self.packageTable.update(*args, **kwargs)
 		self.notebook.set_current_page(self.PKG_PAGE)
diff --git a/portato/gui/templates/portato.glade b/portato/gui/templates/portato.glade
index 31d5805..fe57c9a 100644
--- a/portato/gui/templates/portato.glade
+++ b/portato/gui/templates/portato.glade
@@ -1805,4 +1805,62 @@ uses code from: Daniel J. Popowich</property>
       </widget>
     </child>
   </widget>
+  <widget class="GtkWindow" id="SplashScreen">
+    <property name="width_request">300</property>
+    <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+    <property name="resizable">False</property>
+    <property name="window_position">GTK_WIN_POS_CENTER_ALWAYS</property>
+    <property name="type_hint">GDK_WINDOW_TYPE_HINT_SPLASHSCREEN</property>
+    <property name="skip_taskbar_hint">True</property>
+    <property name="skip_pager_hint">True</property>
+    <property name="urgency_hint">True</property>
+    <property name="focus_on_map">False</property>
+    <property name="decorated">False</property>
+    <property name="deletable">False</property>
+    <child>
+      <widget class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment7">
+        <property name="visible">True</property>
+        <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+        <property name="top_padding">20</property>
+        <property name="bottom_padding">20</property>
+        <property name="left_padding">20</property>
+        <property name="right_padding">20</property>
+        <child>
+          <widget class="GtkVBox" id="vbox3">
+            <property name="visible">True</property>
+            <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkImage" id="image">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+                <property name="stock">gtk-missing-image</property>
+              </widget>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkLabel" id="generalLabel">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+                <property name="label">label</property>
+                <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="position">1</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <widget class="GtkLabel" id="descrLabel">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
+                <property name="label">label</property>
+                <property name="use_markup">True</property>
+              </widget>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="position">2</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+          </widget>
+        </child>
+      </widget>
+    </child>
+  </widget>
 </glade-interface>