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+"""
+novelWriter – Splash Screen
+===========================
+
+File History:
+Created: 2015-04-25 [2.7rc1]
+
+This file is a part of novelWriter
+Copyright (C) 2025 Veronica Berglyd Olsen and novelWriter contributors
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from time import sleep
+
+from PyQt6.QtCore import QRect, Qt
+from PyQt6.QtGui import QColor, QPainter, QPixmap
+from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QSplashScreen
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+SPLASH_IMG = Path(__file__).parent / "assets" / "images" / "splash.png"
+
+
+class NSplashScreen(QSplashScreen):
+
+    __slots__ = ("_color", "_rect", "_text")
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__(pixmap=QPixmap(str(SPLASH_IMG)), flags=Qt.WindowType.WindowStaysOnTopHint)
+
+        logger.debug("Create: NSplashScreen")
+
+        font = self.font()
+        font.setPointSizeF(12.0)
+        self.setFont(font)
+        self._color = QColor(26, 52, 78)
+        self._rect = QRect(144, 110, 440, 30)
+        self._text = ""
+        return
+
+    def __del__(self) -> None:  # pragma: no cover
+        logger.debug("Delete: NSplashScreen")
+        return
+
+    def drawContents(self, painter: QPainter) -> None:
+        """Draw the text message."""
+        painter.setPen(self._color)
+        painter.drawText(self._rect, Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignLeft, self._text)
+        return
+
+    def showStatus(self, message: str) -> None:
+        """Update the status message."""
+        self._text = message
+        self.showMessage(message)
+        if message:
+            logger.info("[Splash] %s", message)
+        sleep(0.05)
+        return