Howto: splash screen with progress

Since 3.2 M1, Eclipse has integrated progress in the splash screen. This is how you get startup progress reporting for an Eclipse RCP application:

• Use Eclipse 3.2 M1 or later.
  
• Enable startup progress reporting by putting the following line into your preference customization file (often called plugin_customization.ini):
  org.eclipse.ui/SHOW_PROGRESS_ON_STARTUP = true
• Define three additional properties in the product extension definition, like this:
  <property name="startupForegroundColor" value="000000"/>
  <property name="startupMessageRect" value="7,320,285,20"/>
  <property name="startupProgressRect" value="7,300,285,15"/>