Merge origin/master

build.properties

@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ mac.run.args=${common.run.args} ${run.arg2}
 dot.viskit.dir=${user.home}/.${product.shortname}
 c_app.xml=${viskit.dir}/configuration/c_app.xml
 c_gui.xml=${viskit.dir}/configuration/c_gui.xml
+
+splash.image=${viskit.dir}/configuration/ViskitSplash2.png

build.xml

@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
     </target>
 
     <target name="run.viskit" depends="set.classpath" description="Start the Visual Simikit (viskit) DES Authoring Tool on any O/S">
+        <splash imageurl="file:${basedir}/${splash.image}"
+                useproxy="true"
+                showduration="5000"/>
         <java classname="${main.class}"
               classpathref="runtime.classpath"
               dir="${viskit.dir}"