[FlyingDutchman]

ok, i just created this from the instructions above... it seems to be working, but my test-server loads everything so fast that i have no time to check out if the colors and stuff are ok
3 simple template additions do the job
upload the attached image to your imagesfolder


edit template: header
-be sure to eleminate the spaces in: { imagesfolder } (otherwise it would show this board's url )
FIND:

PHP Code:

<!-- logo and buttons --> 


JUST ABOVE THAT ADD:

PHP Code:

<div id="hidepage" style="position: absolute; left:0px; top:0px; background-color: #FFFFFF; layer-background-color: #000000; height: 100%; width: 100%;">
<table width="100%" height="100%">
  <tr>
    <td align="center" valign="middle">
        <table width="50%" align="center" style="border: 1 solid">
          <tr>
            <td align="center" class="row1"><span class="genmed"><br /><b>Page Loading... please wait!</b><br /><br /><img src="{ imagesfolder }/loading.gif"><br /><br />This page still doesn't show? Click <span onclick="hideLoadingPage()" style="cursor:hand"><u>here</u></span><br /> </span></td>
          </tr>
        </table>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>
</div> 


edit template: footer
FIND:

PHP Code:

$copyrighttext
</smallfont></p> 


JUST UNDER THAT ADD:

PHP Code:

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
hideLoadingPage();
//-->
</script> 


edit template: headinclude
FIND:

PHP Code:

$headnewpm 


JUST ABOVE THAT ADD:

PHP Code:

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
function hideLoadingPage() {
    if (document.getElementById) {  // DOM3 = IE5, NS6
        document.getElementById('hidepage').style.visibility = 'hidden';
    }
    else {
        if (document.layers) {  // Netscape 4
            document.hidepage.visibility = 'hidden';
        }
        else {  // IE 4
            document.all.hidepage.style.visibility = 'hidden';
        }
    }
}
//  End -->
</script>