content: sub runSplashScreen()
      m.splashTimer = createObject("roSGNode", "Timer")
      m.splashTimer.repeat = false
      m.splashTimer.duration = 2.5
      m.splashTimer.ObserveField("fire", "onSplashTimerFired")
      m.top.appendChild(m.splashTimer)
      m.splashTimer.control = "start"
  end sub
  
  sub onSplashTimerFired()
      m.top.backgroundUri = "pkg:/images/minno-background4.png"
      m.top.backgroundColor = "0x79C9BEFF"
      print "can remove splash screen now and show main scene"
      setRowListVisible()
      m.top.removeChild(m.splashTimer)
      m.splashTimer = invalid
  end sub 
  