How do you shut off the Welcome Page?

[357mag 3]

I'm using the Community Edition of C++ Builder, and when I start the software up the first thing it shows is the Welcome Page. I'd rather not have that so is there a way to disable it?

[Brian Evans 111]

In recent releases deleting the plugin content from the layout is another approach. Use the Edit Layout at the bottom left of the Welcome page. Leaves a welcome page that loads fast and has a nice color gradient that closes when you open a project. 

 

I find the "no tabs yet" thing it puts in the middle of blank space when nothing is open more distracting than the empty welcome page with gradient. 

Edited December 8, 2024 by Brian Evans

[Patrick PREMARTIN 89]

if it's an old project you perhaps saved its desktop

 

for other projects it's simple : a checkbox at the bottom of the welcome page

[dummzeuch 1529]

6 hours ago, 357mag said:

I'm using the Community Edition of C++ Builder, and when I start the software up the first thing it shows is the Welcome Page. I'd rather not have that so is there a way to disable it?

You could remove the corresponding package WelcomePageIDEXxx.bpl and its associated plugins from the IDE's list of Known IDE Packages.

 

Somebody 😉 even wrote a tool for this: https://blog.dummzeuch.de/knownidepackagesmanager-tool/

[357mag 3]

I got it going now. I completely removed the background image. So now it's a plain looking background image. Not even a gradient color either. Looks quite a bit better.