How do you shut off the Welcome Page?

[357mag 2]

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 109]

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 by Brian Evans

[Patrick PREMARTIN 82]

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 1517]

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 2]

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.