Added WelcomeScreen.py with the basic class (copied from micronEC/welcome.py)

WelcomeScreen.py

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+"""
+WelcomeScreen: A simple library providing a customizable welcome screen fading over an LCD 
+Copyright (C) 2024  Benjamin Burkhardt
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+
+import time
+
+"""
+WelcomeScreen:
+    provide a simple welcome/startup screen
+"""
+class WelcomeScreen:
+    def __init__(self, lcd):
+        self.lcd = lcd
+
+    def show_welcome(self, loops=1):  # loops says how often the Starting text goes through
+        if loops < 1: loops = 1
+        padding = "                "  # 16 spaces
+        started_str = "    Started!    "
+        
+        for i in range(loops):
+            line1 = padding + "Starting..." + padding
+            line2 = "  the Program   "
+            for i in range(32):
+                self.lcd.putstr(line1[0:16])
+                self.lcd.move_to(0,1)
+                self.lcd.putstr(line2[0:16])
+                line1 = line1[1:]
+        
+        self.lcd.move_to(0,0)
+        self.lcd.putstr(started_str)
+        
+        # now fade down
+        time.sleep(2)
+        self.lcd.move_to(0,0)
+        self.lcd.putstr(padding + started_str)
+        time.sleep(0.1)
+        self.lcd.clear()