C++ stuff:

int splashy_child_boot()
{
        IDirectFB              dfb;
        IDirectFBImageProvider provider;
        IDirectFBSurface       surface;
        DFBSurfaceDescription  desc;
        IDirectFBInputDevice keyboard;
        //load configuration
        
	xml_parser config("/etc/splashy/config.xml");
        config.read("splashy");
        
	//initializing Directfb
        DirectFB::Init();

        dfb = DirectFB::Create();
		
        dfb.SetCooperativeLevel( DFSCL_FULLSCREEN); //used to disable inputs from mouse and reduce overhead (about 15% of CPU usage)
	//begin hight development section to find out te width and height of framebuffer
	
	//look at http://directfb.org/docs/DirectFB_Reference/IDirectFB_EnumVideoModes.html

	//end development section 
		
        provider = dfb.CreateImageProvider((config.get("boot")).c_str());

        provider.GetSurfaceDescription( &desc );
		
        //flags to set the default surface as main surface
        desc.flags = DSDESC_CAPS;
        desc.caps = DSCAPS_PRIMARY;
	 
        surface = dfb.CreateSurface( desc );

        provider.RenderTo( surface, NULL ); //it writes on the framebuffer the background image
		
        //setting up keyboard
        keyboard = dfb.GetInputDevice(DIDID_KEYBOARD);
        DFBInputDeviceKeyState botton = DIKS_UP;
                        
        //starting bars stuff!
        DFBRectangle progressbar;
        
        int screenWidth, screenHeight;
        
        surface.GetSize(&screenWidth, &screenHeight); //retrieve informations
        progressbar.x = screenWidth*config.get_int("x")/100;
        progressbar.y = screenHeight*config.get_int("y")/100;
        progressbar.w = screenWidth*config.get_int("width")/100;
        progressbar.h = screenHeight*config.get_int("height")/100;
        
        surface.DrawRectangle(progressbar);
                        
        //set the filling color of the progressbar
        if(config.get_int("red") > 255 || config.get_int("green") > 255 || config.get_int("blue") > 255 || config.get_int("alpha") > 255)
        {
                cout << "error: red, green, blue or alpha tags in the configuration file contains wrong value" << endl;
                return 3;
        }
        
        surface.SetColor(config.get_int("red"),config.get_int("green"),config.get_int("blue"), config.get_int("alpha"));
        
        string text;
                
	string::size_type text_pos;
        
	stringstream converter;
		
		int value;
        
        for(double i = 0; ;i++)
        {
        //see keyboard and exit if F2 is pressed
        botton = keyboard.GetKeyState(DIKI_F2);
        if( botton == DIKS_DOWN) //verbose mode
                return 1;
        
        botton = keyboard.GetKeyState(DIKI_ESCAPE);
        if( botton == DIKS_DOWN) // exit if escape is pressed
                return 1;
        
	//from here start an hight development code about a new way to handle text 
	if((text_pos = text.rfind("Booting process at")) != string::npos)
	{	
		converter << text.substr(text_pos + 18, 2);
		
		converter >> value;
		
		if(value == 10)
			upgrade_bar(25, surface, progressbar);
		
		if(value == 20)
			upgrade_bar(45, surface, progressbar);
				
		if(value == 30)
			upgrade_bar(55, surface, progressbar);
				
		if(value == 40)
			upgrade_bar(70, surface, progressbar);
				
		if(value == 50)
			upgrade_bar(85, surface, progressbar);
				
		if(value == 60)
			upgrade_bar(90, surface, progressbar);
				
		if(value == 70)
			upgrade_bar(100, surface, progressbar);
				
	}
	else
			text = load_text();
	
	//end of hight development section
                       
        if(text.find("[fail]") != string::npos ||
			text.find("error") != string::npos ||
			text.find("command not found") != string::npos)
        {
                if(config.get("autoverboseonerror") == "yes")
                {			
                        provider = dfb.CreateImageProvider((config.get("errorimg")).c_str());
                        provider.RenderTo( surface, NULL );
                        sleep(1);
                        system("chvt 1");
                break;
                }
        }
        /*if( i == 1000 )
                break;*/
        
	} //for statement closed
	sleep(5);	//wait until xdm/gdm is ready
	return 0;
}


C stuff;

int splashy_child_boot()
{
	splashy_video_t video;

	video_start_splash(&video, "/etc/splashy/background.jpg");

        /*starting bars stuff!*/
	DFBRectangle progressbar;
	video_draw_progressbar(&video, &progressbar);

	GString *screen_text = NULL;   /* Host the screen text read for processing */
	gchar   *screen_position,      /* Host the last position or NULL if isn't found */
		*last_screen_position, /* Host the last real position */
		*percent_symbol;       /* Host the address of % symbol */

        /*setting up keyboard*/
	DFBInputDeviceKeyState botton;
	IDirectFBInputDevice *keyboard;
	video.dfb->GetInputDevice(video.dfb, DIDID_KEYBOARD, &keyboard);

	gint i; /* Used to iterate inside of for */
	for(i = 0;;i++)
	{
                /*see keyboard and exit if F2 is pressed */
		keyboard->GetKeyState(keyboard, DIKI_F2, &botton);
		if( botton == DIKS_DOWN) /* verbose mode */
			return 1;

		keyboard->GetKeyState(keyboard, DIKI_ESCAPE, &botton);
		if( botton == DIKS_DOWN) /* exit if escape is pressed */
			return 1;

                /* Read the screen */
		screen_text = load_text(']');

                /* Locate the last 'Booting process at ' string and
                   check what is the value there. */
		last_screen_position = 0;
		while ((screen_position = strstr(screen_text->str, "Booting process at ")) != NULL)
			last_screen_position = screen_position;

                /* If not found, wait and try again. */
		if ( last_screen_position == 0 ) {
			usleep(10);
			continue;
		}

		percent_symbol = strchr(last_screen_position, '%');
		video_update_progressbar(&video,
					 &progressbar,
					 strtol(last_screen_position,
						&percent_symbol, 10));

/*
        if(text.find("[fail]") != string::npos || text.find("error") != string::npos || text.find("command not found") != string::npos)
        {
                if(spl_get("autoverboseonerror") == "yes")
                {			
                        provider = dfb.CreateImageProvider((spl_get("errorimg")).c_str());
                        provider.RenderTo( surface, NULL );
                        sleep(1);
                        system("chvt 1");
                break;
                }
        }
        if( i == 1000 )
                break;
*/
	} //for statement closed