--- a/flys-client/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/FLYS.java	Fri Nov 30 10:16:36 2012 +0100
+++ b/flys-client/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/FLYS.java	Fri Nov 30 10:18:32 2012 +0100
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
                 header.setCurrentUser(user);
 
                 projectList = new ProjectList(FLYS.this, user);
-                workspace   = new FLYSWorkspace();
+                workspace   = new FLYSWorkspace(FLYS.this);
                 view.setProjectList(projectList);
                 view.setFLYSWorkspace(workspace);
 

--- a/flys-client/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/ui/FLYSWorkspace.java	Fri Nov 30 10:16:36 2012 +0100
+++ b/flys-client/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/client/client/ui/FLYSWorkspace.java	Fri Nov 30 10:18:32 2012 +0100
@@ -2,7 +2,20 @@
 
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
 
+import com.smartgwt.client.types.Alignment;
+import com.smartgwt.client.types.VerticalAlignment;
+import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.Button;
 import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.Canvas;
+import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.Img;
+import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.Label;
+import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.events.ClickEvent;
+import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.events.ClickHandler;
+import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.layout.HLayout;
+import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.layout.LayoutSpacer;
+import com.smartgwt.client.widgets.layout.VLayout;
+
+import de.intevation.flys.client.client.FLYS;
+import de.intevation.flys.client.client.FLYSConstants;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -25,16 +38,23 @@
     /** A map that contains the open CollectionViews. */
     protected Map<String, CollectionView> views;
 
+    /** The interface that provides the message resources. */
+    private FLYSConstants MESSAGES = GWT.create(FLYSConstants.class);
+
+    private FLYS flys;
 
     /**
      * The default constructor creates an empty FLYSWorkspace with no
      * CollectionViews opened.
      */
-    public FLYSWorkspace() {
+    public FLYSWorkspace(FLYS flys) {
+        this.flys = flys;
         views = new HashMap<String, CollectionView>();
 
         setWidth("100%");
         setHeight("100%");
+
+        addBackgroundWorkspace();
     }
 
 
@@ -99,5 +119,61 @@
         }
         return false;
     }
+
+    private void addBackgroundWorkspace() {
+        String baseUrl = GWT.getHostPageBaseURL();
+        Img bfg  = new Img(
+                baseUrl + MESSAGES.bfgLogo());
+        bfg.setWidth(150);
+        bfg.setHeight(100);
+        bfg.setLayoutAlign(Alignment.RIGHT);
+
+        HLayout backgroundlayout = new HLayout();
+        backgroundlayout.setHeight100();
+        backgroundlayout.setWidth100();
+        backgroundlayout.setDefaultLayoutAlign(Alignment.CENTER);
+        backgroundlayout.setDefaultLayoutAlign(VerticalAlignment.CENTER);
+
+        Canvas spacer = new Canvas();
+        spacer.setWidth("33%");
+
+        VLayout infobox = new VLayout();
+        infobox.setHeight("*");
+        infobox.setWidth("*");
+        infobox.setDefaultLayoutAlign(Alignment.CENTER);
+
+        Label welcome = new Label(MESSAGES.welcome());
+        welcome.setAlign(Alignment.CENTER);
+        welcome.setStyleName("fontNormalBig");
+
+        Label lcreate = new Label(MESSAGES.welcome_open_or_create());
+        lcreate.setStyleName("welcomeCreateText");
+        lcreate.setWidth100();
+        lcreate.setAlign(Alignment.CENTER);
+
+        Button addbutton = new Button(MESSAGES.new_project());
+        addbutton.setStyleName("projectsAddButton");
+        addbutton.setAlign(Alignment.CENTER);
+        addbutton.setTitle(MESSAGES.new_project());
+        addbutton.setAutoFit(true);
+        addbutton.addClickHandler(new ClickHandler() {
+
+            @Override
+            public void onClick(ClickEvent event) {
+                flys.newProject();
+            }
+        });
+
+
+        infobox.addMember(welcome);
+        infobox.addMember(lcreate);
+        infobox.addMember(addbutton);
+
+        backgroundlayout.addMember(spacer);
+        backgroundlayout.addMember(infobox);
+        backgroundlayout.addMember(spacer);
+
+        addChild(backgroundlayout);
+    }
 }
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