Startup Order in General and altSplash in particular

[Len Morgan]

This may not be the proper place for this question (at least the 
specifics about altSplash.rev) but I think the general question is ok:

I'm trying to figure out what exactly happens (and what 
messages/handlers are called) when you run a standalone.  I am having a 
lot of trouble getting altSplash to work for me and I want to trace the 
code as it runs.  I thought I could send a "preOpenStack" message to get 
things "rolling" but it doesn't do much.  I guess my question is:

If you have a stand alone with say one card, what messages are sent (and 
in what order) when you run it?  preOpenStack, openStack, preOpenCard, 
openCard?  How can I simulate this with the message box so I can trace 
what's going on?  The code is well documented but it consists of lots of 
handlers that are called by other handlers, etc.  I just can't see what 
get it all going.

Thanks!

Len Morgan