Re: Session Properties and Crack up Programs

[textshell neutronstar dyndns org]

On Mon, May 20, 2002 at 07:37:10PM +0200, Christian Rose wrote:
> mån 2002-05-20 klockan 19.25 skrev textshell neutronstar dyndns org:
> > Ever heard about "splash screens are bad"? Do it if you have to, but most likely
> > some kiosk-systems will suffer, or some other thing.
> 
> I might also add that as far as I know, the reason splash screens in
> many cases are bad are:
> 
> 1) They interfere with your ability to work with other applications at
> the same time, i.e. when you start an application and then want to
> continue with another application during the time it takes for the other
> application to start; well you can't, since a borderless splash window
> usually just gets in the way.
> 
> 2) Usually splash screens are not needed. The primary purpose of a
> splash screen should be to indicate progress during the start of the
> application, and many applications start fast enough so that this is not
> needed, and the overhead of the splash screen would be the major
> application startup delay.
> 
> I don't think any of this applies to the GNOME splash screen. 1) doesn't
> apply because you aren't working with other X applications at the GNOME
> startup

Well sawfish is one of the first apps that is started, after that i can use any
app that is started.

> , and 2) doesn't apply because (at least in my experience with
> GNOME 1.4) GNOME has a noticable delay in startup even on fast machines.

Yes, this point is valid, but the splash screens are bad thing is mostly about
apps where splash screen would be more than a nice cheap ad ;-)

> 
> On the contrary, the splash screen progress is pretty important in this
> case I think, as if you aren't able to easily monitor the harddrive
> activity leds or hear the harddrive noise (as with a computer case in a
> silent box etc.), you will have no indication of progress during the
> load time.
> 

Yes, I won't turn it off either, but my session is just an empty one I saved
when initialy switching to gnome2.
But let this discussion die. My point is don't remove it, just because some
cooperarte people want to force their logo on people, or it is an option (Nobody
will be confused by this one!)

Martin H.