Re: [Usability] Removing GNOME splash screens? (was: Re: Future of desktop splash screens - some thoughts)

[Tiago Cogumbreiro <cogumbreiro linus uac pt>]

On Sat, 2004-10-16 at 17:20, Leonardo Santagada wrote:
>   Gnome HIG says we shouldn't put version information in title bars,
> and let it only on the about for release version, so I think that it
> shouldn't show on the splash.
The splash is not a title bar.

>   Second, now with dbus we should start thinking in writting the
> messages to dbus stream, so in ubuntu or other distros who will have a
> dbus bootsplash can show it there.
A dbus bootsplash? You would have to change how every console
application present on sysvinit works, doesn't seem feasable, also see
below.

>  This way from start of you linux
> system to full desktop loaded you will receive all the information in
> one place, not kernel to console, init to vt1 or some bootsplash and
> then gnome to its own splashscreen. 3 Diferent methods of seeing
> information is very bad for usability.
GNOME is supposed to be cross OS therefore it can't resolve issues like
the bootscreen.

> 
> 
> On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 23:47:00 +0000, Tiago Cogumbreiro
> <cogumbreiro linus uac pt> wrote:
> > I totally agree.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, 2004-10-15 at 19:05, Brian Skahan wrote:
> > > Why remove it?
> > >
> > > There is a delay, so there should be feedback.
> > >
> > > The splash screen does more than provide something to look at it tells
> > > you which applications gnome-session is starting.
> > >
> > > It aesthetically pleasing.  Why revert it to a rather boring status
> > > bar?
> > >
> > > -Brian
> > >
> > > On Fri, 2004-10-15 at 16:14 +0200, Christian Neumair wrote:
> > > > What about removing it completely? Do we really need "Welcome to
> > > > GNOME"-fashioned branding?