Re: [Usability] Removing GNOME splash screens?

[Brian Skahan <bskahan etria com>]

On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 17:28 -0700, Kirk Bridger wrote:
> I just wanted to mention that if we're looking at alternatives to the
> splash screen, I believe that a progress bar is better than an hourglass
> cursor.  The progress bar shows PROGRESS, while the cursor just shows
> that the computer is busy doing something ... anything.
>
> The progress bar is more informative, and much easier to interpret and
> see.

I think the progress information is important, but actually telling the user which programs are starting is key.  

-Brian

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Brian Skahan <bskahan etria com>
Etria, LLP

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