[Usability] Splash screens and startup notification

[karderio <karderio gmail com>]

Hi,

I was wondering if there was any sort of dogma concerning splash screens
for GNOME applications.

Seeing as there are virtually no GNOME apps that use splash screens, I
would guess that they are not necessarily recommended. The only purpose
I can see them serving is showing feedback for application startup, for
applications that take some time to start (I'm thinking openoffice).

Is there any way that startup feedback could be presented to the user
other than with a splash screen ? For example, when you have an
applicationX starting, instead of the "Starting applicationX" in the
window list, could you not have "Starting applicationX - Step Y" and
change this as the startup progresses ?

Love, Karderio