> > > "Why have a splash screen at all?!!!"
> >
> > Splash screens are a visual cue that the program is loading.
>
> You've missed the point. The end-user should not have to be
> told that the program is loading at all. Only the minimum
> amout of initialisation should be done so that the pro
> Of course, the ultimate optimisation would be such that the splash screen
> is no longer needed.
Does that mean you will take the job? :)
BTW we will keep the splash screen until we feel we no longer need it. I see
no real reason not to. The size of the binary will not be affected that
much,
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Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 2:24 PM
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Subject: RE: [sword-devel] More Splashes
Trevor's right, programs should simply load in less time than it takes to
cue the user that they&
> You've missed the point. The end-user should not have to be told that the
> program is loading at all. Only the minimum amout of initialisation should
> be done so that the program is ready less that 2 seconds after the load
> request is made. :-| Yes, that's right :-|
Well, AFAIK, it real
Trevor's right, programs should simply load in less time than it takes to
cue the user that they're loading. In general, there are ways of making a
lot of initialization info cached on disk anyway, and most other
initialization could happen in the background _after_ the interface is
brought u
On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Chris Little <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > "Why have a splash screen at all?!!!"
>
> Splash screens are a visual cue that the program is loading.
You've missed the point. The end-user should not have to be told that the
program is loading at all. Only the minimum amout of i
On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, David Trotz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > "Why have a splash screen at all?!!!" Whenever I see a splash screen on a
> > Apple Mac or a Windows PC I think --- bloated code.
>
> Trevor although you are entitled to your opinion, I think there is something
> you might of forgott
> "Why have a splash screen at all?!!!"
Splash screens are a visual cue that the program is loading.
> Whenever I see a splash
> screen on a Apple Mac or a Windows PC I think --- bloated
> code.
That reminds me, we should be careful that the splash screen doesn't add
too much size to the bin
> I would rather that time spent creating splash screens was given over to
> optimising the code, particularly to delaying initialisation until such
> time as the functionality is requested.
Well, that's why programs normally have the possibility to turn off the
splash screen to save those some
> "Why have a splash screen at all?!!!" Whenever I see a splash screen on a
> Apple Mac or a Windows PC I think --- bloated code. The screen is there to
> entertain me whilst things are initialised. But I'm NOT entertained rather
> I'm annoyed. Maybe the first time I see a splash screen I might en
On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Ford J. Shortland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I know I dont put much into this, but is there or are you able to make a
> splash screen for linux,
I've been watching the thread on these splash screens for a while now. The
mention of linux above has caught my attention :-) in
come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We
don't believe this to be a coincidence."
-- Jeremy S. Anderson
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From: Timothy R. Butler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 10:02 PM
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Hey Tim,
> Hi Ford,
> "namesake" GUI for any operating system other than Windows>
ahhh! Of course! LoL! hahah, Im a twit! LoL! Ahhwell, wat u expect, I'd
only just woken up! :P
Anyhoo, gotta fly!
I'm kinda leaning towards #20 at the moment too.
>
> > :P Anyhoo, I'll shutup now!
>
> Hey,
The problem is, The SWORD Project for Windows isn't The SWORD Project. The
SWORD Project and The SWORD Project for Windows are two different things.
Although, they are very connected.
Jerry
At 12:02 PM 10/25/2001 +1000, Ford J. Shortland wrote:
>Hi yall!
>
>I know I dont put much into this, bu
The smaller fonts are to small to notice much about them, other than they
are there. Any language that small and crammed on to the page just looks
like a newspaper in the background. The larger Greek font with that texture
in #14 gives it a look of an old script carved in stone. It grabs my
cu
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>Subject: Re: [sword-devel] More Splashes
>Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 20:11:09 -0400
>
>I like the look of 18 also.
>
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Hi Ford,
> I know I dont put much into this, but is there or are you able to make a
> splash screen for linux, and if so, why not exclude the "for windows" part
> all together, and use it for both OS's... Also, I am just one of those
> weirdos who thinks, "Well look at that! Its the Sword Project
On Wednesday 24 October 2001 04:20 pm, you wrote:
> I like #14. It fits the left/center/right scheme Troy wanted and the
> background is light, and I like the larger Greek background font (more
> interesting than the smaller font versions, which are hard to notice what
> they are).
>
> Jerry
>
> A
Hi yall!
I know I dont put much into this, but is there or are you able to make a
splash screen for linux, and if so, why not exclude the "for windows" part
all together, and use it for both OS's... Also, I am just one of those
weirdos who thinks, "Well look at that! Its the Sword Project for Win
I made another new style (#20) that is the smaller font, but with more
interesting texture. Was the interesting part of the larger fonts the size or
texture?
-Tim
On Wednesday 24 October 2001 06:20 pm, you wrote:
> I like #14. It fits the left/center/right scheme Troy wanted and the
> backgr
I like the look of 18 also.
My vote goes for 18 too
-Dave O
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Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 5:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [sword-devel] More Splashes
DD! very nice batch! I can't make up my mi
I like #14. It fits the left/center/right scheme Troy wanted and the
background is light, and I like the larger Greek background font (more
interesting than the smaller font versions, which are hard to notice what
they are).
Jerry
At 05:40 PM 10/24/2001 -0500, Timothy R. Butler wrote:
>Hi eve
DD! very nice batch! I can't make up my mind, I like them all, except #17 has
the "for windows" thing too close to the dark border... okay, if I have to vote, maybe
#18... ;o)
Dave
At 05:40 PM 10/24/2001 -0500, Timothy R. Butler wrote:
>Hi everyone,
> I've updated the Splash Screen page
Hi everyone,
I've updated the Splash Screen page with some various new Splash Screens,
taking in the suggestions I received from the last batch. If you would like
to see them, go to http://www.uninetsolutions.com/tbutler/misc/sword.html .
-Tim
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