Re: Should Cocoa Apps have splash screens at all ?
Re: Should Cocoa Apps have splash screens at all ?
- Subject: Re: Should Cocoa Apps have splash screens at all ?
- From: Robert Sesek <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 16:56:51 -0700
All of the Apple Pro applications (Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, DVD
Studio Pro, Aperture, and Motion) all have splash screens when they
start up. As do Keynote and Pages. I don't think there's anything
wrong with a splash screen, but unless your application takes a while
to load (to show the user that the application is actually working or
to show what components are loading--a la Eclipse, Photoshop, etc.) I
don't think it really serves a purpose.
On Apr 23, 2006, at 3:36 PM, Erik Buck wrote:
I did a quick search of Apple's guidelines and did not come up with
definitive guidance. Does anyone know Apple's recommendation
regarding the use of splash screens ?
There are Apple examples of how to create a Java splash screen.
There are Apple examples of how to create a QuickTime splash screen.
Are there any Apple applications that use a splash screen ?
Are there any non-Microsoft and non-Adobe applications that use a
splash screen on the Mac ?
Do splash screens exist to brand an application or do give users
something to look at while the application slowly loads application
data or both ?
Does the use of a splash screen foretell a non-Mac like experience ?
Do the users of splash screens intend their splash windows to cover
whatever else the user is working on and prevent them from doing
any other work ? If so, why ?
How do splash screens supplement the bouncing dock icon ?
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