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: Prachi Gauriar <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:18:58 -0400
On Apr 23, 2006, at 8:16 PM, Erik Buck wrote:
On Apr 23, 2006, at 7:56 PM, Robert Sesek wrote:
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.
I am sure you are correct about the general uses of splash
screens. However, neither Keynote nor Pages has a splash screen
when I start them. We do agree that a sheet on an initial document
is not a splash screen don't we ? What am I doing differently ?
Keynote and Pages don't have splash screens. I can't remember when/
where I heard this from (couple of years ago at WWDC?), but I believe
that Apple discourages the use of splash screens unless it takes
awhile for your app to load. In such cases, if your app is
unresponsive for too long, the user may believe that something has
gone wrong. A splash screen serves as an indication that things are
okay. As always, it's better to try to lazily load plugins and the
like, but if you can't, a splash screen like in Logic or Photoshop is
a good way to go.
-Prachi
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