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: Greg Herlihy <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:21:19 -0700
- Thread-topic: Should Cocoa Apps have splash screens at all ?
Aside from providing a visual indication that an application has been
launched, a splash screen (for a commercial app) often serves to discourage
"casual" piracy. Presumably a registered user will be less willing to
distribute copies of a commercial app if each copy displays that user's name
when it starts up. Similarly, some people may be embarrassed to have an
application on their machine that displays someone else's name as the
registered user every time it launches.
Greg
On 4/24/06 12:18 PM, "Prachi Gauriar" <email@hidden> wrote:
> 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
> _______________________________________________
> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
> Cocoa-dev mailing list (email@hidden)
> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:
>
> This email sent to email@hidden
_______________________________________________
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.
Cocoa-dev mailing list (email@hidden)
Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription:
This email sent to email@hidden