Re: Lion's new "Resume" feature, document restoration, and splash screens
Re: Lion's new "Resume" feature, document restoration, and splash screens
- Subject: Re: Lion's new "Resume" feature, document restoration, and splash screens
- From: John Joyce <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:16:22 +0900
On Jul 28, 2011, at 7:29 AM, Sean McBride wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> How can one support the new Resume feature and also show a splash screen at app launch, before documents are opened?
>
> I've added logs to my NSApplicationDelegate and observed the launch sequence and it goes like:
>
> awakeFromNib
> applicationWillFinishLaunching
> NSApplicationDidFinishRestoringWindowsNotification
> applicationDidFinishLaunching
>
> If I try to display a simple UI from applicationWillFinishLaunching, say by using [NSApp runModalForWindow:...], it starts a run loop, which processes an open apple event, which starts the whole Resume mechanism, which then restores documents.
>
> Is there a point where I can show a simple window with an "I Agree" button, and until it's pressed, prevent any document from opening?
>
> (And I know someone is going to tell me: don't show an icky splash screen... that option is being considered too.)
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> ____________________________________________________________
> Sean McBride, B. Eng email@hidden
> Rogue Research www.rogue-research.com
> Mac Software Developer Montréal, Québec, Canada
Please don't show splash screens.
Launch your app.
Use lazy loading.
Users don't want brand marketing every time they use an app. They want to get back to work._______________________________________________
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