Michael Wiktowy wrote: > Well, I have news for you ... that <3s standard for showing a basic UI > has already been met (with the N800 and N810 running OS2008 at least).
Actually OS2007 is faster here with my N800 in this regard. When launched repeatedly, both Application Manager and File Mananger show something below 0.5 seconds and look complete in <=1 second (except scanning cards and directories in FM). Startup of other apps is slower though. In OS2008 File manager is below 1 sec too, AM is slow like others. > So all your smoke and mirrors will likely impact the user perception > negatively Well, while the fake UI is non-functional it may still help you to do the thing faster. Imagine Calculator application. It takes time before one thinks about what to type and finds specific number button, but until you see the layout, you can only wait. With correct screenshot your mind can start thinking about what buttons to press in which order earlier. True that at the time you manage to hit first button with stylus, it must already be functional or at least buffer the events or you are confused. So IMO it is not just smoke and mirrors. With banner your mind is occupied with watching spinning circle and you don't/can't think about what exact actions you are going to do next. But still, focusing on improving actual startup speed is of course much better than doing such dirty tricks :-) Frantisek _______________________________________________ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
