Hi Glenn, This is for a game, which is an exception to this rule.
Jason On Dec 8, 2010, at 9:27 AM, glenn andreas wrote: > > On Dec 8, 2010, at 7:38 AM, Jason Bobier wrote: > >> Hey Dave, >> >> I'm talking about the Carbon equivalent of processLaunchDate in the >> ProcessInfoExtendedRec. This is the actual date & time that the process >> launched. >> >> I want to use it to give my game's splash screen a consistent amount of time >> on screen. Here's how: >> >> I set the Default.png to the splash screen and immediately show the same >> image when my app launches. I then check the launch date to determine how >> much time it has shown and add x number of seconds to that. > > Don't do that. > > From > <http://developer.apple.com/library/safari/#documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/MobileHIG/IconsImages/IconsImages.html%23//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006556-CH14-SW1>: > > > Supply a launch image to improve user experience; avoid using it as an > opportunity to provide: > > • An “application entry experience,” such as a splash screen > • An About window > • Branding elements, unless they are a static part of your > application’s first screen > Because users are likely to switch among applications frequently, you should > make every effort to cut launch time to a minimum, and you should design a > launch image that downplays the experience rather than drawing attention to > it. > > > >> > > So Default.png is not suppose to be a splash screen, and you're suppose to > strive to make it go away as fast as possible - not figure out ways to > display it for longer... > > > Glenn Andreas [email protected] > The most merciful thing in the world ... is the inability of the human mind > to correlate all its contents - HPL > _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
