Hi all,
I suspect there are several reasons for the confusion.
Splash screen is a term known well known to programmers and power
users but not normal users.
In this day, normal users do not read manuals. If they did there
would be far fewer questions in the forums.
In the configuration screen and in the manual, there is no mention
of when and where the default image is shown.
I agree there is no need to hide the splash screen.
I prefer "default image" over "logo screen" as some will display an
image other than a logo.
Suggest the possibility to have a service item of "default image"
Suggest the possibility to display the "default image" when a video ends.
Best Regards,
Bill
On 1/28/19 5:02 PM, Raoul Snyman via openlp-dev wrote:
Hey everyone,
I saw another case of users getting confused between the *splash
screen* and *default image* recently, and I want explain the problem
and propose some changes to decrease the confusion. First, let me
explain the difference between the two.
The *splash screen* is the initial OpenLP logo that shows up when you
start OpenLP. The goal of the splash screen is to show users that the
application is actually responding when they start it. A number of
applications, OpenLP included, take a while to start up, and don't
show up immediately, and showing the splash screen as soon as possible
helps to prevent users from trying to start the application multiple
times because it doesn't seem to be starting the first time.
The *default image* is the logo that shows up on the live display
screen when OpenLP first launches.
I'm not entirely sure what the source of the confusion between these
two screens is, but I think it has something to do with the following
facts:
1. There's an option in the settings to hide the splash screen.
2. There's an option in the settings to change the "default image" on
the display screen.
3. We currently have no feature to show the default image again (aka
"logo screen").
4. When you start OpenLP on a computer with only 1 monitor for the
first time, the display screen covers the main window, and the splash
screen logo perfectly covers the default image on the display screen.
I'd like to propose the following changes, in the hopes that they will
help to alleviate the confusion:
1. Remove the option to hide the splash screen. I doubt anyone who
actually knows what this does actually uses it, and 99% of
applications out there that also have a splash screen do not have this
option.
2. Rename the "default image" to "Logo screen"
3. Add the ability to "Show logo screen" (alongside Blank/Desktop/Theme)
4. Go over our screen code again to prevent the display from showing
up on a computer with only a single monitor (this one is really tricky
if we want to continue to support single-monitor setups).
Thoughts? Ideas? Comments? Criticism?
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