On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, Ford J. Shortland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know I dont put much into this, but is there or are you able to make a > splash screen for linux,
I've been watching the thread on these splash screens for a while now. The mention of linux above has caught my attention :-) in an otherwise very subjective discussion. There's one question that I haven't see posed (forgive me if it has). "Why have a splash screen at all?!!!" Whenever I see a splash screen on a Apple Mac or a Windows PC I think --- bloated code. The screen is there to entertain me whilst things are initialised. But I'm NOT entertained rather I'm annoyed. Maybe the first time I see a splash screen I might enjoy the pretty picture but after the second time or the hundred and second time the screen merely irritates. Much initialisation is unnecessary at program start; it could be delayed to a later point in the execution cycle of the program. I'd rather that intitialisation time were spread throughout the execution life-cycle of the program. Why should I wait for a print class to initialise if as I start the program it is not my intention to pront anything out. I would rather that time spent creating splash screens was given over to optimising the code, particularly to delaying initialisation until such time as the functionality is requested. > Picky arn't I! But not as harsh as me. :-| Regards, Trevor British Sign Language is not inarticulate handwaving; it's a living language. Support the campaign for formal recognition by the British government now! Details at http://www.fdp.org.uk/ or http://www.bsl-march.co.uk/ -- <>< Re: deemed!
