I like that texture! and the graphics are really cool! way to go Richmond!
:D On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Richmond Mathewson < [email protected]> wrote: > Andre Garzia wrote: > >> Richard, >> can you show us a shot of your welcome screen? I like screen shots... >> >> > I don't know about Richard's welcome screens: here's one of mine: > > http://mathewson.110mb.com/welcome.html > > cheers >> andre >> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:35 PM, Richard Gaskin >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> >> >>> Richmond wrote: >>> >>> Richard Gaskin wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Richmond wrote: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.ovomaltineforever.com.br/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Cripes, I am getting cheesed-off with the >>>>>> ubiquitous Flash. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> I don't mind Flash, but splash pages went out with 2002 and that one >>>>> runs >>>>> waaaay too long even by 20th century standards. >>>>> >>>>> Jared Spool of UIE offers a simple recipe for evaluating the usefulness >>>>> of things like intro pages: >>>>> <http://www.info-arch.org/lists/sigia-l/0103/0136.html> >>>>> >>>>> :) >>>>> >>>>> We use splash screens in desktop apps only because the app needs time >>>>> to >>>>> initialize and we need to give the user something attractive to look at >>>>> until it's ready for work. >>>>> >>>>> I've seen some apps actually delay their boot time so they can display >>>>> their splash screen longer. I don't quite understand that; the user >>>>> didn't >>>>> boot the app to look at a splash screen, and users don't go to the >>>>> Ovaltine >>>>> web site to look at colored blobs dancing around. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I eventually got round to reading Jared Spool's stuff about Splash >>>> pages; >>>> it puts things on the spot very effectively. >>>> >>>> NOW: >>>> >>>> All the programs I build have a Title Page, with: >>>> >>>> 1. Title. >>>> >>>> 2. Decorative Element (not too much 'in the face'). >>>> >>>> 3. GET STARTED button. >>>> >>>> 4. QUIT button. >>>> >>>> For kids I have been known to throw in an animated GIF just >>>> to grab their attention (when, let's face it, they are about to >>>> do some fairly boring exercise where Richmond hammers >>>> home some grammatical point). >>>> >>>> I do NOT like programs that launch straight into their main >>>> interface that do not easily slot into the known categories >>>> of application (e.g. Word-processing, image manipulation, >>>> audio-manipulation) because there has to be a place to >>>> display any Copyright (or Copyleft) information and anything >>>> else end-users should know without taking a 'bite' out of >>>> the main interface. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Agreed. Welcome screens are far more useful than splash screens. Rev's >>> Adobe-flavored one is a good model, and I've been adopting similar >>> welcome >>> screens for some time. Much more helpful than just dumping the user into >>> a >>> blank slate as if to say, "Here ya' go, you're on your own now." ;) >>> >>> >>> The reason I dislike splash screens is two-fold: >>> >>> >>>> 1. They are very often a place for programmers to show >>>> off visual pyrotechnics which only serve as distractions >>>> and cheese-off end-users. >>>> >>>> 2. Splash screens display a lack of respect to end-users >>>> insofar as they take control away from them. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Yep. Splash screens can be useful to let the user know what's happening >>> while the app is setting up, but as soon as that's done they should go >>> away >>> as quickly as possible and let the user get to work. >>> >>> -- >>> Richard Gaskin >>> Fourth World >>> Rev training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com >>> Webzine for Rev developers: http://www.revjournal.com >>> revJournal blog: http://revjournal.com/blog.irv >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-revolution mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > -- http://www.andregarzia.com All We Do Is Code. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
