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Re: Splash screen

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Subject: Re: Splash screen
From: Terry Ford <tmford@shaw.ca>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:50:38 -0800
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On Nov 26, 2008, at 7:35 PM, Roger Clary wrote:


On Nov 26, 2008, at 6:18 PM, Bart Silverstrim wrote:

What approach is best described as a best practice for creating a splash screen as your program is loading? Advice?

I'll offer an opinion on this.
Some are going to tell you not to have a "splash screen", but I like to throw my company name and a fancy logo in front of the user at start.
Be sure to allow your "splash" to be dismissed with a click.
I just make the splash the default window and then go to the first screen when the splash times out or is dismissed. Also, my observation (no hard evidence) is that the full screen splash is passe. Use only the screen real estate you actually need.

Just my .02

Here's my .0165 CND Cents.

Splash screens really don't do much as programs load much faster these days. That is, unless there very large like Rb.

They can provide info and should be self closing unless they have something to do with how your program starts up.

You don't need it to be the default window as that won't open until the end of the open events. You may find that they sometimes interfere with the Rb open events and should not be modal in any way.

Terry



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