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List:       kde-kimageshop
Subject:    Re: splashscreen
From:       Dmitry Kazakov <dimula73 () gmail ! com>
Date:       2011-07-22 14:40:51
Message-ID: CAEkBSfXJMzKR515KZm2jz=E2o0DXVyZ9y_iAvrRcqXL-6w+TMQ () mail ! gmail ! com
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> Krita never had a splashscreen, originally because Patrick Julien's goal
> was to make krita startup so fast that the splash would be invisible anyway.
> We discussed this over the years, and having a splash screen is a good way
> to engage with the community: it offers a showcase for mascots, version
> identity and an opportunity for contests. So I added a splashscreen today.
> It's simple, and indeed disappears pretty quickly.
>
> The current splash is intentionally ugly, so I hope it'll be replaced soon
> :-)
>

I've not seen the new splashscreen yet. The only thing I know about
splashscreens: they mustn't be always-on-top flagged. That is the problem
Visual Paradigm has. This Java-based monster loads a dozen of seconds, and
you can't use your PC during this time ;)

-- 
Dmitry Kazakov

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<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 \
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Krita never had a splashscreen, \
originally because Patrick Julien&#39;s goal was to make krita startup so fast that \
the splash would be invisible anyway. We discussed this over the years, and having a \
splash screen is a good way to engage with the community: it offers a showcase for \
mascots, version identity and an opportunity for contests. So I added a splashscreen \
today. It&#39;s simple, and indeed disappears pretty quickly.<br>

<br>
The current splash is intentionally ugly, so I hope it&#39;ll be replaced soon \
:-)<br></blockquote><div><br>I&#39;ve not seen the new splashscreen yet. The only \
thing I know about splashscreens: they mustn&#39;t be always-on-top flagged. That is \
the problem Visual Paradigm has. This Java-based monster loads a dozen of seconds, \
and you can&#39;t use your PC during this time ;)<br>  </div></div>-- <br>Dmitry \
Kazakov<br>



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