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List:       kde-look
Subject:    Re: [Fwd: Giving Feedback to Launching Applications]
From:       John Summerfield <summer () OS2 ! ami ! com ! au>
Date:       2000-01-22 14:24:13
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> >
> > We're all pretty much agreed that we hate splash screens and busy cursors
> > (well, most of us are - the others don't count ;) so...
> >
> So what the hell is wrong with splash screens then ? If you get it up immedia
> tely then the user has immediate feedback that their
> click has done something, which is THE WHOLE POINT.

On OS/2 one can choose to have splash screens display until acknowledged, 
for a specified interval or not at all. Give users the choice!!




> 

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Cheers
John Summerfield
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