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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Generic splash screen class?
From:       Waldo Bastian <bastian () kde ! org>
Date:       2002-07-10 20:53:53
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On Wednesday 10 July 2002 12:45 pm, Ryan Cumming wrote:
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> Hi,
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> Splash screens are absolutely evil. They distract the user, bloat the
> application, and actually increase startup time. If you want to prevent
> splash screen related code duplication, remove the splash screens entirely.

If your application is slow to start up then they improve the perceived 
responsiveness of the system.

Cheers,
Waldo
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bastian@kde.org  |   SuSE Labs KDE Developer  |  bastian@suse.com

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