Re: BSDConfig
Philippe C.D. Robert <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.lib.gnustep.applications |
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| Organization | StudioSendai.com |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On Fri, 27 Oct 2000 17:20:25 -0400 "Christian Edward Gruber" <[email protected]> wrote: > Folks... NeXTSTEP had TONS! of splashscreens, and I hate to tell you,but most usability gurus recommend them as indicators of progress in load-up. Specifically progress indicators reduce user dissatisfaction, as they give an indicator of user time investment. > > Sorry to blow any anti-M$ sentiment, but if this is indeed an "evil", it's not one that MS invented. And I disagree that it is an evil at all. Now modal splashscreens which prevent you from changing window focus... they _are_ evil... ;) > > And besides, splash screens are a great place to drop in amusements, as the Lighthouse and other folks often used to do. Splash screens are defined (by M$) as those screens which are showed after launching an app before being used by the user, I was not refering to any kind of progress indicators! cheers, PHil -- Philippe C.D. Robert Developer - StudioSendai.com