Fri 22 Jul 2016 09:49:34 PM UTC, comment #11:
Does anyone still think Octave should have a splash screen?
Startup of the GUI seems very fast to me, so I'm not sure that one is needed. But I have a fairly fast computer so maybe startup speed is significantly slower for others.
For me, the splash screen is probably only on the screen for less than a second, so it seems like it would be better if it we could force it to be displayed for a minimum time of at least 2-3 seconds. Otherwise it just seems annoying that it disappears too quickly to even see what it says.
If others think it would be good to have a splash screen, we can work from the updated version of the patch that I've attached. Otherwise, could this report be closed?
(file #37991)
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Thu 26 Feb 2015 12:15:33 AM UTC, comment #10:
I've got an older computer so it shows up longer :)
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Wed 25 Feb 2015 11:36:06 PM UTC, comment #9:
The patch displays the sombrero logo, but it is only up for a very, very short time. On Linux, it either flashes or doesn't show up at all because the time to load is so quick.
On Windows, octave.bat starts a command window which shows up and there is a wait, before a quick view of the sombrero logo and then the GUI main window appears.
I would like to get rid of the empty command window showing up on Windows that just sits there for a few seconds. I'll take that up on bug #41074.
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Wed 25 Feb 2015 08:45:51 PM UTC, comment #8:
I'm going to test the patch for a Windows splashscreen today.
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Mon 23 Feb 2015 12:01:43 AM UTC, comment #7:
Heres an initial attempt for splashscreen when we get that far (attached)
I have created Windows QT applications before that dont show the terminal by specifying "-Wl,-subsystem,windows" in the LDFLAGS.
I have been meaning to try it to see if it will work in this case, but hadnt gotten around to it.
(file #33153)
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Tue 10 Feb 2015 05:40:12 PM UTC, comment #6:
As noted in bug #41074, we sort of do have a splash screen on Windows systems because the console window is shown initially, and that shows up pretty much immediately after Octave is started. :-)
But if loading is slow on Windows systems and someone finds a way to avoid showing the initial terminal window (or we rework the command window widget so there is no hidden windows console/terminal thing at all) then I would not object to a splash screen of some kind.
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Tue 10 Feb 2015 05:27:33 PM UTC, comment #5:
Linking in the related bug #41074.
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Tue 10 Feb 2015 05:26:13 PM UTC, comment #4:
Particularly on Windows systems, I do find the lack of a splash screen a problem. jwe doesn't want one for Linux which is fine. Can we code apply the patch from Felipe protected by and #ifdef for Windows systems?
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Sat 04 Jan 2014 10:45:22 AM UTC, comment #3:
On Linux systems the loading time is too short for a splash screen. On windows (especially without the empty cmd-window, bug #41074) the user really might be wondering whether the program is loading or not. Should we offer an option in the settings for the splash-screen which is off by default?
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Fri 03 Jan 2014 05:30:33 PM UTC, comment #2:
I think it's a (good) feature that Octave doesn't have a splash screen, not a bug.
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Fri 03 Jan 2014 05:06:45 PM UTC, comment #1:
patch attached
as per <http://developer.nokia.com/Community/Wiki/How_to_display_a_splash_screen_in_Qt>
(file #30176)
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Fri 03 Jan 2014 05:03:32 PM UTC, original submission:
patch to come
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