Re: [tdf-discuss] [UI] Splash screen

On 10/29/2010 01:50 AM, Ivan M. wrote:
> Hi Mirek,
>
> On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 5:42 AM, Mirek M.<mazelm@gmail.com>  wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> > Here's my proposal on how to replace the splash screen:
> > http://clickortap.wordpress.com/2010/10/28/splash/.
>
> It's fantastic to see your creativity being unleashed here. I really
> hope we can see some of these ideas in LibreOffice in the near future.
> The start centre and splash screen are topics that I'm really
> interested in, especially since Christoph put forward a hybrid
> proposal on the OOo wiki page he just mentioned.
>
> > The Start Center would lose the standard chrome of LibO and stand as a very
> > lightweight application that opens while LibO loads, removing the need for a
> > splash screen.
> > For individual applications (where the Start Center is skipped over), there
> > would be an undistracting notification that the app is opening.
>
> The *perceived* speed of startup is something that should really be
> considered by the designers here. The perception (rather than an
> objectively measured reality) is what counts. John Wayne of Mozilla
> made this clear when he wrote:
>
> "Firefox is fast, no doubt about it. But for many people it feels
> pretty slow when starting up. Chrome, while only marginally faster
> than Firefox at starting, feels much faster. By analyzing videos of
> these start-up processes we can start to understand what makes Firefox
> feel slow." [1]
>
> I wonder if a similar analysis could be done with LibreOffice to
> identify design strategies that enhance the user experience (felt
> experience) of LibreOffice's start up. Mirek, you've put forward some
> great ideas and possible solutions, but I think we should analyse the
> problem in more depth first (if you have any data or did any research
> on this, please share it with us).
>
> Regards,
> Ivan.
>
> [1] http://www.johnwaynehill.com/blog/2010/06/16/perceived-speed-performace/

@Mirek
I also think this idea looks good. The one thing i'd like to make sure 
of is that how it uses dual monitors is thought of. At least in linux, 
libre/open office currently displays the splash in the middle of the two 
monitors when I have dual monitors configured. Rather annoying for me, 
personally.

@Ivan

I like the idea of doing that analysis. I really do think Libreoffice 
currently feels slow to many users.


Chris Carpenter

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