19 Apr
2015
19 Apr
'15
1:35 p.m.
On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 11:40:10PM +0100, Harry van Haaren wrote:
Hi All,
As promised just at the closing ceremony of LAC, an email opening the
discussion of User Experience on Linux Audio. To all Developers,
please use this as a checklist and consider supporting each item. It
will improve the user experience.
1: Splash Screen
If an app takes more than one quarter of a second to open, use a
splash screen to give feedback. Feel free to contact me directly to
collaborate on a splash screen graphic if necessary. Ensure the splash
is shown immediately, before lengthy operations such as scanning for
Just as long as it's not modal, or better yet make it optional. There's nothing
worse than a big ugly graphic blotting out the middle of your screen preventing you from
doing anything while you wait for some buggy slow piece of crap to load.
Splash screens are a symptom, not a solution.
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