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Re: New start up splash screen annoyance...
From: |
Chong Yidong |
Subject: |
Re: New start up splash screen annoyance... |
Date: |
Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:09:08 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (gnu/linux) |
Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
> The way other programs handle this is to (1) display the splash screen
> in a small, floating X window, (2) provide a check box on the splash
> screen saying "Display splash screen on startup" or something similar,
> and (3) a prominent button saying "OK" or similar to dismiss the
> splash screen.
>
> There is no room in a small floating window for the info we
> want to present in the splash screen.
>
> As for the box that says "Display splash screen on startup",
> we could do something like that. I agreed to reinstallation
> of the "Customize startup" link, given a way to make it fit.
> We could replace that with "Don't show this screen again".
> If users would like that better, let's make that replacement.
>
> A button to dismiss the splash screen would be fine in principle.
> I don't see how there is room for it. Do you think you see
> where it could go?
I found a way of making this fit. I'll implement it in the next
couple of days.
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., (continued)
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Mathias Megyei, 2007/09/16
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., tomas, 2007/09/17
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Richard Stallman, 2007/09/16
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Davis Herring, 2007/09/17
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Sascha Wilde, 2007/09/13
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., David Kastrup, 2007/09/13
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Richard Stallman, 2007/09/14
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Jason Rumney, 2007/09/14
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., David Kastrup, 2007/09/14
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Richard Stallman, 2007/09/10
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance...,
Chong Yidong <=
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Chong Yidong, 2007/09/10
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Leo, 2007/09/10
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Chong Yidong, 2007/09/10
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Leo, 2007/09/10
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Glenn Morris, 2007/09/11
- Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Glenn Morris, 2007/09/14
Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Jason Rumney, 2007/09/09
Re: New start up splash screen annoyance..., Juri Linkov, 2007/09/09