Sorry, perhaps it was I who misunderstood the debate.. On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 4:06 PM, Michael Paus <m...@jugs.org> wrote:
> Maybe I misunderstood the question but to my opinion the real question is > whether the new java packager has to provide the support for a splash > screen > or not. This has nothing to do with the question whether applications > should > have a splash screen or not because if we find that todays Java is fast > enough > to display a simple window in less than a second or so, then the Java GUI > (Swing or JavaFX) could provide a splash screen itself. There is then no > need > for an additional mechanism provided my the packager. > > Am 04.06.18 um 16:44 schrieb Pedro Duque Vieira: > > Hi, >> >> I agree with Johan and others, a splash screen is valuable and needed. >> >> Microsoft applications that run on Windows itself (think Word, Excel, >> etc), >> they have a splash screen, Intelllij has a splash screen (it's swing based >> AFAIK), etc.. If a Microsoft application running on its own operating >> system needs a splash screen then chances are pretty high that there will >> be Java apps that'll need a splash screen. >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> > -- Pedro Duque Vieira
