On 11.09.2007 00:55, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Jay Garcia to
generate the following:? :
> The devs have listened, the splash screen returns to NN 9.0 Final Release.
>
> Submit your design ...
>
> See the two links below for details
>
> http://tech.netscape.com/story/2007/...esign-contest/
> http://blog.netscape.com/2007/09/10/...esign-contest/
>
> See ya ... Jay
>
> Any questions, etc. post to
> snews://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.netscape9.windows
>
>
don't want to dampen those guys' spirits, Jay.... but don't they know
that the splash-screen is the *first thing* any half-savvy user turns OFF ??

reg

On 11.09.2007 06:48, squaredancer wrote:

--- Original Message ---

> On 11.09.2007 00:55, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Jay Garcia to
> generate the following:? :
>> The devs have listened, the splash screen returns to NN 9.0 Final Release.
>>
>> Submit your design ...
>>
>> See the two links below for details
>>
>> http://tech.netscape.com/story/2007/...esign-contest/
>> http://blog.netscape.com/2007/09/10/...esign-contest/
>>
>> See ya ... Jay
>>
>> Any questions, etc. post to
>> snews://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.netscape9.windows
>>
>>
> don't want to dampen those guys' spirits, Jay.... but don't they know
> that the splash-screen is the *first thing* any half-savvy user turns OFF ??
>
> reg

I didn't post to argue the merits/non-merits. It's back by popular
demand and now there IS a choice where there wasn't one before in NN 9.
"Popular Demand" can make or break an app, like any half-savvy user
understands.

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squaredancer wrote in
news:A_6dnUUmI-n1HXvbnZ2dnUVZ_sLinZ2d@mozilla.org:

> On 11.09.2007 00:55, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Jay
> Garcia to generate the following:? :
>> The devs have listened, the splash screen returns to NN 9.0
>> Final Release.
>>
>> Submit your design ...
>>
>> See the two links below for details
>>
>> http://tech.netscape.com/story/2007/...pe-navigator-s
>> plash-screen-design-contest/
>> http://blog.netscape.com/2007/09/10/...lash-screen-de
>> sign-contest/
>>
>> See ya ... Jay
>>
>> Any questions, etc. post to
>> snews://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.netscape9.windows
>>
>>
> don't want to dampen those guys' spirits, Jay.... but don't
> they know that the splash-screen is the *first thing* any
> half-savvy user turns OFF ??

Some of us actually like to have a splash screen, so we know the
program is actually starting up.



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On 9/11/2007 6:26 AM On a whim, Christopher Jahn pounded out on the keyboard

> squaredancer wrote in
> news:A_6dnUUmI-n1HXvbnZ2dnUVZ_sLinZ2d@mozilla.org:
>
>> On 11.09.2007 00:55, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Jay
>> Garcia to generate the following:? :
>>> The devs have listened, the splash screen returns to NN 9.0
>>> Final Release.
>>>
>>> Submit your design ...
>>>
>>> See the two links below for details
>>>
>>> http://tech.netscape.com/story/2007/...pe-navigator-s
>>> plash-screen-design-contest/
>>> http://blog.netscape.com/2007/09/10/...lash-screen-de
>>> sign-contest/
>>>
>>> See ya ... Jay
>>>
>>> Any questions, etc. post to
>>> snews://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.netscape9.windows
>>>
>>>
>> don't want to dampen those guys' spirits, Jay.... but don't
>> they know that the splash-screen is the *first thing* any
>> half-savvy user turns OFF ??
>
> Some of us actually like to have a splash screen, so we know the
> program is actually starting up.
>
>
>

Yes, unfortunately even with fast machines, I don't see a program snap
on the screen the way they used to. Sometimes they take so long on
client machines, I think the program must have hung, so you're right in
that regard.


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Christopher Jahn wrote:
> squaredancer wrote in
> news:A_6dnUUmI-n1HXvbnZ2dnUVZ_sLinZ2d@mozilla.org:
>
>> On 11.09.2007 00:55, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Jay
>> Garcia to generate the following:? :
>>> The devs have listened, the splash screen returns to NN 9.0
>>> Final Release.
>>>
>>> Submit your design ...
>>>
>>> See the two links below for details
>>>
>>> http://tech.netscape.com/story/2007/...pe-navigator-s
>>> plash-screen-design-contest/
>>> http://blog.netscape.com/2007/09/10/...lash-screen-de
>>> sign-contest/
>>>
>>> See ya ... Jay
>>>
>>> Any questions, etc. post to
>>> snews://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.netscape9.windows
>>>
>>>
>> don't want to dampen those guys' spirits, Jay.... but don't
>> they know that the splash-screen is the *first thing* any
>> half-savvy user turns OFF ??
>
> Some of us actually like to have a splash screen, so we know the
> program is actually starting up.

ha, interesting. We finally agree on something.

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Terry R. wrote:
> On 9/11/2007 6:26 AM On a whim, Christopher Jahn pounded out on the
> keyboard
>
>> squaredancer wrote in
>> news:A_6dnUUmI-n1HXvbnZ2dnUVZ_sLinZ2d@mozilla.org:
>>> On 11.09.2007 00:55, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Jay
>>> Garcia to generate the following:? :
>>>> The devs have listened, the splash screen returns to NN 9.0
>>>> Final Release.
>>>> Submit your design ...
>>>>
>>>> See the two links below for details
>>>>
>>>> http://tech.netscape.com/story/2007/...pe-navigator-s
>>>> plash-screen-design-contest/
>>>> http://blog.netscape.com/2007/09/10/...lash-screen-de
>>>> sign-contest/
>>>> See ya ... Jay
>>>>
>>>> Any questions, etc. post to
>>>> snews://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.netscape9.windows
>>>>
>>>>
>>> don't want to dampen those guys' spirits, Jay.... but don't
>>> they know that the splash-screen is the *first thing* any
>>> half-savvy user turns OFF ??
>>
>> Some of us actually like to have a splash screen, so we know the
>> program is actually starting up.
>>
>>
>
> Yes, unfortunately even with fast machines, I don't see a program snap
> on the screen the way they used to. Sometimes they take so long on
> client machines, I think the program must have hung, so you're right in
> that regard.
>
>
I would take that a step further, and actually show the progress of the load operation.
Loading xxxx.dll etc besides amusing the uneducated user, it could help with realtime troubleshooting.
Thunderbird, for instance can take to to 15 seconds to load and start for me.
Joe

On 9/11/2007 6:39 PM On a whim, JoeS pounded out on the keyboard

> Terry R. wrote:
>> On 9/11/2007 6:26 AM On a whim, Christopher Jahn pounded out on the
>> keyboard
>>
>>> squaredancer wrote in
>>> news:A_6dnUUmI-n1HXvbnZ2dnUVZ_sLinZ2d@mozilla.org:
>>>> On 11.09.2007 00:55, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Jay
>>>> Garcia to generate the following:? :
>>>>> The devs have listened, the splash screen returns to NN 9.0
>>>>> Final Release.
>>>>> Submit your design ...
>>>>>
>>>>> See the two links below for details
>>>>>
>>>>> http://tech.netscape.com/story/2007/...pe-navigator-s
>>>>> plash-screen-design-contest/
>>>>> http://blog.netscape.com/2007/09/10/...lash-screen-de
>>>>> sign-contest/
>>>>> See ya ... Jay
>>>>>
>>>>> Any questions, etc. post to
>>>>> snews://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.netscape9.windows
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> don't want to dampen those guys' spirits, Jay.... but don't
>>>> they know that the splash-screen is the *first thing* any
>>>> half-savvy user turns OFF ??
>>> Some of us actually like to have a splash screen, so we know the
>>> program is actually starting up.
>>>
>>>
>> Yes, unfortunately even with fast machines, I don't see a program snap
>> on the screen the way they used to. Sometimes they take so long on
>> client machines, I think the program must have hung, so you're right in
>> that regard.
>>
>>
> I would take that a step further, and actually show the progress of the load operation.
> Loading xxxx.dll etc besides amusing the uneducated user, it could help with realtime troubleshooting.
> Thunderbird, for instance can take to to 15 seconds to load and start for me.
> Joe

I think that is a great idea, showing each module as they're loaded in a
small window. Will keep us busy until we can actually do something!

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