The splash screen is a graphical control element consisting of a window containing the current image, logo, and software version. Splash screens usually appear when a game or program is launched. The
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Destination
Splash screens are usually used by very large applications to let users know that the program is in the process of loading. They provide feedback that a long process is in progress. Occasionally, the progress bar in the splash screen indicates the progress of loading. The splash screen disappears when the application's main window appears.
Splash screens typically serve to enhance the look and feel of an app or website, so it often looks visually appealing. They may also have animations, graphics, and sound.
The Java programming language has a special class for creating splash screens, called java.awt.SplashScreen that handles standard splash screen functions, e.g. displaying a centralized image on the screen then disappears when the first program window opens.
On the Web, the splash screen is the page of the website that acts as the front page before displaying the home page. Designers can use splash pages:
- to direct users to websites that are appropriate for their country or language preferences
- to direct users to sites with low bandwidth or one accessible to disabled users
- as an additional form of ad
- to restrict access to content such as pornography, advertising or sale of alcohol, or gambling
- as an aesthetic complement to the main page
- To grab someone's attention to bring them to a page with more detail typically for the products they sell.
The initial use of the splash screen on Flash websites is to allow site developers to launch sites in new JavaScript-controlled windows without browser elements such as scroll-bars or address bars, and in exact size of Flash movies. It's outdated with pop-up blocker dominance. Instead of launching many Flash web pages now allow their audiences to choose to go to full screen view.
Because splash screens often increase waiting for the desired content and may take a long time to load, they are not liked by all users. The web splash screen is very uncomfortable for users with slow internet connections because the first page may take longer to load. Additionally, if a user has turned off rich content, such as an image, Flash, or Shockwave, the splash page may not load at all. Splash pages and related main pages created in Flash are often inaccessible to search engines or handled by text readers for the blind.
Splash screens can also be created in HTML and CSS if they are designed for purposes other than as a loading screen. Instead, they are used for other purposes such as giving options to choose a language.
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See also
- Bootsplash - splash displayed at boot time
- Interstitial web page
- Load a screen
- Pattern proxy
- Splash page - comic book terminology
References
External links
- "Dinosaur Appearance: Windows splash screen from 1.01 to Vista". ZDnet . Ã, A collection of Microsoft Windows splash screens since version 1.01.
- Franco, JosÃÆ'Â ©. "GTK Splash PHP Screen". PHPExperts . Ã, Information about how to program the splash screen.
- "splash screen gallery". GUIde Book . Screen from many different application splash screens, including previous versions.
- "Splash screen". VirtualPlastic.net . Ã, Information on how to remove various splash screens.
- "SplashKiller". Digitalist . Ã, A program that deletes most of the splash screens in Windows.
- "SplashScreen". SplashScreen.pro . A simple tool that allows you to create all "Splash Screens" for iOS & amp; Android app in one click.
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