OWB splash window

@orgin

Just uploaded. The WAITFORPORT functionality is configurable (disabled by default) so it's not tied to OWB.

Joerg can include it with OWB if he wants to. I've included a preconfigured launcher for OWB inside a drawer in the archive.

@salass00

Just tested, works perfectly :)

New version up:

http://os4depot.net/index.php?functio ... y/misc/splashlauncher.lha

That works great! Thanks!

@BillE

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The thing is that OWB cannot open a splash screen if it is not running! It takes all this time to load and start the actual executable OWB. OWB itself isn't running until right before you see its window. Not until then can the program do anything, like opening a splash. Then it'll be a bit too late..

It takes all this time because 1) the executable is huge and takes a while to load, but mostly because of 2) all the .so file needs to be loaded (and they are also huge) and then they need to be linked by the OS before execution can begin.

An external splash loader is the only way to solve this.

@Deniil

External launchers like that are nothing new - my Wordworth install does the same thing (20K app that you run, shows a splash screen and kicks up the 800K main bulk of the code). It isn't quite so clever though, as it appears to have no idea when Wordworth is actually running, and stays on screen for a considerable amount of time.

@Chris

> External launchers like that are nothing new ...

I know. I just thought it wasn't explained clear enough why OWB itself couln't display a splash.

We in Amiga-land are not used to apps taking more than 1/10 second to load, unless loaded from a loud floppy where it is obvious when it is still loading...

Most apps having some kind of startup message on Amiga usually start the exe very quick but then takes a while to load data files. YAM and IBrowse are examples of that....