Please let us modify the new Splash Screen

[Truemotion]

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It was not great, but now it is just straight ugly...
Please let add splash color to theme customization.

[WerewolfAX]

@cringe said in Please let us modify the new Splash Screen:

I don't understand how some people are getting mad a more customizability, that's like the main selling point for this browser.

I think it depends. I love customizability and for things like the widget page, panels, themes etc. it makes sense. But you always have to draw a little line every so often in an App. A deeply customizable splash screen would mean that the software needs to do more stuff before / while showing said screen, including loading all the parameters your individualization requires. This could cause the splash screen (I never noticed it btw beside < 1 sec during initial browser startup because it's gone so quickly on my computers) to be shown longer just to load the customization stuff, which makes the overall browser experience slower for everyone. And especially with browsers, there will be a lot of threads with complaints then, why browser x y and z is way faster than Vivaldi and never shows splash screens that long.

Reacting to dark / light themes better or at least providing an option to "branded" splash screen like now, or just a selectable solid color instead, should however not be that performance relevant and maybe be a good compromise, I think. Looks like there are surprisingly a bunch of people seeing that thing half the time of their whole working day it seems.

[BrisynMoody]

I think it is a nice touch. Made with Europe with love means that it might have better aesthetic appeal and less bloatware because Europe has higher standards than the good old US. As does Asia. If you can notice Japanese or Korean or German or European cars are much better because overseas they have higher quality and safety standards for the car. therefore in Europe they may have higher software standards.

[Dancer18]

I have a dark theme. Nevertheless, the splash screen here is bright, which I don't find suitable at all. I would prefer to have an option to omit the splash screen altogether.
However, if it is necessary to give the UI time, then I would like to have a dark one or be able to select it. Several months ago, there was a dark one for a short time, but then it became bright again - even with a dark theme.

BTW: The text here is with a heart in same color (dark gray).

[Stardust]

Easiest fix would be the change of background to very dark one without any gradient.

[npro]

It looks like a stupid "pokemon" "tik-tok" trend that Vivaldi has to follow?

https://eu-os.gitlab.io - bottom page

[DoctorG]

@npro Better than Made by Proud Boys for POTUS.

[npro]

@DoctorG where is such a webpage, I want to continue facepalming myself...

[DoctorG]

@npro No, sorry that was my theoretic haeretic signature idea for these Potussimum groups.

[npro]

@npro actually... maybe I should also change my signature to something completely retarded lovely with many now that I think about it...

[DoctorG]

@npro Two are a greeting to Dr. Who, you know?

Sorry, now i want a Splash with a TARDIS.

[npro]

@DoctorG no lol.

P.S. I will be away for a while need to work on my new hipster "I ooze love from every part of my body" signature ...

[npro]

@npro well it didn't take me that much tbh.

Looks nice, I feel complete and surrounded by love everywhere now. I want to express it with every post of mine.

I think I will celebrate it with the proper track:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di18hTFTwIw

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[npro]

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[Pesala]

@Stardust That won’t work for those who use a light theme. The easiest fix is to leave it as it is — a light blue background that is neither black nor white.

If the code has to determine the current theme before showing the background, it will not know until the browser starts up.

[DoctorG]

I would prefer Vivaldi not showing anything, means no window, until UI is loaded.
Then a V splash would be needless.

[Stardust]

@Pesala said in Please let us modify the new Splash Screen:

@Stardust That won’t work for those who use a light theme. The easiest fix is to leave it as it is — a light blue background that is neither black nor white.

If the code has to determine the current theme before showing the background, it will not know until the browser starts up.

What kind a light blue background? Like in the 1st post for private mode?

That won’t work for those who use a light theme.

How they were even using it in current stable version before the change?

Edit: looks like current stable version has new splash already?

[Stardust]

@DoctorG said in Please let us modify the new Splash Screen:

I would prefer Vivaldi not showing anything, means no window, until UI is loaded.

yep, I would rather have no splash at all than an ugly light splash

[greybeard]

@Pesala @DoctorG
Gee-whiz Batman... My laptop is a 10 year old i5-6200 (I think) with Win10.
Guess I should throw it in the dumpster (sans hdd of course).
Actually gonna put linux on it !! It doesn't need to be in the landfill.

Funny I always thought Vivaldi was made to be able to support older machines...

[Pesala]

@Stardust said in Please let us modify the new Splash Screen:

I would rather have no splash at all than an ugly light splash

I wonder if this is even possible? As I understand it, Vivaldi uses code on top of Chromium to draw the UI. So if there is no splash screen, we will see the UI being drawn. FontCreator 15 shows a splash dialog, then draws the UI. Before that completes, this is what I see. Who cares? it only takes a few seconds to display the font.

@greybeard said in Please let us modify the new Splash Screen:

My laptop is a 10 year old i5-6200 (I think) with Win10.

So you must be well accustomed to slow performance by now. Why is it an issue? If it is, upgrade your hardware, and give your old kit to a charity.