[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 137581] add option to disable splash screen

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=137581

--- Comment #3 from Adam Dingle <adam at medovina.org> ---
I think splash screens first became common in the 1990s when computers were
slower and programs took longer to start up.  In that era, splash screens made
sense because they provided the user with something informative to look at
while a program loaded, and provided feedback that something was actually
happening (i.e. the program was loading).

Today computers are faster, and so I think splash screens are semi-obsolete. 
Assuming that a program starts reasonably quickly, the splash screen just adds
to the startup time and is an unnecessary visual distraction. For example, all
modern web browsers that I can think of (Firefox, Chrome, Safari) launch
without a splash screen.  I don't think their users would tolerate a splash
screen - they want startup to be fast.

I want LibreOffice to be like a web browser: I open LibreOffice documents many
times per day and whenever I do, I want to see the document right away.

I doubt I'm alone in this.  For example, the Wikipedia article on splash
screens says "Since splash screens often increase the wait for the desired
content and may take a long time to load, they are not liked by all users."

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