Mike Ryan Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I have a quick question: why is there only a loading screen for plugins and what not when you open up Paint.NET by double clicking a PdN File and not simply opening up Paint.NET? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ryan Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 Ok, sorry about this but it was brought to my attention via PM that I wasnt making any more sense then a dog barking at its own shadow so let me explain some more. When I double click a .PDN image filetype I get a Paint.NET loading screen resulting in quicker load times for Paint.NET (I believe that loading time is spent dedicated to opening plugins, could be wrong). However, when I simply open up Paint.NET by shortcut or not .PDN image filetype I do not get this loading screen. So my question is, why is there a dedicated loading screen for .PDN images? Here is a screenshot of such loading screen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 My Theory: The time is spent loading the image Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiguelPereira Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 My Theory: The time is spent loading the image either way if you have a loading screen for something it only makes sense that every time you use PdN you have that same loading screen Quote [The stock on my sig is a photo I took not a render from Splatter] [My deviantART][My Gallery][My Space] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrddin Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I also found it strange to have a splash screen when loading images, yet not when booting Paint.NET itself. I've always thought it was something Rick removed versions past but neglected the one under the apparent circumstance. It would be nice to a have a splash that acted as a visual cue of PDN loading, like a percentage or loading-bar (akin to the GIMP), especially for those who experience a slow boot; comforting to see that PDN is working rather than frozen. Anywho, not detrimental either way. Haven't thought about it that much recently. EDITED: that > than. Quote How to Save Your Images under Different File Types My dA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ryan Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 Yes, it would be nice. My screen freezes up for a few minutes because of my temendous amounts of Plugins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiguelPereira Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Yes, it would be nice. My screen freezes up for a few minutes because of my temendous amounts of Plugins my screen does not freeze but Pdn does 200+ plugins and file types do not help Quote [The stock on my sig is a photo I took not a render from Splatter] [My deviantART][My Gallery][My Space] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ryan Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 Lucky is all I have to say. Also, I tried to force the load screen and still get a blank. Perhaps this is a bug instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiguelPereira Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 dunno whats your cpu? Quote [The stock on my sig is a photo I took not a render from Splatter] [My deviantART][My Gallery][My Space] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 You shouldn't try to force the loading screen, aka splash screen. That isn't a feature. The splash screen was removed because it stands in the way of a performance goal that Paint.NET should load fast enough that it shouldn't need one. When you start up Paint.NET with an image, it takes longer to load so it may as well have one on-screen. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ryan Posted May 14, 2008 Author Share Posted May 14, 2008 First: I wasnt necessarily trying to force, but was doing everything I could outside of modifying Paint.NET to see if the splash screen would come up. Second: it does make sense, but have you considered bringing it back for the sole reason that plenty of users, myself included, are downloading so many plugins that it is causing crashes at startup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I don't see how a splash screen would fix that. I am aware of that problem though, and am addressing it in 4.0 along with all the other plugin issues. In the short term just don't install so many plugins I guess ... Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiguelPereira Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 But we need them for feedback to the authors (at least i normally do that) and I love my plugins Quote [The stock on my sig is a photo I took not a render from Splatter] [My deviantART][My Gallery][My Space] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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