[maemo-developers] Screenshot as loading screen on Maemo 5

[From: Marat Radchenko]

What's the point looking fast when in practice it is slow? Can't you just
fix your app so it starts up faster?

2009/10/13 Thomas Perl <th.perl at gmail.com>

> Hello!
>
> With the latest firmware, the "Settings" window and the Application
> Manager both show a fake screenshot when clicking the icon in the menu
> and then fade to the "real" window contents after the application has
> really started up (look closely at the "Language & region" icon in the
> settings dialog when starting it to see what I mean, as the screenshot
> contains a different icon than the real application).
>
> For applications that start up longer (e.g. Python applications) this
> can be really helpful, and I'd like to do the same for gPodder if
> possible.
>
> Is there an "official" way to do this for third party applications (or
> how is it done at all)?
>
> Thanks,
> Thomas
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