I just downloaded the 2.0 IDE, and it still has the image overlay that prevents user of my computer while the IDE loads. Can this somehow be removed? It's really annoying.
Hi @outbackhut . Which version of the IDE are you using?
Hmm. The splash screen was removed in 2.0.0-rc9.2, so your report is unexpected:
arduino:main ← arduino:theia-preload
opened 09:08AM - 04 Aug 22 UTC
### Motivation
Removes the splash screen and replaces the loading animation… with a Theia preload. This PR does not contain the final design, in fact, I just copied the first Arduino SVG I found on the Internet and prepared the stub of the change.
### Change description
- Removed the splash screen (status assets, services, etc.),
- Added an HTML preload example.
### In Action:
`light` IDE2, `light` OS theme:
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1405703/182808523-924a3897-fd6b-4371-a6a7-6dcf67a1f46c.mp4
`light` IDE2, `dark` OS theme:
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1405703/182808615-ad484318-3ed5-48c4-899f-cce4ae78ac62.mp4
`dark` IDE2, `light` OS theme:
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1405703/182808769-4df69f39-709c-4c0e-a23b-201c589e33ac.mp4
`dark` IDE2, `dark` OS theme:
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1405703/182808921-c83b12e9-c3b9-4edf-9940-921de6bee27e.mp4
### Other information
Noteworthy things:
- ~This PR depends on #1282 (I can make it independent if required)~ Done ✅ ,
- When loading the preload, the IDE2 app, the themes, and the user-selected theme are unavailable, but the preload must have a background color. This example uses the hard-coded color values of the `editor.background` and `editor.foreground` theme constants. If the OS theme is `dark`, the `dark` editor colors will be used for the preload. Otherwise, the `light` one.
Closes #193
Closes #324
Closes #327
Closes #717
Closes #851
### Reviewer checklist
* [ ] PR addresses a single concern.
* [ ] The PR has no duplicates (please search among the [Pull Requests](https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/pulls) before creating one)
* [ ] PR title and description are properly filled.
* [ ] Docs have been added / updated (for bug fixes / features)
Please share a screenshot of the image overlay.
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Wow. That was stupid. I'd only just started the old version, and updated it.
No worries. I'm just happy that the issue has already been resolved.
As someone who does a lot of restarting of the IDE during my beta testing, the new startup experience is really an improvement. I've spent too much of my life starting at that "splash" image!
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The old version was the worst. Sitting there for over ten minutes staring at that sometimes!
Speaking of "old", this is how it looked back in 2005 :
Far out! Was that an image overlay too?
It sure has changed (for the better I might add)
I believe it was an overlay, which had the same behavior as the Arduino IDE 1.8.19 "splash" image does.
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March 12, 2023, 5:12am
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