Re: New start up splash screen annoyance...

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

David Kastrup writes:

 > I don't think that a large "message" will do the trick: it will
 > disappear too easily, and if one would instead force it to stay around
 > for 30 seconds or so, again, it would be quite annoying.
 > 
 > I agree that it would be less obnoxious than the current variant, but
 > I think it is more annoying than necessary when one does not want the
 > information, while it is less reliable when one wants it.

You could combine the two approaches, with a large message at startup
and a one- or two-liner that persists for 30 seconds.