Is it possible to make splash screen last longer?

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

Hopefully I’m correct in calling that first image you see when opening the application the splash screen. But previously when I had too many things going on, the splash screen stayed up for a good while, and when it went away, all the images were properly loaded.

Now that I cleaned it up a little, the splash screen is only there for 2 seconds before going away and showing a black background with native textfield scattered about before loading up all the images. Rather than going back and changing all of my image sizes, can I simply make the splash screen stay up longer? 

Thanks in advance

#2

Anything is possible, but you have to remember Corona is not only used by you. You would like the splash screen longer, and if Corona did this for you then other users might start to complain that before the splash screen stayed up for more than 2 seconds, but now “a good long while” - it’s all about perspective!

what you want can be done by you, just have the first bit of code that you do be going to a scene where you load a display image (your splash image) and then you can have it there for as long as you like without affecting others.

T.

#3

I really doubt Nate was asking Corona to modify their engine so that everyone’s Default image stays on screen longer.

@Nate112 You should just load the same image and display it on screen first, until you’re ready to show something else.

#4

Sorry for any misunderstanding, but horacebury is right about me not expecting corona to modify their code to better fit my needs haha. 

I won’t have access to a testing device for the next few days, so if you guys don’t mind my theoretical scenarios then I would be much obliged.

I have “quite” a few lines relating to  admob, vungle, and chartboost. Would it matter if I put this image before or after all of the lines for the ad networks? Or do you guys recommend adding everything related to ads after the lines for displaying images. It’s mostly local functions, but I’m not sure if local functions will slow down the image loading capabilities of the device if I haven’t called them yet (they’re activated by a timer ).

Thanks again!

#5

Yeah sorry over reaction - have seen various splash screen forum Q’s over the 2.5 years using Corona - apologies.

The thing you want to avoid at all costs is black background and text etc…

So still same advice the first bit of code you do is load up the image - so that at what ever time the splash screen dissapears - your 2nd splash image (same as 1st) is there - from user point of view hopefully wont see the difference.

Then when you are ready you can open the curtain (your 2nd splash) to let user start.

T.

#6

Anything is possible, but you have to remember Corona is not only used by you. You would like the splash screen longer, and if Corona did this for you then other users might start to complain that before the splash screen stayed up for more than 2 seconds, but now “a good long while” - it’s all about perspective!

what you want can be done by you, just have the first bit of code that you do be going to a scene where you load a display image (your splash image) and then you can have it there for as long as you like without affecting others.

T.

#7

I really doubt Nate was asking Corona to modify their engine so that everyone’s Default image stays on screen longer.

@Nate112 You should just load the same image and display it on screen first, until you’re ready to show something else.

#8

Sorry for any misunderstanding, but horacebury is right about me not expecting corona to modify their code to better fit my needs haha. 

I won’t have access to a testing device for the next few days, so if you guys don’t mind my theoretical scenarios then I would be much obliged.

I have “quite” a few lines relating to  admob, vungle, and chartboost. Would it matter if I put this image before or after all of the lines for the ad networks? Or do you guys recommend adding everything related to ads after the lines for displaying images. It’s mostly local functions, but I’m not sure if local functions will slow down the image loading capabilities of the device if I haven’t called them yet (they’re activated by a timer ).

Thanks again!

#9

Yeah sorry over reaction - have seen various splash screen forum Q’s over the 2.5 years using Corona - apologies.

The thing you want to avoid at all costs is black background and text etc…

So still same advice the first bit of code you do is load up the image - so that at what ever time the splash screen dissapears - your 2nd splash image (same as 1st) is there - from user point of view hopefully wont see the difference.

Then when you are ready you can open the curtain (your 2nd splash) to let user start.

T.