Splash/Loading screen for the first launch

[ardovic]

As you know, our app is loading city/country data from file to SQLite database on first launch. This takes few seconds and currently it appears to the user as a white screen.

I suggest we add another content view before this long process (a splash screen) which will tell the user that (1) this loading is only for a single time, (2) our applications name: "Open Weather Android", (3) some weather related background, and (4) Android OSC (Open Source Community) logo with text.

Logo for Android OSC is below:

[mendezand]

What size should it have?

[ardovic]

Hi, it should be fullscreen content view. This is a bit programmer task, the size will dynamically change, adjusting itself to device screen size.

If you want to do only the designer work, you can work on a 1280 x 720 pixel screen. You can design the screen, export images in .png and someone else will do the programming work.

[mendezand]

I can do something nice in Gif version too, can it work?

[ardovic]

Hi. No .Gif is not useful in Android. .png files are only way.

[jackapp]

I want to contribute to this.

[ardovic]

Great, @jackapp ! Consider yourself assigned.

[kapilajayant]

Hi again, can I work on this? I clearly understand what needs to be done.

[ardovic]

@kapilajayant sure! Consider yourself assigned

[assemblu]

Is this actually still open @ardovic ?

[ardovic]

@emirgo, yes of course!

[gouri-panda]

@ardovic can I work on this issue?

[ardovic]

Sure!