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Bug 422533 - Remove "Loading Workbench" from splash screen
Summary: Remove "Loading Workbench" from splash screen
Status: VERIFIED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version: 4.3   Edit
Hardware: PC Linux
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: 4.4 M4   Edit
Assignee: Lars Vogel CLA
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Reported: 2013-11-25 18:43 EST by Lars Vogel CLA
Modified: 2013-12-10 02:56 EST (History)
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Description Lars Vogel CLA 2013-11-25 18:43:24 EST 
The splashscreen should be improved so that the plug-in names which are loaded are readable. I think the "Loading Workbench" text can be removed.
Comment 1 Lars Vogel CLA 2013-11-25 18:44:16 EST 
https://git.eclipse.org/r/18873
Comment 2 Lars Vogel CLA 2013-11-25 18:50:33 EST 
After this change it also feel as if the Workbench is staring faster. @Daniel, how can I measure the startup time, I think I have seen you doing it before.
Comment 3 Lars Vogel CLA 2013-11-25 18:51:54 EST 
(In reply to Lars Vogel from comment #2)
> After this change it also feel as if the Workbench is staring faster.
-> After this change it also feels as if the workbench is starting faster.
Comment 4 Lars Vogel CLA 2013-12-02 08:19:00 EST 
Found the UIStartup test but this test does unfortunately not include the splash screen.

Manual using the stop watch I got the following numbers: 

With this patch my runtime IDE started (in sec):

8.05
7.84
7.90 

Without this patch:

8:21
8:05
8.23

So with my limited possibilities to measure start time, at least the change makes the startup a little bit faster.
Comment 5 Lars Vogel CLA 2013-12-02 09:12:48 EST 
If I activate the "perf" tracing option in the launch configuration for the Eclipse IDE, I get the following numbers

With patch:
Application Started: 6960
Application Started: 6997
Application Started: 7098

Without patch:
Application Started: 7054
Application Started: 7071
Application Started: 7067

I find it hard to determine that this change really speeds something up, but it seems to do no harm and it makes the splash screen less flashy.
Comment 7 Lars Vogel CLA 2013-12-10 02:56:16 EST 
Verified in I20131209-2000