I have seen programs that use something called a "splash screen" which is an image that is displayed briefly, during the loading of the program. It's displayed, for a few seconds, even if the program loads instantly, without any delay.
For example, my internet security program, ESET, uses a splash screen. And ESET is known for its speed. The splash screen is displayed for maybe 2 or 3 seconds. (Granted the speed it's known for is more related to scanning, but it does open almost instantaneously!)
For a graphics program, I think this would be an awesome feature. The trick would be deciding how long to display it. Not long enough to annoy folks, but not so fast you can't appreciate the image. I would think a very large image would not be appropriate....unless it was quite simple. But say 400 x 500 pixels (or vice versa) would work.
(Maybe there could even be multiple images, with 1 displayed at random, upon opening Inkscape. Maybe the user could populate the file themselves, and/or have the option of using default images. This would make for awesome contests or competitions -- endless possibilities!)
Hhmm...I guess for Inkscape, this would happen whenever a new document is opened....right? All the more reason to have mulitple images available!
Using such a splash screen / running screen doesn't mean you stop working on loading speed; doesn't mean it's compensating for slow loading, just because it's there. It's just a nice bonus feature! If Inkscape opens behind the image, before it goes away, awesome. If not....better than twiddling your fingers! :-)
I think it would at least warrant a new feature request. Of course, I always hesitate before making a new feature request, because it seems sometimes that work on the "bread and butter" part of Inkscape should come first. Or maybe Jabier has some ideas about developing it already???
Thoughts from a loyal Inkscape user :-D
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