White Splash on Startup

[elmodor]

Environment

Joplin version: Joplin 2.7.15 (prod, win32) / 2.7.15 (prod, linux) (Appimage)
Platform: Windows / Linux
OS specifics: Win10 (10.0.19043 Build 19043) / Arch

Steps to reproduce

1. Setting -> Appearance -> Set "Theme" to "Dark"
2. "Automatically switch theme to match system theme" is not checked
3. Close Joplin
4. Open Joplin - notice white screen
5. Wait until it is loaded - notice dark background

Describe what you expected to happen

I would expect that the first screen which Joplin shows has no white background but a dark background as well.

Screenshots

First screen when Joplin starts:

After 1-2 seconds when Joplin is loaded:

Other Infos

Sync enabled
Active Plugins: Simple Backup
No other Adjustments made in the "Appearance" Settings

[CalebJohn]

Thanks for re-creating this. For context, this report is a followup to #5311 which reported two similar issues. One of which was fixed and the issue was closed.

This issue however has not been resolved yet.

I see 3 viable solutions:

1. (Mentioned in White splashes during webview initialization #5311) Wait until the application is fully loaded before displaying anything.

• This is the easiest solution because it only involves moving code around
• I don't like this solution because it means the user will need to wait potentially a long time without any indication that Joplin is loading

2. Apply a "splash screen" during startup

• It looks like this can be handled pretty simply by having a popup window that displays a simple html file
• Would also include the solution from installation error #1

3. (Linked in White splashes during webview initialization #5311) Load the settings.json file, extract the theme and apply an appropriate background colour

• This is probably the simplest fix from the user perspective
• It involves a kludge (Joplin would be loading settings.json in two different locations)

Personally I think 2 is the best solution. It will give Joplin a more polished feel without adding much complexity. Of course, the best solution is 1 combined with major updates to make Joplin load faster.

[KaviiSuri]

Is this issue up for grabs? I would love to pick it up

[elmodor]

2. Apply a "splash screen" during startup


* It looks like this can be handled pretty simply by having a popup window that [displays a simple html file](https://medium.com/red-buffer/how-to-create-a-splash-screen-for-electron-app-602b4da406d)

* Would also include the solution from [installation error #1](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/issues/1)

That does sound like a good solution indeed. I assume the splash screen would be the joplin logo? If the splash screen has any background, then it should also respect the theme color - so either dark or light.

I would be fine with either your proposed solution 2. or 3.

@KaviiSuri I'm not going going to work on this so (from my side) feel free to give it a go.

[KaviiSuri]

I'll definately give it a try!

[CalebJohn]

@KaviiSuri Please hold up, we need to decide what the solution is first.

@elmodor For solution 2 above, I was thinking that the splash would be Joplin blue, that gets us around the issue of needing theme color.

[KaviiSuri]

@CalebJohn I'm waiting for the go ahead, i was actually hoping to get it included in my GSOC intro on the forum.

I love the project and would love to contribute to the project fulltime for the next 2 months.

Will definitely need your guidance for it though😁😁

[Daeraxa]

@KaviiSuri it would be better to look for a triaged issue to solve in the short term rather than wait on this

[KaviiSuri]

@KaviiSuri it would be better to look for a triaged issue to solve in the short term rather than wait on this

Thanks, I'll look for one, if you have any on your mind, please do let me know!

[github-actions]

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[elmodor]

The issue is still present

[KaviiSuri]

I was waiting for the decision on the details as referenced above by @CalebJohn

[pshirshov]

I have to say that this is continuing to happen not only on loading but also when I switch between editor/preview.

[github-actions]

Hey there, it looks like there has been no activity on this issue recently. Has the issue been fixed, or does it still require the community's attention? If you require support or are requesting an enhancement or feature then please create a topic on the Joplin forum. This issue may be closed if no further activity occurs. You may comment on the issue and I will leave it open. Thank you for your contributions.

[elmodor]

The issue is still present

[securegh]

I am running Joplin version 3.0.15 on Fedora 40 and this issue is still present, one more detail, I am using the setting to startup the application minimized in the tray icon and its still get the white splash on startup then the application goes to tray.
I wanna have Joplin on autostart, but I don't want to get the white splash whenever I startup my desktop.
Please, a fix is much appreciated, thank you!

[securegh]

This might be a solution to this issue: https://www.christianengvall.se/electron-white-screen-app-startup/

[securegh]

Any progress on this issue, I just updated to the latest release 3.1.24 and this issue is still present.
A fix would be much appreciated, thank you!