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Currently, the current version of Fluxer Canary has completely removed the Loading Screen boring-fluxer Meanwhile, this remains on the old Fluxer Stable client. (And I get it, it's the outdated client that hasn't received updates) But it did add that wonderful space-themed background to encourage trying Canary! try-canary-today stable-fluxer And even the wonderful Mobile App! (shoutout to the mobile devs!) Even the little Toast/pop-up message has the animated logo and moveable starry background! It's so good! mobile_splash mobile_post-splash It's so simple, yet it has such whimsy. Such personality. It was perfect! But now we have nothing but a boring husk, just because it "loads so much faster." It feels so... incomplete. Very sterile and corporate. I don't like it, and I believe I am not alone in this sentiment. And thus, I propose this GitHub Discussion post!

Screenshot Mockups to be provided below in Additional Information I have several suggestions that could work. And I'm allowing commenters on this post to pitch in for their desired perfect Loading Splash Screen. I am but one random fellow deer that enjoys using Fluxer, after all. ^^ This would add so much more personality and professional completeness to Fluxer as a platform. It's much too jarring to just load in with nothing but that skeleton template. Focusing too much on the function factor and ignoring the form (The UX matters). And self-hosters could take advantage in further personalizing their own instances of the Fluxer app! An option to also allow a customizable logo would add a lot to really truly make Fluxer/self-hosted version a wonderful chat app to use/host! It would be so much more complete, even if it means waiting a femtosecond longer. Much less jarring to give Fluxer more personality. ---

Mockup 1, Simply add the pulsing logo back in the center

I still have to wait a few seconds to have the app load. I'd like to see some proper loading feedback. It otherwise just feels jarring to just have a skeleton loader.

Mockup 2, and in turn, Mockup 3: Convert the "Upgrade to Canary" to the Loading Screen backdrop

This adds the lovely space-themed background. At the center, it could be the floating loading screen (based on something The Blind Bard has mentioned, and even something Hampus himself has hinted of some form of loading, except it was simply a logo that was floating up and down).

Mockup 4, add the animated Toast from the Mobile app!

Simple, overlayed on the very top. Actually, I'd this to also accompany any time Fluxer has an issue with connecting, rather than being presented in the upper banner. It's much more elegant (and the logo gets to stick around with its animated glory)

Mockup 5, recreate the Mobile devs' splash screen into Desktop/Web!

This would fix the style discrepancy between the mobile app. Not sure how to translate this sort of code to Desktop, but if I did, I'd probably take time to do it like this. imo, it's the best that Fluxer has become after it was introduced to the mobile app.

Mockup 1, Simply add the pulsing logo back in the center

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Mockup 2, Convert the "Upgrade to Canary" to the Loading Screen backdrop (color logo)

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Mockup 3, Convert the "Upgrade to Canary" to the Loading Screen backdrop (white logo)

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Mockup 4, add the animated Toast from the Mobile app!

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Mockup 5, recreate the Mobile devs' splash screen into Desktop/Web!

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