StartupImage property not working?

[P.verbrugge]

Hi,

We are testing Sencha Architect (2.1) at the office as a development tool. So far most problems we came across we were able to solve. However, there is one thing we can not get fixed. Even after reading several threads in this forum.

We are using the startupImage property to make our test app show a startup image. We have set the following values in this property:

'320x460':'resources/startup/320x460.png','640x920':'resources/startup/640x920.png','768x1004':'resources/startup/768x1004.png','748x1024':'resources/startup/748x1024.png','1536x2008':'resources/startup/1536x2008.png','1496x2048':'resources/startup/1496x2048.png'

We are certain that all the images are there and are working. We tested it with a simple style that sets a background image in the index.html. So we know for a fact the images are there and are all working.

However, we do not get to see the image during app load with the startupImage property. When we start our test app, we only get to see white screen before the app itself is shown. This happens on an iPhone 4 (5.1.1), iPad 2 (5.1.1), iPhone Simulator, Android (2.3.3), Android (2.3.5) and Android (4.0.4).

We have even tried the phoneStartupImage property that some people refer to in the forums, but they all don't work.

Who can help us out and tell us what we are doing wrong and solve this? Is this a bug?

[ericbowden]

Are you packaging the app? The startupImage property does not work if you are previewing the app through the device's browser.

EDIT: I tested this and the startupImage property does work through the simulator. You have to bookmark it to the homescreen to be able to see the startup images. The startupImage property does not set the image if you are packaging the app.

[P.verbrugge]

Yes, we are packaging the app. We packaged the app for iPad, iPhone and Android and none of them show the startup image.

[P.verbrugge]

No one here, who has a solution or the same problem?

[aconran]

I've asked someone from the touch team to take a look at this.

[P.verbrugge]

Ah great, thank you! Hopefully some solution wil come out of it.

[btek]

We have the same issue. I cannot release my clients application until its resolved.

[btek]

Do you get a blank white screen instead while the app is loading?

[P.verbrugge]

Yes, we only get a white screen. Nothing else.

[btek]

We ended up packaging from scratch using phonegap / xcode.

We set the splash screen in phone gap to not automatically hide using a plist setting.

Then in main app.js:

launch: function()
{
console.log ('app launch');


Ext.create('AppName.view.HomeScreen', {fullscreen: true});


//Hide the splash screen
setTimeout(function() {
console.log('hiding splash screen');
navigator.splashscreen.hide();
}, 2000);
}