Skip to main content
Known Participant
Nov 22, 2016 11:59 PM UTC
Released

P: Stealing focus on launch

When launching Lightroom 6.7 on Windows 7, it can take a little while to initiate and do it's thing (even loading from a fast SSD).

Normally that'd be fine as I just bring other programs to the foreground and continue with other tasks while it loads in the background. However, I count 3 times where Lightroom steals priority from whatever other program I have just to show me the next step in its loading process. Please make it stop or only do it at the very final step?

This topic is closed to new replies. Start a new post to keep the conversation going.

64 replies

Known Participant
Nov 24, 2016 3:18 PM UTC
It's more of a mindset thing. I'm doing something else, perhaps just wrapping up an email, and think 'I know, I'll do some photo editing next' and pre-emptively open Lightroom so it's ready to go. This is pretty much the scenario 4/5 times I open Lightroom. After the initial application load it takes a few moments to scan your library and load the last collection also, so I like this all to just be done when I'm ready to edit.

Out of principle though, should an application doing this? Once when it has loaded is fine.
Translate
Inspiring
Nov 24, 2016 11:49 AM UTC

Since LR 6.7 CC only takes 10 secs at most to be ready on my Win10 computer, I can't see myself doing much else in that 10 secs.


bob Frost

Translate
Inspiring
Nov 23, 2016 11:14 PM UTC
Yes. And Photoshop and Bridge too.
Translate
Participating Frequently
Nov 23, 2016 5:01 PM UTC
Me too. VERY annoying. Same on Win 10 and also everything from SSD.
Since the last update same behaviour on Bridge CC.
Translate