Stuck on loading screen

[SamyBencherif]

Hello!

I enjoyed using the online version and the app, but I am having problems with the desktop app. I am currently stuck on this loading screen.

I even forgot about it and had it open for 30 minutes to no avail. I tried a couple variations, such as running it without any other programs open.

This is some information I got out of gdb:
theproblem.txt

Some kind of problem involving MetalKit?

Any help is much appreciated.

Update: Cloning the repo and building platform/macOS SDL does not seem to provide different results.

Some more sys info:

[timoinutilis]

Hi,

it's not the loading screen, it's the "insert cartridge" screen, so you have to drag a program file into the window :) It's explained in the manual's introduction.

Anyway, you are not the first being stuck on this screen, so I'll think about adding a text or something to the screen.

[SamyBencherif]

I figured this out just before reading this. I feel like an idiot :^)

I should have read this section in the manual

I actually found out this was the design when I pressed "ESC" and a "No Program" message came up. Might as well leave this up so future people can learn from my idiocy ...

[timoinutilis]

Don't worry ;)
I'll try to find a way to show a message which doesn't destroy the splash screen (I actually like that there is almost no text). I may show it after some seconds, but then people may think they have to wait these seconds before they can start a program. Or I show it when you click or press any button, but this may be misinterpreted in the same way...

[SamyBencherif]

Maybe you could do a message that appears when the application is opened for the first time?

[timoinutilis]

I added this message whenever any key or button is pressed on the boot screen (core v0.14):