# Start Application: loading page

**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/start-application-loading-page/21114
**Category:** Libraries
**Created:** [May 20, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/start-application-loading-page/21114 "2020-05-20T20:12:25Z")
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### Author: ![jeremydouglass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jeremydouglass/32/20_2.png) [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)
#### Post date: [May 23, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/start-application-loading-page/21114/2 "2020-05-23T23:19:20Z")

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> [@eduzal](#):
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> I want to do a loading page, with a console, to give feedback to the user during setup, instead of showing a full blank screen.  
> I’m using ControlP5 console, but it shows up only after everything is ready, so actually is no use.
> 
> what is the best strategy for this UX deal?

If I’m understanding you, one strategy is to move most things out of setup and into a loader that is called on frame 1. Now you are free to display progress as things load. You may also want to do some of your loading in threads…

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