Fastest way to create a Java message dialog (swing/awt/other)?

Question

I\'m creating a Java application that will do some processing then needs to display a message to give the user feedback.

However, it appears to be incredibly slow -

Answer 1

What you're probably looking for is the new SplashScreen functionality in Java 6. Instead of having to wait for the JVM to load (there's always a cost to load any VM), this will load a screen beforehand.