Bug 109290 [WorkbenchLauncher] splash screen blocks the switch workspace dialog and creates illusion of hung application
While starting up the "select workspace" dialog sometimes comes up behind the splashscreen and is completely obscured. A user may interpret this as the application having hung.
bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide.application/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/ide/application/IDEApplication.java
* false otherwise. A version check will be performed, and a confirmation
     * box may be displayed on the argument shell if an older version is
     * detected.
     * 
     * @return true if the argument URL is ok to use as a workspace and false
     *         otherwise.
     */
    private boolean checkValidWorkspace(Shell shell, URL url) {
        
        if (url == null) {
			return false;
		}
        String version = readWorkspaceVersion(url);
        
        
        
        if (version == null) {
			return true;
		}
        final int ide_version = Integer.parseInt(WORKSPACE_VERSION_VALUE);
        int workspace_version = Integer.parseInt(version);
        
        
        if (workspace_version == ide_version) {
			return true;
		}
        
        
        
        String title = IDEWorkbenchMessages.IDEApplication_versionTitle;