diff -r 3a60ebea00d0 -r cd0ae4656946 uiacceltk/hitchcock/plugins/alftranseffect/alftranseffectplugin/src/alfserverdrawer.cpp
--- a/uiacceltk/hitchcock/plugins/alftranseffect/alftranseffectplugin/src/alfserverdrawer.cpp	Wed Jun 09 10:41:25 2010 +0300
+++ b/uiacceltk/hitchcock/plugins/alftranseffect/alftranseffectplugin/src/alfserverdrawer.cpp	Mon Jun 21 16:41:52 2010 +0300
@@ -944,9 +944,10 @@
 
     iFullScreenFinished = EFalse;
     iFullScreenTimeout->iIsStartEffect = EFalse;
+ 	
     if (triggerStartEffectTimeout)
         {
-        return KErrNone;
+        //return KErrNone;  // even long app start effects need some hardcore timeout
         }
     if ( iAction == AknTransEffect::EApplicationExit /*||
         iAction == 1001*/  ) 
@@ -958,7 +959,7 @@
         {
         iFinishFullScreen->Start( KAlfLongEffectTimeout, TCallBack( FinishFullScreenTimeout, this ) );
         }
-    return KErrNone;
+    return triggerStartEffectTimeout;
     }
 
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