Well, after reading all of your comments I think that an option as the libreoffice quickstarter would be the best: one could decide which app make fast, just as now we do with libreoffice. Anyway these feature are maybe matter of each program, so I should contact developers of Nausilus, Firefox, Totem and so on...unless we couldn't develope a feature that applies in the same way the programs that we want.
Maybe I'll post it to Ubuntu developers. Thanks a lot to all, Supernova 2012/5/28 Matt Richardson <m.richardson.1...@hotmail.co.uk>: > OK so I read your proposal as using graphics to communicate that the process > is occuring, even if it is taking longer than usual. > > I find that the launcher icon pulsing does not provide enough feedback. When > you launch a program and it doesn't start for a while, there are (for me > anyway) two questions: > 1) Did it actually register me clicking on it? > 2) Is it actually launching? > > The launcher icon pulsing answers question 1 very well (although if > launching the program from somewhere other than the launcher, it can take a > little while for the icon to appear) > It doesn't, however, address number 2. The problem with number 2 is a > combination of previous experiences. Occasionally when I click a launcher > icon, it pulses for a while, but the program never launches. On other > occasions, the program does launch, but it takes considerably longer than > normal. As it stands, I have no way of determining whether the program is > simply loading slowly, or if it is stuck for whatever reason. > > One program that deals with this issue is LibreOffice, by providing a splash > screen with a progress bar. Linking to your idea, how about using the > progress bars on the launcher icons to show that the program is loading, and > that it is actually progressing? > > The mention about the KDE icons on startup was an idea to address a similar > issue on login. Currently, I enter my password, hit Enter and nothing > happens. Sometimes the LightDM elements disappear, leaving me with just my > wallpaper, sometimes they don't. This is particularly frustrating as A) If I > have entered my password incorrectly, I see the same behaviour (no change -> > long wait -> 'Incorrect password' message) and B) if login is slow, I am > left with no feedback that it is actually progressing. > > So basically, I liked the idea of non-verbal, more extensive feedback. > Matt > > > On 28/05/12 03:20, Daniel Hollocher wrote: > > On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 7:34 PM, Matt Richardson > <m.richardson.1...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >> >> +1. A progress related feedback would be really useful. I think we should >> do the same thing at the login screen. Perhaps something similar to the 4 or >> 5 icons KDE shows on startup? > > > fwiw, I'm having trouble seeing how this is connected to what I proposed. > What negative or frustrated thinking does your idea address? > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
