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Re: Flipping url-show-status default
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Ted Zlatanov |
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Re: Flipping url-show-status default |
Date: |
Sun, 03 Oct 2010 07:50:38 -0500 |
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On Sat, 02 Oct 2010 15:21:59 -0400 James Cloos <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>>>> "TZ" == Ted Zlatanov <address@hidden> writes:
TZ> If you're loading a large file, yes (in the download manager, not in
TZ> the main window). But the vast majority of use cases for HTTP are
TZ> tiny files and a progress bar for each one would be pointless.
TZ> Google Chrome, for instance, tells you it's loading the page, but
TZ> not each element within it. There is no progress bar.
JC> Chrome is not friendly.
TZ> Mozilla Firefox shows a tiny unobstrusive inaccurate progress bar for
TZ> the whole page in the lower left corner.
JC> And the biggest change the ff nuts did to Mozilla was to ruin the UI.
I think you're underestimating the amount of time and expertise that
went into the Chrome and Firefox UI design. They are quite good.
JC> But when one is behind a tiny pipe (a straw, if you will) detailed
JC> progress info is imperative.
JC> My preference is sequential pipelined downloads, with n/m file count an
JC> percentage of current file progress info (%age can be either numeric or
JC> graphic).
An SVG icon can display all this. I'll try to put something together.
Ted
- Re: Flipping url-show-status default, (continued)
Re: Flipping url-show-status default, Ted Zlatanov, 2010/10/01
Re: Flipping url-show-status default, James Cloos, 2010/10/02
Re: Flipping url-show-status default, Ted Zlatanov, 2010/10/02
Re: Flipping url-show-status default, James Cloos, 2010/10/02
Re: Flipping url-show-status default,
Ted Zlatanov <=
Re: Flipping url-show-status default, James Cloos, 2010/10/04
Re: Flipping url-show-status default, Davis Herring, 2010/10/05