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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: kdesktop wait cursor
From:       Torsten Rahn <torsten () kde ! org>
Date:       2001-05-08 13:52:15
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On Tuesday 08 May 2001 15:43, Ralf Nolden wrote:
> Lubos Lunak wrote:
> > > Still gnome can do it (they have an application which makes it possible
> > > to choose between three ways to indicate the launch of an application.
> >
> >  Stupid me. It's easy, they must be simply creating a new borderless
> > window containing only a look-like-busycursor pixmap. But as I said, this
> > changes the cursor for everything.
>
> Please do that, if possible this week so it can go with the new beta if
> it works. This *is* crucial and the preferred way is to have a combined
> cursor that contains a pointer and an hourglass, then it doesn't block
> the application in the background with a complete hourglass cursor and
> the user can still click and work even if the new app is starting.
> Please also don't forget one cursor for the "big cursor" feature for the
> visually impaired people, but that can wait one week more if it's not
> done in this week :-)
>
> Also, I'm on a Linux@work business expo in Frankfurt next week and the
> KDE booth by Tobias Anton and me is the only free project in this expo
> where only companies are present. This would make it easier to accept by
> business people who are in fact only users :-) So I would appreciate
> this feature *very* much.
>
> Ralf

I could do the pictures for the busycursor -- 
c/should it be a tiny animation?

Greetings,
Tackat

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