From kde-look  Tue May 08 15:40:39 2001
From: Sean Pecor <sean () digitalspinner ! com>
Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 15:40:39 +0000
To: kde-look
Subject: Re: kdesktop wait cursor
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On Tuesday 08 May 2001 11:33, Stephen Yates wrote:
> >I don't like this at all. There must be a better way to make it clear =
to
> > the user that the application is starting up. How about a kind of
> > titlebar with the name of the started application which will appear w=
hen
> > you clicked the button. After a short period this titlebar then 'dock=
s'
> > into the taskbar


I think the best solution is toggle a "single task" environment, that is=20
turned on by administrators (like the person from the Internet Cafe). Whe=
n=20
enabled, the entire screen would gray 50% with a big "Please Wait,=20
Loading..." text in the middle. Like a ScreenSaver of some sort that is=20
started when a program icon is clicked and stopped when the program is=20
available for input. This would be VERY HELPFUL for many beginners.

Sean.

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