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List:       kde-look
Subject:    Re: kdesktop wait cursor
From:       Sean Pecor <sean () digitalspinner ! com>
Date:       2001-05-09 12:40:04
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On Wednesday 09 May 2001 04:41, Hylton Clarke wrote:
> Again, you are catering for the beginner. That would piss me off no end, if
> I had no access to my screen while waiting for something to load. The idea
> of having an hour glass linked to the mouse pointer works fine for me. 

It works fine for me too. But since I've got an Alienware Area 51 PC I never 
see the hourglass anyway ;). I'm suggesting a setting that when enabled would 
enable a "Please Wait" screen-saver while the application is loading, and 
disappear when the application is loaded. It's not something I'd ever use, 
but it would be a solution for many administrators out there with a computer 
illiterate user base.

I think one of the key hurdles for GUI development is the notion that 
whatever is built has to work for everyone. This is a problem. In my opinion, 
a GUI should be completed themed, and a given theme could change virtually 
everything about the user interface along with certain system preferences. In 
this manner you could offer a Novice theme, a Professional theme, a Carpenter 
theme, a Doctor theme, etc. Simply changing the color of the button is a 
great start, but more needs to be done. 

Sean.

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