On Sun, 2004-02-01 at 10:14, Eric La Londe wrote: > > how do you want to guess the time a package needs to compile? Like others > > that, a progress bar, that is hanging at 99% for ages is simple annoying. > > Additionally, I hate progress bars, if I could have real information > instead, > > Progressbars are useless eye-candy. No, they are worse. They are sucking > away > > a lot of CPU power and deliver no information at all, while hiding pretty > > good information. > > I could not agree more! Anyone who has had to watch a progress bar during > a MS Windows install knows this instantly. (think device detection) > > Thank you for succinctly stating my views, less typing for me. :) > > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > >
they're slightly usefull for configuration stuff when we know how much is to be done(and it's something that takes a long time) and then count up every now and then when so and so much of the configuration have been done, then again it could be done just with some numbers. anyway, this is the only usefull thing i can see they'd do. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
