On Thu, March 27, 2008 4:43 pm, David Brown wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 04:05:34PM -0700, Lan Barnes wrote:
>
>>I completely disagree. Successful progress should be silent. If
>>reassurance is necessary, a -v or -h (as in "print hash marks") can be
>>added.
>
> It's fine that you disagree, but not very significant.  A vast majority of
> users want/need progress.  User interface guidelines require it.  Programs
> that don't print out progress get killed by users who aren't sure what is
> happening, etc.


The relevant point being, whichever mode is chosen, the option should be
provided to reverse it.

-ajb



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