I have to say that I also like the spinny arrow.
Garth Wallace wrote:
> grayrest wrote:
>
>> Garth Wallace wrote:
>>
>>> Underline wouldn't mean "loading", it would mean "more has loaded".
>>> So if you switch out from a tab where the loading has stalled, and
>>> the loading remains stalled, it does not get underlined. This
>>> wouldn't really replace the spinny icon (which I don't mind so much,
>>> but I can understand why some people dislike it).
>>
>>
>> Unless there is an onChange event fired when the content of the
>> loading page changes, this feature cannot be done or will be so
>> complex that it'll slow down the whole browser or won't be possible. I
>> won't implement this feature unless said onChange event exists, and
>> then still probably won't because the feature isn't that valuable to
>> me, where as the bold would be. Can anyone say yes or no to onChange
>> existing? I'm leaning towards Bamm's idea of just leaving out the
>> underline, I never did understand why threads get underlined in
>> mailnews and I don't think many users will draw this connection.
>
>
> I thought there might be some sort of notification through the layout
> system. I'm not sure how layout works though, so I really can't say.
>
> The underline idea was half because I thought it would be nice to have a
> way of telling when an inactive tab had changed, and half because I
> thought it would make it more consistent WRT the mailnews UI. If you
> don't think it would be a good idea, that's fine...boldface would work
> pretty well on its own.
>
>>> Likewise, bold wouldn't mean "load completed", it would mean "you
>>> haven't looked at this tab since it started loading". The title would
>>> be bold as soon as the load *begins*, not when it ends.
>>>
>>> It's for keeping track of which tabs you've looked at already, not
>>> really for keeping track of downloading state.
>>
>>
>> okay, that makes sense, so bold at the beginning. If you switch while
>> the document is loading, does it make the text normal?
>
>
> Yes.
>
>> If it does, how about it makes the text normal till load completes
>> then turns it bold again until the next view?
>
>
> Sounds good. I think it might be a bit confusing, but I'm no usability
> expert. ;) It would definitely fill the gap left by the lack of
> underline though, and that's good.
>
> I guess underline would then be free to mark the active tab, for those
> who have trouble picking out the active tab from the inactive ones.
>
>>> I suppose a tab's title could flash once or twice to signal that it's
>>> done loading. But that's a different issue...
>>
>>
>> nah, that's what the spinny arrow is for, you know the page load is
>> complete when it goes away, no sense in repeating the message that the
>> page is loaded. If you don't like the spinnyarrow, make an animated
>> gif you do like that's the same size, name it to the same thing, and
>> replace the spinnyarrow with the one you made.
>
>
> Yeah, I was just throwing the flashing title idea out there because
> there have been a couple of complaints about the spinny arrow in this
> thread (combined with hopes that my suggestion would make a good
> replacement, which I don't think it would--it's for a very different
> purpose). I personally like the spinnyarrow, for what it's worth.
>
> I think I'll submit the boldface RFE tomorrow. It's getting a little
> late tonight (for me at least). I'll post the bug # here. Would you like
> me to CC you on the bug?
>
