Public bug reported: Mudlet can freeze while loading a real-world profile, providing no user feedback or progress - which is quite bad because the user is stuck wondering if it's working at all or not.
GNOME HIG (https://developer.gnome.org/hig-book/3.0/hig-book.html #controls-progress-bars), Apple HIG (https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/userexperience/conceptual/applehiguidelines/Controls/Controls.html) Windows HIG (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en- us/library/windows/desktop/bb760816(v=vs.85).aspx) all recommend showing some kind of a progress bar when the task is taking more than a few seconds in general. Attached a video where Mudlet freezes and provides no experience to the user while the profile is loading - first freeze is from 0:13 to 0:24 (11 seconds!), second is from 1:07 to 1:17 (10 seconds!). ** Affects: mudlet Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Attachment added: "Screen Capture Tool_2013-11-24 00.56.50.mov" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1254364/+attachment/3915681/+files/Screen%20Capture%20Tool_2013-11-24%2000.56.50.mov -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mudlet Makers, which is subscribed to Mudlet. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1254364 Title: Mudlet freezes while loading a profile, providing no user feedback or progress Status in Mudlet the MUD client: New Bug description: Mudlet can freeze while loading a real-world profile, providing no user feedback or progress - which is quite bad because the user is stuck wondering if it's working at all or not. GNOME HIG (https://developer.gnome.org/hig-book/3.0/hig-book.html #controls-progress-bars), Apple HIG (https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/userexperience/conceptual/applehiguidelines/Controls/Controls.html) Windows HIG (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en- us/library/windows/desktop/bb760816(v=vs.85).aspx) all recommend showing some kind of a progress bar when the task is taking more than a few seconds in general. Attached a video where Mudlet freezes and provides no experience to the user while the profile is loading - first freeze is from 0:13 to 0:24 (11 seconds!), second is from 1:07 to 1:17 (10 seconds!). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mudlet/+bug/1254364/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mudlet-makers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mudlet-makers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
