+1 We will have to look at that now let us finish what we started.
> I am completely agree with this post. > A showWhile: pattern takes its roots from modal processing, > when user is blocked and have to wait till something will give control > back to him. > This is inacceptable and should be exterminated. It was excusable for 80's , > partly excusable in 90's .. and completely inexcusable past 0's. > > A progress bar is another abomination of same kind. > Look at download bars in your internet browser: do they center it in a > window on top of everything and preventing you from doing anything? or > maybe they just sit in the corner and not interfere? > This is a road where we should put our steps on. > > We should remember once and for eternity: staying responsible to user > input is most important task for a system. The rest doesn't matters. > > > On 31 May 2012 21:22, Stéphane Ducasse <[email protected]> wrote: >> http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/userblogs/travis/blogView?showComments=true&printTitle=Cursor_consider_showWhile:_%5BHarmful%5D&entry=3432339015 > > > > -- > Best regards, > Igor Stasenko. >
