On 2 Mar 2002 at 9:00, David A. Desrosiers wrote: > The icon is what, 20 pixels high? If I have a page loading, and the > viewer is thinking (the _MOST_ complicated page I've viewed, has taken 20 > seconds to render. I've honestly tried to break it by shoving a huge > complicated page at it =). Let's say it's 4-5 seconds, which is about > average for a good sized database. Do you honestly read the full 160 high > page in 4 seconds, or have so much obscured by a 20-pixel element that it > makes the application unusable?
It is not unusable, just a personal annoyance to have the text obscured by something and can't get it out of the way. Most pages that I read (like the BBC) have a top links toobar, or byline/image acoss the top and the actual content only of the page only starts about 1/3 of the the page down. In 4-5 seconds, I do reach the middle of the text in 20 seconds and which I run into an obstruction. > > OTOH, one loses any feedback once the toolbar is switched off: click > > open a long page with no toolbar and try to scroll up and down and there > > is no response to scrolling; the device seems frozen. > > Another reason for an in-the-middle indicator, or.. those who decide > to switch it off should realize that there will be no notification of their > content loading, wait periods, etc. I haven't yet seen a user who has > launched Plucker, and IMMEDIATELY turned off the toolbar before even loading > one single database into the viewer. I agree, and was thinking the same thing. By the time you turn off the toolbar you are probably well on your way. > My suggestion to add a 3D capability to it was to add depth, not to > make it look like the other icons. In fact, it should _NOT_ resemble the > other icons in color or style. If you add a "dropshadow" (ala under-mouse > cursor on Win2000 and XP), the menu can then look like a real menu in the > limited space we have available there. I don't quite get your suggestion yet, but am interested. Could you specify a bit more? I don't have Win2000 or XP so don't know what they look like. Best wishes, Robert
