Good idea! I was just leaving this out at this point so I didn't clutter up the code unnecessarily, figuring I would only put these in where I know they are needed. But in cases where I'm not sure, this seems like a good approach. Thanks! --dawn
On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 10:13 AM, David A. Green <dgr...@dagconsulting.com>wrote: > How about something like this? This way it doesn't get displayed for the > quick updates. > > function doServerUpdate() { > var serverUpdateTimer = setTimeout("showServerUpdateWait()", 5000); > ... > hideServerUpdateWait(); > clearTimeout(serverUpdateTimer); > } > > David A. Green > (480) 813-1725 > DAG Consulting > > > -----Original Message----- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org > [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Dawn Wolthuis > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 7:08 AM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: Re: [U2] READU vs READ and CRT > > You are correct that the animated gif does not harm the processing time on > the server. I think it is obnoxious to the user when it is there for too > short a time, so I hauled some out and stopped putting them in, figuring we > will wait to see where they are really needed once we do volume testing. I > have not researched it to see if there are any studies that suggest that an > animated gif that flashes quickly provides a bad user experience. My UX > testing in this case was not formal -- it was me going "oh, yuck, I don't > want that gif to be there for so short a time." > > You are right that this is not of the same ilk regarding performance. Yes, > it only shows while the server is doing something -- when a process returns > it hides the gif. --dawn > > On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 8:21 AM, George Gallen > <ggal...@wyanokegroup.com>wrote: > > > For a webapp, does an animated gif really detract processing time? The > > gif should be running client side, And the "processing" of the app > > would be running server side. Maybe you could only show the gif while > > The app is waiting for the server to push some more data? > > > > George > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto: > > u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Wjhonson > > Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 8:38 PM > > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > > Subject: Re: [U2] READU vs READ and CRT > > > > > > It's better for peace of mind to know that the computer thinks it's > > doing something Rather than wondering "Is it DOING something????" > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dawn Wolthuis <dw...@tincat-group.com> > > To: U2 Users List <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> > > Sent: Tue, May 1, 2012 5:30 pm > > Subject: Re: [U2] READU vs READ and CRT > > > > > > Well, I get it even if it seems foolish at first blush -- it's all > > about he user experience. --dawn On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 7:24 PM, > > Charlie Noah <cwn...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Hi Laura and Dawn, > > > > This reminds me of a program I wrote about 20 years ago for a > > multilevel marketing company. Its job was to audit a seller's > > downline, which in many cases ran into thousands or tens of thousands > > of transactions. For some larger sellers it ran for several minutes. > > The users insisted on seeing what progress it was making, and settled > > on a whirly-gig. I explained that it would only slow the process > > down, but they didn't care. They were quite willing to sacrifice speed > for a stupid little character twirling around. > > Go figure... > > > > Regards, > > Charlie Noah > > > > _______________________________________________ > > U2-Users mailing list > > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > > > > > -- > Dawn M. Wolthuis > > Take and give some delight today > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > -- Dawn M. Wolthuis Take and give some delight today _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users