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[Ayatana] Progress dialogs & minimising applications
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- Subject: [Ayatana] Progress dialogs & minimising applications
- From: Jarlath Reidy <jarlathreidy@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 13:48:27 +0100
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I had an operation running on an open document today. During the operation, further use of the application is not possible:
http://images.jarlath.multiply.com/image/1/photos/17/600x600/1/progress.png?et=pMgx3nnyrF6eyBHZJlGqXw&nmid=339355362
So I minimized the application to get on with something else in the mean time. But of course, I can't see the progress then. I was fantasising at how great it would be to have something like this for a minimized app:
http://images.jarlath.multiply.com/image/1/photos/17/600x600/2/p-desktop.png?et=lztbS%2BxwhD9LOUNQSMavBA&nmid=339355362
These are time consuming operations because they are processor intensive and lock you out of the GUI while being performed. I'm thinking that maybe the casual user will not encounter this situation with the default apps though, except for example when Evolution does a large IMAP or POP download, or when updates are being installed.
But I think it could be interesting...