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Re:The Finder’s GUI tax can be very expensive by hyperpape on Thursday December 08, 2016 @04:35PM (#13134520)
I also thought that was wrong. One idea is a progress window if the task takes more than a few seconds, plus some visual indicator for success.
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Re:The Finder’s GUI tax can be very expensive by blt on Thursday December 08, 2016 @04:50PM (#13134616)
This isn't a dichotomy. It's possible to make a fast-performing GUI for this task. The GUI is slow due to poor engineering.
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Re:The Finder’s GUI tax can be very expensive by hyperpape on Thursday December 08, 2016 @04:55PM (#13134649)
That's true, but I'd argue that a window that appears and disappears within substantially less than one second is often a bad idea anyway. Progress indicators are for things you wait on.
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