The Finder’s GUI tax can be very expensive

Re:The Finder’s GUI tax can be very expensive by vortico on Thursday December 08, 2016 @06:32PM (#13135350)

This will be sort of bluntly stated, but I challenge anyone to show me an example of where animation is a usability improvement over no animation at all. I understand how it may be visually pleasing, but I work on computers, not enjoy it as an art form. I do some UI design too and don't remember the last time I added animation. Can anyone find an exception?

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Re:The Finder’s GUI tax can be very expensive by pvg on Thursday December 08, 2016 @07:05PM (#13135549)

Most transition effects where things are added or removed from a group of objects - without the visual cue, this can happen so quickly it's hard to see where the removal or addition happened. The tab bar in your browser is a good example.

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Re:The Finder’s GUI tax can be very expensive by xsmasher on Saturday December 10, 2016 @02:36PM (#13147444)

Many animations are simply stylistic, but others convey information.

Any animation that gives you "almost there" information about a gesture; fro example, holding your finger on the screen in Minecraft PE starts an animated circle. When the circle completes, the action is complete. It provides extra information.

Ditto for the "swipe right to delete" animations in iOS mail; the animation lets you know which side of the "show options vs delete" wall you're on, and how close to the edge.

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Re:The Finder’s GUI tax can be very expensive by appleflaxen on Saturday December 10, 2016 @11:06PM (#13149540)

the rotation animation when turning your phone to landscape mode.

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