Re:Why some apps use fake progress bars (2017)
by miketery on Friday February 02, 2018 @05:59PM
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I disagree. There's a difference between a progress bar that could just be a spinner or no progress bar at all because it's fake. And a progress bar that attempts to communicate real progress.
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Re:Why some apps use fake progress bars (2017)
by tyingq on Friday February 02, 2018 @06:06PM
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For me, a spinner doesn't say much, because it could just be something like an animated gif, while the app itself is hopelessly out to lunch. Knowing that at least one thread is working in a long running task is calming.