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Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug?

From Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug?
Date 2015-03-21 15:18 +0100
Organization albasani.net
Message-ID <20150321151820.3d19da84@maxa-pc> (permalink)
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On Sat, 21 Mar 2015 09:30:28 -0400
"Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> wrote:

> 
> "DFS" <nospam@dfs.com> wrote in message
> news:mei95j$em5$2@dont-email.me...
> > Is there anyone here that has a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux?
> >
> > Hello?  Anyone?
> >
> >
> >
> > It's a simple usability issue.
> >
> > Bug: the default in xfce (thru 4.10) is to not have a 'busy' mouse
> > cursor that lets you know the system is doing something, like
> > launching an app.
> >
> > Judging from the number of Internet posts going back eight years,
> > this is a long-time issue:
> >
> > https://www.google.com/search?q=xfce+no+busy+mouse+cursor
> >
> >
> >
> > Workaround/fix: go to Settings -> Mouse Settings -> Themes and
> > choose a particular theme that has such a cursor.
> >
> >
> > Suggested Fix: make sure the default mouse theme includes a 'busy'
> > cursor.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance to whoever has a TGTIDL.
> >
> 
> I've never been a fan of animated cursors like the current trend to
> show spinning cursors, rotating circles, etc while an app is
> starting. I liked the simple cursor they had back in the early NT
> days which was the standard arrow with a small hourglass in the
> corner.
> 
> Providing visual feedback to the user is a well established
> convention in software. Doing this through the cursor has been the
> preferred way of doing this because that's already where the users
> eyes are looking. From a usability perspective it doesn't make sense
> to take your eyes off the cursor, go find something else in the
> corner of the screen and then move your eyes+attention back to where
> the cursor is.
> 
> Changing the cursor from an arrow to an arrow+hourglass while the
> system is busy isn't really rocket science.
> 
That's windowism. Linux system is not busy while launching application.
That's remnant from single task DOS shell...

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Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-20 19:07 -0400
  Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-03-21 00:12 +0100
    Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-20 19:25 -0400
      Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-03-21 00:46 +0100
        Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-20 20:25 -0400
        Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-03-21 03:33 +0000
          Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-20 21:35 -0700
            Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-03-21 13:28 -0600
              Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-21 23:52 -0700
          Can some troll who knows him  whup Doofus upside the head? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-03-21 06:47 -0400
            Re: Can some troll who knows him  whup Doofus upside the head? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-03-21 13:28 -0600
          Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-03-21 13:27 -0600
        Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-03-21 13:27 -0600
    DFS scores an own-goal Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-03-21 06:42 -0400
      Re: DFS scores an own-goal William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-03-21 12:30 +0000
        Re: DFS scores an own-goal GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-03-21 13:26 -0600
          Re: DFS scores an own-goal owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-22 23:04 +0000
      Re: DFS scores an own-goal ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-03-21 12:39 +0000
        Re: DFS scores an own-goal GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-03-21 13:25 -0600
      Re: DFS scores an own-goal Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-03-21 11:15 -0700
        Re: DFS scores an own-goal GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-03-21 13:24 -0600
      Re: DFS scores an own-goal JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-03-21 15:39 -0500
        Re: DFS scores an own-goal Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-03-21 19:17 -0700
          Re: DFS scores an own-goal JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-03-23 09:55 -0500
            Re: DFS scores an own-goal vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2015-03-23 16:49 -0700
            Re: DFS scores an own-goal Kelsey Bjarnason <kbjarnason@gmail.com> - 2015-03-25 12:47 -0700
        Re: DFS scores an own-goal "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-22 09:46 -0400
  Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-21 09:30 -0400
    Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-03-21 15:18 +0100
      Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-21 10:35 -0400
        Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-03-21 15:51 +0100
          Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-21 10:58 -0400
            Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-03-21 16:21 +0100
              Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-21 11:31 -0400
                Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-03-21 16:45 +0100
                Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-21 11:56 -0400
                Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-03-21 16:09 +0000
                Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-03-21 13:23 -0600
          Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-03-21 12:19 -0400
            Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-21 12:40 -0400
              Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-21 12:48 -0400
            Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-03-21 10:08 -0700
            Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-03-21 19:25 +0000
          Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-03-21 19:23 +0000
            Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-03-21 15:52 -0400
          Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-23 20:38 -0400
            Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-24 10:25 -0400
        Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-03-21 18:02 +0100
          Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-21 13:36 -0400
            Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-03-21 20:40 +0100
              Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-03-22 08:48 -0400
      Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-21 12:43 -0400
        Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-03-21 17:58 +0100
          Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2015-03-21 18:12 +0000
            Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-03-21 14:33 -0400
          Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-21 18:09 -0400
            Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-22 10:11 -0400
              Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-22 11:36 -0400
        Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-03-21 18:21 +0100
          Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-21 14:48 -0400
        Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? Slimer <slvrslmr@lv.c> - 2015-03-21 15:09 -0400
        Most everyone here is running old software/hardware. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2015-03-26 19:56 -0700
      Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2015-03-21 13:17 -0600
      Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-03-21 19:22 +0000
        Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve COLA report a troll? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-03-21 15:50 -0400
          Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve COLA report a troll? ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-03-21 22:00 +0000
  Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2015-03-22 09:18 -0700
    Re: Can someone with a Top Goal To Improve Desktop Linux report a bug? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-22 22:49 -0400
      Next time, Kindly take the marbles out of your mouth before spouting of John Gohde <john.h.gohde@gmail.com> - 2015-03-23 17:14 -0700
        Re: Next time, Kindly take the marbles out of your mouth before spouting of DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-23 20:24 -0400
          Re: Next time, Kindly take the marbles out of your mouth before spouting of owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-24 05:04 +0000
            Re: Next time, Kindly take the marbles out of your mouth before spouting of DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2015-03-24 08:32 -0400
              Re: Next time, Kindly take the marbles out of your mouth before spouting of owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2015-03-24 16:18 +0000

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