If the UI is quick to inform I'm happy to wait for a big task to finish.
Even if the message is nonsense, I just want to know work is still occurring
"Reticulating splines" may not mean the app is just reticulating splines, but I know it's doing something, and I'm less concerne my Sim City hasn't loaded
But with things like my iPhone where the UI just halts after some requests and quits responding to input without me knowing why, is bullshit
I want my software to listen to me and inform me about the status of work I'm performing
I wish more work was done in operating system UIs informing users. I use a terminal a lot and can see what's going on as I work
The OS should be capable of detecting overload, and take control enough to alert to degraded general operation and inform as to what's up. Possibly offering options to resolution
Even if the message is nonsense, I just want to know work is still occurring
"Reticulating splines" may not mean the app is just reticulating splines, but I know it's doing something, and I'm less concerne my Sim City hasn't loaded
But with things like my iPhone where the UI just halts after some requests and quits responding to input without me knowing why, is bullshit
I want my software to listen to me and inform me about the status of work I'm performing
I wish more work was done in operating system UIs informing users. I use a terminal a lot and can see what's going on as I work
The OS should be capable of detecting overload, and take control enough to alert to degraded general operation and inform as to what's up. Possibly offering options to resolution