Re: [Usability] Double-click feedback in Gnome

["Kalle Vahlman" <kalle vahlman gmail com>]

2008/8/8 Olav Vitters <olav bkor dhs org>:
> On Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 05:14:56AM +0200, Aleve Sicofante wrote:
>> You can find a longer explanation below, but here's the briefing:
>>
>> Gnome does not provide feedback to make the user know a double-click
>> has been received and an action is being taken. This happens just too
>> many times. Clicking desktop folders keeps the user wondering and
>> repeating the action several times. While less frequently, it happens
>> as well inside Nautilus folders.
>
> That is not correct. GNOME does provide feedback.
>
>> This is a 2003 bug that hasn't been resolved.
>
> The program being started has to support 'startup notification' If it
> does, Nautilus *will* show feedback when an application is launched.
> However, this depends on info in .desktop files. This could be
> incomplete. If so, bugs should be filed.

There's a bug for nautilus not providing feedback on Desktop:
  http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=121138

I suppose the scope of that could be extended to all new nautilus
windows since there no longer is a throbber in nautilus at all.

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