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From: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Animated watch cursor.
Message-ID: <2109@dciem.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 29-Jan-87 18:33:09 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 29 18:33:09 1987
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Reply-To: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor)
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>> 3) Something silly about Finder 5.4b1 is that it has an animated watchcursor,
>>    just like Servant. Is there any need for such a thing?
>
>If this is what I think it is, it's an AWFUL idea. The original backup
>utility for the Hyperdrive had a silly watch cursor with a hand that turned.
>They got rid of it, thank god. The only use of the thing seems to be to 
>demonstrate how clever the programmer is.
>
>Think about it. The watch cursor is there when the user has to WAIT. What
>is he going to do? Personally, I lean back and think about what I'm going
>to do next, what to make for dinner, or whatever. Motion on the screen
>automatically grabs my attention. An animated watch cursor says: IMPORTANT,
>LOOK: Ha Ha, you've got to wait. 
>
>    Radford Neal
 Think about it.  The watch cursor is there when the user has to WAIT.  But
for how long?  After 2 minutes, has the machine crashed?  Should I try to
abort or reboot? How about 5 minutes?  At least the spinning watch tells
me that something is still working, and presumably my operation is still
being performed.  That's a good thing to know.
-- 

Martin Taylor
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