[Usability] Display common waiting gfx while scanning files on a network. (1 Viewer)

[Psycho Reptile]

Started on: 2006-09-23
Last update: 2010-01-03

Summary:
My HTPC setup has all my files (audio/video/photos etc.) store remotely. These are accessed over a LAN network. My problem is that when navigating through MyMusic (shares) for example MP appears to visually freeze while checking for files on the network, music overlay play time for example freezes. The common waiting gfx are displayed doing the same thing if a video is being played.

Area:
Skin wide.

Description:
I'd like to see some kind of time limit, say half a second, implemented so that the common waiting gfx are displayed while MP is looking over the network. Just so that I can see MP is busy and not dead... Even if the common waiting gfx are just displayed until the shares facade is rendered.

Thanks

Psycho Reptile.

 

[Psycho Reptile]

Anyone?

 

[ltfearme]

This is a bug IMO, if the GUI freezes up while its busy then it should provide some indication to the user that its working.

 

[Psycho Reptile]

My point exactly

 

[Psycho Reptile]

Bump....

 

[johan_80]

Also have this "problem".
Should be some waiting graphics while waiting..

 

[Psycho Reptile]

Five months on and no news. Please could one of the devs respond to this request/suggestion. I does make browsing my ever expanding music/movies/ tv series in shares view rather annoying...

 

[tourettes]

Five months on and no news. Please could one of the devs respond to this request/suggestion. I does make browsing my ever expanding music/movies/ tv series in shares view rather annoying...

Sorry that no one has managed to get any answer. I know it can be fustrating sometimes.

For MP1 it is not possible to have such because:

- 1.1.0 has been in feature freeze for quite long time already
- MP rendering thread is blocked by many parts of the code where waiting happens -> not possible to render animated wait cursor

 

[Psycho Reptile]

Damn!, but thanks for the reply anyway tourettes