RE: galf once more: application launch feedback

["Ray Strode" <halfline hawaii rr com>]

> The "hourglass" is most important not for notifying that the computer is
> busy, but for providing feedback that an operation they just requested
> is being processed. This gives the user confidence that:
> a) their input was received
>      and
> b) The operation has not yet completed
I agree.  I think that notifying when the computer is busy provides those two
things though.  If the user clicks a program and it's large enough to not pop
up immediately, then cpu will probably go over the (user-defined) limit.  When
this happens, the hourglass will show until the program is loaded and the cpu
is back down.  This doesn't just apply to programs starting though.  Anytime a
costly operation is started the hourglass will popup and the user will know that
the computer is doing stuff.  It's interesting that you generalized a and b so
much because xalf or galf will only handle a very specific case that fit under 
that list, namely application launch feedback.

--Ray