Re: [Usability] FW: UI Responsiveness

[Calum Benson <Calum Benson Sun COM>]

On 29 Nov 2007, at 22:58, Martin Harris wrote:

> Are there any time constraints on HIG in terms of responsiveness?
Yes, see http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/feedback- 
responsiveness.html.en for the guidelines here.
> Also, has there been any talk about making UIs accountable for real- 
> time responsiveness (low-latency interactivity)? Is there anything  
> in the overall system that could require a UI to respond in 10  
> seconds, 1 second, etc?
Not quite sure what you're getting at here-- could you give an example?

Cheeri,
Calum.

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