Re: Annoying Windows NT/95 GUI Quirk
1998-10-13 16:07:28
Jeff,
I know exactly what you mean. I call it the "gui with the dead feel". The
hour glass makes a lot of sense.
Maybe the idea was that you would do "other things" while you are waiting.
But what other things would you like to do while you are waiting to get to
the bottom of that long-winded path anyway?
Yeah, let's get that changed.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Connor [SMTP:connorj AT NIMO DOT COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 1:11 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Annoying Windows NT/95 GUI Quirk
>
> Does anyone else find it a annoying when drilling down a large directory
> tree with lots of files in the ADSM Windows NT/95 GUI Backup/Archive
> client
> when you click on a + box or folder and it appears nothing is happening.
> I
> noticed at the bottom of the window you get a "displaying" message but it
> is easy to miss. I think the mouse pointer should change to an hour glass
> like most other windows apps do when work is being performed. I have some
> users who are very confused by this and keep clicking over and over again
> which seems to make getting a response from the interface even more
> difficult. The only way I know if there will be a response to what they
> clicked on is to do a Q SESS command from the admin client and verify the
> send counts keep increasing. My ADSM environment is ADSM for MVS V3.1.1.3
> and the Windows NT/95 clients are running version 3.1.0.3. I'm thinking
> of
> opening a problem or enhancement request on this and was wondering if
> anyone else finds this quirk a pain in the tail..
>
> Thanks
>
> Jeff
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