Number: 61

Date: 17-Mar-84  0':04':56

Submitter: Sannella.pa

Source: DMRussell.pa

Subject: Design rule': Task-completion indication

Assigned To: burton

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Status: Wish

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Problem Type: Design - UI

Impact: Annoying

Difficulty: Hard

Frequency: Intermittent

Priority: Unlikely

System: Windows and Graphics

Subsystem: Other

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Description: '
Date': 14 Mar 84 13':18 PST'
From': DMRussell.pa'
Format': TEdit'
Subject': Lisp': Design Rules for Lisp Subsystems'
To': LispSupport.pa'
cc': DMRussell.pa'
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Can I make a plea for the following good idea? '
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A design rule that should be followed by all Lisp subsystems that take any significant amount of time to run ---'
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Always indicate how close the subsystem is to completing the task.'
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This is the way the FTP "flashing checkerboard" works when you load-up Lisp for the first time.  '
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Other systems should emulate this design.  For instance': '
COPYFILE (esp. when copying a sysout), LAFITE (when it''s retrieving 126 messages...).... etc.

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Edit-By: burton.pa

Edit-Date: 28-Aug-84 14':40':08