My suggestion: We can either have a mouse loading icon on the cursor, or have a splash screen, when the program is called.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to bamf in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/780776 Title: Launcher - No feedback when application launched elsewhere Status in Ayatana Design: Fix Committed Status in BAMF Application Matching Framework: Triaged Status in One Hundred Papercuts: Triaged Status in Unity: Triaged Status in “bamf” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: If you launch an application, for example the media player, and it take a few seconds to load there is no feedback that the OS is doing something. In my usual case I am launching by double clicking on a media file and the application can take up to 20 seconds to load. I often do not know whether I double clicked fast enough and do it again leading to multiple copies of the application opening (which leads to a separate set of issues) In other operating systems this is normally handled by immediately showing an hour glass icon or similar while the application is opened. Ubuntu 11.04, default setup except desktop effects are turned off. I'm not sure if this is easy to fix or not. ----------------------------------- Desired resolution: - As soon as a user chooses to open a file (for example by double clicking on the file in Nautilus, or single clicking on the file in the Dash File Lens), the 'loading' Launcher effect should be triggered *if* the target application is not currently running. (the 'loading' Launcher effect is currently triggered when a user clicks on a non-running application in the launcher) - If the target application is not pinned to the Launcher, it should be added to the Launcher instantaneously the moment the user chooses to open the file. - The 'application loading' should always be triggered instantaneously when ever a application starts to load, even if the application is not pinned to the Launcher. This includes when applications are launched via either the Dash or the command line. - also fix bug #893140 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/780776/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
