[TYPO3-hci] Visual feedback on clicks

[Ernesto Baschny [cron IT]]

Steffen Kamper wrote: on 12.06.2008 17:42:
> Hi Ernesto,
> 
> "Ernesto Baschny [cron IT]" <ernst at cron-it.de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
> news:mailman.1.1213277546.26984.typo3-team-hci at lists.netfielders.de...
>> Hi,
>>
>> since 4.2 the BE is way much slower in client side, because of the heavy 
>> use of JavaScript (I suppose). Clicking in Web>Page used to be almost 
>> "instant" in 3.8, whereas on the same machine and same client the same 
>> procedure now takes "seconds" to load all relevant frames, depending on 
>> the amount of pages on the tree (maybe this can be improved?).
>>
>> While I understand that we need to go on improving the usability and such 
>> "gimnicks" are part of the process, I would like to see more visual 
>> feedback on clicks I do in the backend. At least a different mouse-pointer 
>> (hourglass) while stuff is being processed.
>>
>> Currently I have to keep an eye on the browsers "waving flag" to see if I 
>> clicked and it is still doing something or if I just missed to click and 
>> it is doing nothing.
>>
>> There must be some kind of generic way of doing such mouse-pointer actions 
>> in the BE. And that generic framework should even allow the developer to 
>> simply add a progress bar somewhere (e.g. when I click on 
>> Update-Extensions in the Install-Tool it takes ages and I have no clue 
>> what is happening).
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
> 
> well, we still work on this. Benni initiated a message-system driven by JS, 
> you may know it by extJS.
> eg you click on "empty cache" and when it's done a Messagebox appears saying 
> "Cache was cleared" and disappears after some seconds.
> 
> Hold on, you will find a patch for that in next time ;-)

Yes, this sounds great! So I will look forward to see it in action. :) 
Where will this message appear? And can I continue working while it is 
"processing" (e.g. emptying the cache)?

Cheers,
Ernesto