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> You can disguise small delays in your progress bar by moving it instant and steady (fast in the beginning and slowing it down as it. I think having a lying p
by hartator 11y ago
> You can disguise small delays in your progress bar by moving it instant and steady (fast in the beginning and slowing it down as it.
I think having a lying progress bar is worst than a loading spinner.
- corysama 11y agoResearch has shown that you should lie in the opposite way to get a better user reaction. If you artificially slow down the progress report in the beginning so that it can speed up near the end, the increasing speed works to counter the user's decreasing patience.
- mfjordvald 11y agoI argued this just the other day but couldn't find the source where I had read it. Do you happen to have a link for this research?
- corysama 11y agoI don't think this paper is the source I remember. I seem to recall something from Microsoft Research. But, it reaches the same conclusion. Article with easy summary and link to paper: http://johnnyholland.org/2008/11/the-effect-of-the-progress-bar/ http://johnnyholland.org/2008/11/the-effect-of-the-progress-... Edit: here's a large collection of articles https://github.com/Zhouzi/reactivedesign/blob/gh-pages/README.md https://github.com/Zhouzi/reactivedesign/blob/gh-pages/READM...
- knughit 11y agoIt doesn't counter decreasing patience, it sets expectation and then exceeds it instead of falling short.
- anonbanker 11y agoWhat's with all the promotion of anti-patterns lately?