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I find it very interesting that user interfaces work the same way. If I click on something and it doesn't do anything, it is much more frustrating than if it i
by techiferous 16y ago
I find it very interesting that user interfaces work the same way. If I click on something and it doesn't do anything, it is much more frustrating than if it immediately presents me with an hourglass or beachball for a few seconds.
- robryan 16y agoNot doing anything makes people feel a lot more like there is an error. At least with an hourglass the program/website has acknowledged the click enough to display an image. Many people probably don't realise though a loading spinner is usually very loosely connected to whether the thing they have clicked on is actually doing anything or not.
- lsc 16y agoI think this has to do with the inherent unreliability of GUIs. "Did I click the right button?" "did I click the /active/ part of the right button?" etc... on a command line I'm perfectly happy to type the command, press enter, and to get no response until it's done. I know I typed the right command, I can see it right there. but people are pretty unreliable too, so you might have a point that the GUI is a better metaphor for interacting with another person than the CLI.