[Design] Edits and saving in the Web UI

[Matthew Eernisse]

I'm glad someone brought up the garbage collection thing as an example.

That's precisely the sort of sluggishness I'm talking about. You're 
ostensibly still driving the app, but you feel like you're hydroplaning 
or something. :)


M.

Jeremy Epstein wrote:
> One of the important things to keep in mind with UI is that the user 
> should always feel they are in control not the software. Random delays 
> take the "perception of control" from the user. Ever see a Java IDE 
> Garbage Collect? It sure would be nice if eclipse told you it was about 
> to garbage collect and how long it would take. Then you wouldn't feel 
> completely helpless, you might even know if you could go for a coffee.