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Article #3097Re: The responsibilities of volunteers
From: Dan Hartung
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 1990 01:15
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 1990 01:15
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chrisb@risky.Convergent.COM (Chris Bertin) writes: >If Rich Salz posted an article saying >something like 'I am overworked and I won't be able to look at any of the >c.s.u submissions for at least n weeks', most people would understand. And >that should not take that much of his time... Exactly. Studies have shown that users get antsy when they push a key and nothing happens. On the other hand, GUIs that provide a 'wristwatch' or 'timer' icon let the users know that a response is forthcoming but not immediately. They can shuffle papers or sharpen a pencil. -- :;:;:;:;:;:;: Daniel A. Hartung : Disclaimer: \|/ \|/ \|/ dhartung@chinet.chi.il.us : My opinions are married to me, | | | Birch Grove Software : forsaking all others. -- :;:;:;:;:;:;: Daniel A. Hartung :-------------------------- \Y/ \Y/ \Y/ ----------------------: dhartung@chinet.chi.il.us | | | Birch Grove Software :--------------------------
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!emory!att!linac!midway!gargoyle!chinet!dhartung From: dhartung@chinet.chi.il.us (Dan Hartung) Newsgroups: news.admin,comp.sources.d Subject: Re: The responsibilities of volunteers Message-ID: <1990Dec13.011559.28805@chinet.chi.il.us> Date: 13 Dec 90 01:15:59 GMT References: <1987@risky.Convergent.COM> Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX Lines: 19