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Re: Feature Request - Progress indicator

From: Andy Levy <andy.levy_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 08:16:22 -0400

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 7:49 AM, Jens Weibler
<jens.weibler_at_jens-weibler.de> wrote:
> Simon Large wrote:
>>
>> 2008/5/29 looc4s <looc4s_at_interia.pl>:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> in company where I'm working we often commit to repository some
>>> big assets i.e. some graphic assets and that is why I think that will
>>> be nice to have some progress indicator (progressbar) during update,
>>> check out, export etc.
>>>
>>
>> Yes, so would we :-) Unfortunately the Subversion library does not
>> provide such a feature for us to link in to.
>>
>
> just for psychological reaons it would be a great feature.
> It doesn't have to reflect the real status - just a moving bar..

I'd rather have no feedback than bogus, made-up feedback. It gives me
more credibility with my end-users if I say "sorry, there's no
progress bar, that information isn't available" than if I say "yes,
there's a progress bar, but it doesn't indicate what's really going
on."

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