progress bar - why???
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Is it just me who has to have the volume on an even number?
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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Hey! Our customer wants a progress bar for the transmission of messages (which is done by the services on the server...). Why do people need progress bars? don't they believe the computer is actually working? I start to hate this stuff. Why do people need indicators for a device running when it is obvious? My wife got a new computer (Dell AllinOne 23") which has a giant, annoying blue light on the power supply plug. My computer has a LED at the WLAN-Device on the backside of the machine. WTF - who cares for a light on the backside of the computer under the table? My NAS is blinking like lightning when one of us is accessing some data. Why? No one even sees this as the NAS is standing in the basement. The light is totally annoying - I don't need to switch lights on in the basement when the NAS is running. My TV has a LED to show that it's on. It usually shows the TV-program too when it's on - so why does it need a light indicating that it's on? My toaster got a LED to show it's on. My mixer has a light to show it's on. Even the fridge has a LED. I'm actually waiting for a lamp with a LED indicating that it's on.
regards Torsten I never finish anyth...
Sorry but had to down-vote your rant (you forgot the rant emoticon btw! :)) because it really doesn't make sense at all. Let's use an example: "Wow, I ran that file copy from the network to my drive 10 minutes ago and it's still not done". (Yes it's a cheap example, but an easy one to pick apart.) In your world we couldn't check the progress bar or the mouse cursor to see if the copy process is moving forward (albeit maybe slowly, could it be a network issue???), nor could we look at the Network port to see if there's a constant data stream, nor could we look at the harddrive light to see if there was any constant activity. Therefore, in your world, we could either wait (and wait, and wait), or have to kill a running process (which can lead to other issues depending on OS, on if it's a shared user in multi-user environment, etc..). In your world, there is no indicator of whether we actually still have a network connection (who needs that icon flashing on the task bar, or the lights on the network card???), nor whether our computer's WiFi hardware is actually enabled (who needs that LED on the laptop's keyboard???). So, I can't agree with your rant. We need these indicators to allow us to diagnose potential issues with our machines. Thanks for the debate starter, though! :thumbsup: -EM
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ChrisElston wrote:
Is it just me who has to have the volume on an even number?
Nah, its just you. I have my 100W Peavey valve amp on 11! :-D
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You may not. Because as you see from the picture in my link, the LED is situated right somewhere in between the internal air suction valve and I cannot put a tape or anything on there. I was even thinking of opening it up and cutting the wire that supplies power to the LED, but that would have voided my warranty. Either ways, it was a stupid thing that they've designed. I can accept a led on a tv or even a blender, but this thing has to stay on while I may sleep and I couldn't accept it illuminating the whole room.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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Hey! Our customer wants a progress bar for the transmission of messages (which is done by the services on the server...). Why do people need progress bars? don't they believe the computer is actually working? I start to hate this stuff. Why do people need indicators for a device running when it is obvious? My wife got a new computer (Dell AllinOne 23") which has a giant, annoying blue light on the power supply plug. My computer has a LED at the WLAN-Device on the backside of the machine. WTF - who cares for a light on the backside of the computer under the table? My NAS is blinking like lightning when one of us is accessing some data. Why? No one even sees this as the NAS is standing in the basement. The light is totally annoying - I don't need to switch lights on in the basement when the NAS is running. My TV has a LED to show that it's on. It usually shows the TV-program too when it's on - so why does it need a light indicating that it's on? My toaster got a LED to show it's on. My mixer has a light to show it's on. Even the fridge has a LED. I'm actually waiting for a lamp with a LED indicating that it's on.
regards Torsten I never finish anyth...
My assumption is that the customer is paying the bill. Who cares why they need it!! Why do customers need reports? They don't but you might want to charge extra for them!! :)
ed ~"Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -Frank Outlaw.
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You may not. Because as you see from the picture in my link, the LED is situated right somewhere in between the internal air suction valve and I cannot put a tape or anything on there. I was even thinking of opening it up and cutting the wire that supplies power to the LED, but that would have voided my warranty. Either ways, it was a stupid thing that they've designed. I can accept a led on a tv or even a blender, but this thing has to stay on while I may sleep and I couldn't accept it illuminating the whole room.
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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Hey! Our customer wants a progress bar for the transmission of messages (which is done by the services on the server...). Why do people need progress bars? don't they believe the computer is actually working? I start to hate this stuff. Why do people need indicators for a device running when it is obvious? My wife got a new computer (Dell AllinOne 23") which has a giant, annoying blue light on the power supply plug. My computer has a LED at the WLAN-Device on the backside of the machine. WTF - who cares for a light on the backside of the computer under the table? My NAS is blinking like lightning when one of us is accessing some data. Why? No one even sees this as the NAS is standing in the basement. The light is totally annoying - I don't need to switch lights on in the basement when the NAS is running. My TV has a LED to show that it's on. It usually shows the TV-program too when it's on - so why does it need a light indicating that it's on? My toaster got a LED to show it's on. My mixer has a light to show it's on. Even the fridge has a LED. I'm actually waiting for a lamp with a LED indicating that it's on.
regards Torsten I never finish anyth...
Some indicator of something happening is required to keep my wife people from clicking and clicking and clicking and clicking and clicking and clicking and clicking. . .
Just like that old Carly Simon song... "You're so funny, You probably think this joke is about you" My Mu[sic] My Films My Windows Programs, etc.
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Silly me. :laugh:
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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Hey! Our customer wants a progress bar for the transmission of messages (which is done by the services on the server...). Why do people need progress bars? don't they believe the computer is actually working? I start to hate this stuff. Why do people need indicators for a device running when it is obvious? My wife got a new computer (Dell AllinOne 23") which has a giant, annoying blue light on the power supply plug. My computer has a LED at the WLAN-Device on the backside of the machine. WTF - who cares for a light on the backside of the computer under the table? My NAS is blinking like lightning when one of us is accessing some data. Why? No one even sees this as the NAS is standing in the basement. The light is totally annoying - I don't need to switch lights on in the basement when the NAS is running. My TV has a LED to show that it's on. It usually shows the TV-program too when it's on - so why does it need a light indicating that it's on? My toaster got a LED to show it's on. My mixer has a light to show it's on. Even the fridge has a LED. I'm actually waiting for a lamp with a LED indicating that it's on.
regards Torsten I never finish anyth...
TorstenH. wrote:
Why do people need indicators for a device running when it is obvious?
How so? By definition, a progress indicator is anything that makes it obvious something is happening. So how is it "obvious" to your customer that messages are being transmitted?
Best wishes, Hans
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But if the screen was broken (as in not working rather than smashed) and there was no LED you wouldn't know if there was just a power problem or if you needed to throw a beer bottle through it.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
What happens when the LED isn't working? An LED LED? :~
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Maybe they should add a CRASH LED :laugh:
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Is it just me who has to have the volume on an even number?
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Isn't that so both ears get the same volume level :laugh:
Steve _________________ I C(++) therefore I am
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Hey! Our customer wants a progress bar for the transmission of messages (which is done by the services on the server...). Why do people need progress bars? don't they believe the computer is actually working? I start to hate this stuff. Why do people need indicators for a device running when it is obvious? My wife got a new computer (Dell AllinOne 23") which has a giant, annoying blue light on the power supply plug. My computer has a LED at the WLAN-Device on the backside of the machine. WTF - who cares for a light on the backside of the computer under the table? My NAS is blinking like lightning when one of us is accessing some data. Why? No one even sees this as the NAS is standing in the basement. The light is totally annoying - I don't need to switch lights on in the basement when the NAS is running. My TV has a LED to show that it's on. It usually shows the TV-program too when it's on - so why does it need a light indicating that it's on? My toaster got a LED to show it's on. My mixer has a light to show it's on. Even the fridge has a LED. I'm actually waiting for a lamp with a LED indicating that it's on.
regards Torsten I never finish anyth...
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Yeah, I can cope with 5s too. Acceptable numbers for volume are 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 25 28 30 32 35 38 and so on. My missus only accepts even numbers so we have a battle of wills over the mid 20s. Erm, how do you spell OCD again?
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
The radio in my car increments and decrements volume only in steps of 2. I couldn't set a volume of 35 even if i wanted to. Now where is the sense in that? :doh: I think if I ever get to implement a digital volume control I'll only allow primes... ;P
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Hey! Our customer wants a progress bar for the transmission of messages (which is done by the services on the server...). Why do people need progress bars? don't they believe the computer is actually working? I start to hate this stuff. Why do people need indicators for a device running when it is obvious? My wife got a new computer (Dell AllinOne 23") which has a giant, annoying blue light on the power supply plug. My computer has a LED at the WLAN-Device on the backside of the machine. WTF - who cares for a light on the backside of the computer under the table? My NAS is blinking like lightning when one of us is accessing some data. Why? No one even sees this as the NAS is standing in the basement. The light is totally annoying - I don't need to switch lights on in the basement when the NAS is running. My TV has a LED to show that it's on. It usually shows the TV-program too when it's on - so why does it need a light indicating that it's on? My toaster got a LED to show it's on. My mixer has a light to show it's on. Even the fridge has a LED. I'm actually waiting for a lamp with a LED indicating that it's on.
regards Torsten I never finish anyth...
TorstenH. wrote:
I'm actually waiting for a lamp with a LED indicating that it's on
on its way!