Re: beachball

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On Tue, 26 Apr 2005, Tanja wrote:

[...]
> I want to do my work! I don't want some stupid happy thingy on my
> screen, making it impossible for me to actually do anything but wait!
[...]

I hate that thing too.  These days there is no reason to lock the
entire computer while you're opening one application.  If I could do
something on a terminal in the meantime I'd be less pissed off when
Safari is slow to load.  Of course, when I start seeing the beachball
for Safari, I know it is time to reboot.

What I hate far more than seeing the beachball for Safari is the
beachball I see without fail whenever my laptop comes out of sleep.
I open the top and the display instantly shows the login prompt.  But
can I type in my password?  No, I have to wait for the damn beachball
to stop spinning.  It takes at least half a minute.  And why?  Surely
graphics must be more complex than accepting keyboard input.

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  • beachball Tanja 10:37 on 26 Apr 2005
    • Re: beachball Ann Barcomb 10:47 on 26 Apr 2005
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    • Juerd 10:51 on 26 Apr 2005
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    • peter (Peter da Silva) 12:15 on 26 Apr 2005
    • Michael G Schwern 22:08 on 26 Apr 2005
    • Darrell Fuhriman 22:16 on 26 Apr 2005
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  • Window Focus (was Re: beachball) Luke A. Kanies 10:51 on 28 Apr 2005
    • Re: Window Focus (was Re: beachball) Luke A. Kanies 11:07 on 28 Apr 2005
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