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Time Delays - Coggle Diagram
Time Delays
Blinking for Attention
Attract attention by flashing an indicator when an application is inactive but must display a message to the user
If a window, flash the title bar
If minimized, flash its icon
To provide an additional message indication, provide an auditory signal (one or two beeps)
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Dealing with Time Delays
Waits up to 10 seconds:
If an operation takes 10 seconds or less to complete, present a “busy” signal until the operation is complete
Display, for example, an animated hourglass pointer
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Long, invisible operations
When an operation not visible to the user is completed, present acknowledgment it is done
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Web Page Downloads
For pages requiring download times greater than five seconds give the user something to do while waiting
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