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Subject:Re: Warning about a slow response From:Jan Boomsliter <boom -at- CADENCE -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 29 Mar 1995 08:20:53 -0800
Tell them how long it takes.
"This process takes up to three minutes to complete."
(But write a better sentence than that).
jb
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What phrases do you use to gently warn the user that some element of a
program is going to take way too long?
If this were an irreverent enough venue, I'd say, "Now would be a good
time to go out for coffee," or "Push Execute, then go out to lunch
while the program is working." I'd like something more low-key,
though.
And it's only going to be a minute or so. Any ideas?
