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Many video games do something similar, offering tips and Did you knows.Do the user care Would it confuse the user Does it make the user feel more positive while the loading commences.Generally users dont care about the details of the operation being performed.For example, users of a setup program dont care about the specific file being copied or that system components are being registered because they have no expectations about these details.
Typically, a well-labeled progress bar alone provides sufficient information, so provide additional progress information only if users can do something with it. It makes it an incredibly frustrating system to use if youre not an idiot. I find Windows easier to use than the common alternatives which I find enormously frustrating when doing some of the heavy lifting I do, especially OSX. If you are able to write your installation details in a more funny way than just Checking Operating System Version this might have two advantages. When installing e.g. In this situation with the single information line the user knows that his system is not frozen. If it fits your application you might want to formulate the details in a less formal way or just in a way that fits your application: Awaking the goblins (if this would be a game about playing with goblins). ![]() For a mobile application that installs in less than 20 seconds as you described I personally would prefer this solution. Sims did imho completely the right thing with reticulating splines. However by bringing in such and similar phrases, they hide the actual technical layer in a matter of yes, there is something big going on but dont care about it. Its a bit more information when a user can report the installer gets through checking hardware platform, but hangs at checking operating system version, instead of the installer hangs. Having seemingly-legible messages will make it easier for users to notice that the first and second attempts seem to have died in the same place, but whats important is that identical operations on repeated attempts get the same message, and different operations get different messages. One is that the user gets a feeling of that something is actually happening and not just a progress bar increasing. If the UI says Checking OS Version or Initiating virtual processor she gets a feeling that something good happens, even if she doesnt know the technicalities behind it. Maybe others on the intranet had the same issue at the same step, and you may find that you need to enable unsigned code (or something else). It was quite fortunate that others had mentioned the same percentage - but it would have been so much easier and more reliable if I had a name for step it failed at. While these mirrors give the user a false sense of added space in the lift, they also serve as just mirrors; people tend to look at themselves and do not seem to notice how long the lift is taking to take them wherever they are going. But if they put in a countdown telling people xx seconds to go, theyd start complaining how slow the lifts are. As you are installing their operating system, they talk about what you can do with your shiny new computer when the installation is over. Minor details about the installation itself Users simply dont care about those, at least the majority of them.
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