[Tickets #5400] Re: Request for progress bar on attachment download

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/?id=5400
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 Ticket             | 5400
 Updated By         | webadmin at ualberta.ca
 Summary            | Request for progress bar on attachment download
 Queue              | IMP
 Version            | 4.1.4
 Type               | Enhancement
 State              | Feedback
 Priority           | 1. Low
 Owners             | 
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webadmin at ualberta.ca (2007-05-25 10:08) wrote:

> The thing we can control is what happens before we start sending data 
> back to the client, which is probably the issue here. One thing is 
> that if there's any sort of compression or output buffering, there'll 
> be a wait until either all of the data or the first chunk is ready.
>
> Another possibility would be to spool downloads to a temp file and 
> then redirect so the download when it's ready. That's probably not 
> better. We could also have some sort of sourceforge-like "your 
> download will begin shortly..." page (or javascript layer).


Either way would be a positive addition.  The goal is to give the user an
indication that their file is downloading.  As it stands users tend to
associate a spinning logo with nothing new on the screen as a stalled
process and they immediately assume something is broken.