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Stop Opera showing page load completion predictions that keep changing.
To be told from one instant to the next that 1 of 2 elements have loaded, then that 2 of 3 elements have loaded, then that 20 of 26 elements have loaded, etc., etc., with an ever-increasing prediction about the actual total to be loaded, is pointless and misleading. Just show an hourglass.Originally posted by crossbowser:
with an ever-increasing prediction about the actual total to be loaded, is pointless and misleading. Just show an hourglass.
The hourglass idea and or any loading progress bar (the page load progress bars in IE 8 and below, Safari 5's with-address bar attached, Firefox 3.6 and below') is the most misleading. Because the browser cannot know what time will it take to complete loading all elements on the page. For a real example, people who use IE 8-/Firefox 3.6- for websites with Flash videos often wonder that the progress bar is almost full, so why is it taking so much time to completely load the page.
So the current Opera behavior, although is misleading but is better than what other browsers used to do. Atleast the user doesn't keep wondering - he knows that it's some elements left.
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Originally posted by crossbowser:
Well, if content a triggers loading of content b (eg. when a is a javascript that adds image-elements), then you cannot tell the absolute maximum items a page will have in advance.With an ever-increasing prediction about the actual total to be loaded, is pointless and misleading.
Eg. I know a video site where only one preview image is loaded until you hover it, which triggers the loading of the x other images in the preview rotation, so every time you hover a not-yet-loaded video preview, it adds x elements to the counter.
Anyhow, if the counter annoys you, you can simply disable the loading indicator (right-click on address bar -> customize -> appearance -> progress bar) and look at the tab bar icon to see if the page is still loading or not.
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