#47 GUI: Loading Indicators/Dialogs

[Anonymous]

Originally created by: cheatfreak47

This may seem like an odd request, but it seems that load times in this app are handled in a way that makes the screen kinda just freeze up until it's done loading. There should be a sort of "Loading Indicator" to show the user that the app is just loading data, and isn't frozen. I noticed the load times a ton because My USB device has a lot of stuff in it's EmuNAND, so it takes a while (~15-30 seconds) to load.

I see a few possible solutions. 
1. have the app not freeze up during loading and instead have a moving indicator pop up on screen while it loads. (Think Youtube's spinning circles while videos buffer)
2. Have a dialog pop up that just has the text "Loading... do not touch the Power Button." on it before the actual loading happens, so when the app does do it's freeze looking thing while it loads, it informs users that the app is just loading.

It might seem like a minor detail, but it's really kind of jarring when the app looks like it's frozen, and it's really just taking it's time loading up whatever it needs to.

The dialogs/load indicators would show up whenever the saves list is changed/updated. Examples:
-When you choose a location on the menu bar (Wii System Memory, EmuNANDs, Memory Cards, ect.)
-When you delete a save on the current device, when the list of saves is refreshed.
-When changing the paths for EmuNANDs, it loads when you hit the "back" button on the custom paths menu.

Basicly, whenever the app has to load for longer than 5 seconds, there should be some kind of indication, instead of the app kinda just stalling until the loading is done. Minor, but it's a nice touch in a GUI oriented program such as this.