[K12OSN] pointer movement

[Terrell Prudé, Jr.]

If you use KDE, there is such an indicator.  It can be configured to
give the "launching" indicator for anywhere between one and thirty
seconds.

--TP

On Mon, 2005-10-31 at 07:57 -0800, Larry Mateo wrote:

> We have experienced the same behavior--by StarOffice and students.  Our solution is to have the students right-click the appropriate icon and select "Open" from the floating menu.  There still isn't a desktop indicator that the application is loading, but the students now avoid starting multiple instances of the same program.
> 
> > Our students keep clicking on the Writer Icon to start up the program
> > not realizing that the application is "Starting Up".  Is there a way to
> > make the pointer spin or do some kind of Windoze action to let the user
> > know that the application is starting?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Ronald R. McDaniel
> > Conecuh County Schools
> > (251) 578-7073 x26
> > (251) 230-0658 cell
> > rmcdaniel at indata.us 
> > 
> > 
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> Larry Mateo
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> Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District
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