Keep things in cache (scopes are slow)
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Bug Description
Hello,
When switching scopes, for instance going from application list to «today» scope (I use apps scope as default one, today is the second one), I can see the previous data in the today scope during the switching animation, but once I get there, it’s emptied and there is the orange bar at the bottom indicating it’s loading, and it reloads the data.
It takes about two seconds before I get the content.
Most of the time, the content is the same than before, because it’s the same date, and I’m in the same place.
So I think scope should keep in cache their previous state and show it while reloading the data. Otherwise it’s just frustrating, I see the scope while switching and then I get a blank screen and I have to wait. And it means if I switch scopes quickly to get to the 5th one, I will only pass blank screens while getting there.
On a similar note, using the store when on a slow connection is a really bad experience because of nothing kept in cache. If I install an application and go back to the list, the list is reloaded and it takes a few seconds, and so on.
I was used to Fdroid on Android which syncs once and then lets you navigate in the app list and descriptions really quickly. (meaning without loading times like in ubuntu store)
| Nekhelesh Ramananthan (nik90) wrote | #1 |
Thanks for taking the time to report this bug. This issue has been reported in bug 1238979 and fixed in the rc-proposed images. It should land in the stable images in OTA-9 which is due for release at the end of Jan 2016. Marking this bug as a duplicate.