Comment 1 for bug 1272638

How long does it take for you worst case?

(For me it is 8 to 14 seconds.)  The simplest solution is for you to carefully trim down the library list or not use load all, instead browse by library.  There libraries you are certainly not interested in.

An hour glass icon would be good, or a progress bar would be good.

But a A cancel button I do not think can be coded easily because about twenty separate threads are out working concurrently on missions which are not cancellable.

For now, use the two work arounds, maybe in the future some of this will get done in the background.

It will always be possible to create a situation where response is slow by adding enough libraries.  So sub-setting is your friend.

Sent from my Galaxy S®III

-------- Original message --------
From: Engidea <email address hidden>
Date:01/25/2014 3:33 AM (GMT-06:00)
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 1272638] [NEW] pcbnew: no feedback while "searching" for a module

Public bug reported:

Action: in pcbnew you may wish to add a module to a pcb by searching for
it

What happens: when the "list all" button is pressed pcbnew freezes

What is possibly happening: Having libraries on github is great but the there is a need of some feedback while the downloading is running otherwise a user may thing something is broken
It is probabl best also to give some sort of cancel button for when connection is slow

Application: Pcbnew
Version: (2014-01-24 BZR 4632)-product Release build
wxWidgets: Version 2.8.12 (release,Unicode,compiler with C++ ABI 1002,GCC 4.6.3,wx containers,compatible with 2.6)
Platform: Linux 3.5.0-45-generic i686, 32 bit, Little endian, wxGTK
Boost version: 1.54.0
         USE_WX_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT=OFF
         USE_WX_OVERLAY=OFF
         KICAD_SCRIPTING=OFF
         KICAD_SCRIPTING_MODULES=OFF
         KICAD_SCRIPTING_WXPYTHON=OFF
         USE_FP_LIB_TABLE=HARD_CODED_ON
         BUILD_GITHUB_PLUGIN=ON

** Affects: kicad
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Tags: githublib pcbnew

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