1460246 - Consider adding a loading indicator to the sidebar

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(WebExtensions :: Frontend, defect)

Description

[Cristina Badescu [:cbadescu], Experiments QA]

Attachment: SV - blank sidebar.gif

[Affected versions]:
- Firefox 59.0.3 and up
- Side View 0.4.3

[Affected Platforms]:
- All Windows
- All Mac
- All Linux

[Prerequisites]:
- Have a clean Firefox profile with the latest Side View v0.4.3 installed from https://github.com/mozilla/side-view.
- Have the Side View sidebar open.

[Steps to reproduce]:
1. Open the Firefox browser with the profile from prerequisites.
2. Navigate to a website.
3. Click the "Open Side View" action button from the address bar and observe the behavior.

[Expected result]:
- The website is displayed in the sidebar.

[Actual result]:
- The sidebar becomes blank for a brief moment and afterwards the website is displayed.

[Notes]:
- Attached is a screen shot of the issue.

Comment 1

[Andrew Swan [:aswan]]

Although it isn't specifically mentioned here, from the discsusion at https://github.com/mozilla/side-view/issues/91 this is a request to add some sort of loading indicator to the sidebar while it is loading remote content.

Comment 2

[Shane Caraveo (:mixedpuppy)]

(In reply to Andrew Swan [:aswan] from comment #1)
> Although it isn't specifically mentioned here, from the discsusion at
> https://github.com/mozilla/side-view/issues/91 this is a request to add some
> sort of loading indicator to the sidebar while it is loading remote content.

And yet another reason for bug 1318532

Comment 3

[Caitlin Neiman [:caitmuenster]]

Hi Cristina, this has been added to the agenda for the WebExtensions APIs triage on May 29, 2018. Would you be able to join us? 

Here’s a quick overview of what to expect at the triage: 

* We normally spend 5 minutes per bug
* The more information in the bug, the better
* The goal of the triage is to give a general thumbs up or thumbs down on a proposal; we won't be going deep into implementation details

Relevant Links: 

* Wiki for the meeting: https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebExtensions/Triage#Next_Meeting
* Meeting agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y_oYPldTT_kQOOouyJbC-8y3ASIizScLKFRhQfsDQWI/edit#heading=h.v63i1wz9d1pc
* Vision doc for WebExtensions: https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebExtensions/Vision

Comment 4

[Cristina Badescu [:cbadescu], Experiments QA]

Hello Caitlin,

Thank you for the invite. I would love to join the meeting but unfortunately it's a little too late for my time zone (in Romania is going to be 8:30 PM). I will follow up the Triage document.

Thanks again :)

Comment 5

[Caitlin Neiman [:caitmuenster]]

Mike Conca to follow up with rationale for design decision.

Comment 6

[Mike Conca [:mconca]]

Rather than add an indicator to show that remote content is loading in a sidebar, we'd prefer to implement bug 1318532, which seems like an architecturally superior way to solve the general problem.