From ac53939d496c2b3802f785d2bdf0047ecad7f876 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: J-P Nurmi Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 16:36:28 +0100 Subject: Doc: BusyIndicator vs. indeterminate ProgressBar Change-Id: I48bb051bdfe18923749f71f9f0be39a0361723f5 Task-number: QTBUG-55904 Reviewed-by: Mitch Curtis --- src/quicktemplates2/qquickbusyindicator.cpp | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) (limited to 'src/quicktemplates2/qquickbusyindicator.cpp') diff --git a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickbusyindicator.cpp b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickbusyindicator.cpp index 73181ec7..dc7acbd4 100644 --- a/src/quicktemplates2/qquickbusyindicator.cpp +++ b/src/quicktemplates2/qquickbusyindicator.cpp @@ -61,6 +61,18 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE } \endqml + BusyIndicator is similar to an indeterminate \l ProgressBar. Both can be + used to indicate background activity. The main difference is visual, and + that ProgressBar can also present a concrete amount of progress (when it + can be determined). Due to the visual difference, busy indicators and + indeterminate progress bars fit different places in user interfaces. + Typical places for a busy indicator: + \list + \li in the corner of a \l ToolBar + \li as an overlay on top of a \l Page + \li on the side of an \l ItemDelegate + \endlist + \sa {Customizing BusyIndicator}, {Indicator Controls}, ProgressBar */ -- cgit v1.2.3