[GH-ISSUE #45] The greatest TUI client so far, bat the progress [bar] is absolute must! #13

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opened 2026-03-14 12:23:35 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

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2026-03-14 12:23:35 +03:00

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Originally created by @ink-splatters on GitHub (Nov 10, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/hackernews-TUI/issues/45

Hi,

thanks a lot for just the greatest HN TUI! fantastic work! The only thing is lacking and, IMHO, it's a major issue (but very easy to add): the loading progress visualisation.
Otherwise it feels like your brain is itching inside, lol :) Almost physical thing!

Or if by some reason there is one and I'm missing it... Just let me know :)

Thanks!

Originally created by @ink-splatters on GitHub (Nov 10, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/hackernews-TUI/issues/45 Hi, thanks a lot for just the greatest HN TUI! fantastic work! The only thing is lacking and, IMHO, it's a major issue (but very easy to add): the loading progress visualisation. Otherwise it feels like your brain is itching inside, lol :) Almost physical thing! Or if by some reason there is one and I'm missing it... Just let me know :) Thanks!

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2026-03-14 12:23:51 +03:00

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@aome510 commented on GitHub (Nov 10, 2021):

Hi @ink-splatters, thank you for your kind words.

Regarding the loading progress visualisation, are you referring the time when loading stories, comments, etc?

Currently there is a simple loading screen (not a progress bar) for those:

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/40011582/141149270-00ec8d8a-83d9-4744-be5b-22eed95dce16.mov

One reason that I don't use progress bar is because it's hard to estimate the time needed to finish an API call to the Hacker News server.

Edit: if you have any suggestions or things I can look into for reference, please let me know!

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Nov 10, 2021): Hi @ink-splatters, thank you for your kind words. Regarding the loading progress visualisation, are you referring the time when loading stories, comments, etc? Currently there is a simple loading screen (not a progress bar) for those: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/40011582/141149270-00ec8d8a-83d9-4744-be5b-22eed95dce16.mov One reason that I don't use progress bar is because it's hard to estimate the time needed to finish an API call to the Hacker News server. Edit: if you have any suggestions or things I can look into for reference, please let me know!

kerem commented

2026-03-14 12:23:56 +03:00

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@ink-splatters commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2021):

@aome510 thank you very much for getting back to me. It's sort of a shame I didn't notice it, maybe I need to check if I'm blue color - blind:)

but just in case if this feedback helps, you may want to make the progress bar to stand out more, e.g. by making it thicker :) just saying :)

Regarding the API call time: can't you rely on Content-Length? or it's not guaranteed to present? (you could then update the status every time you receive a new buffer).

@ink-splatters commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2021): @aome510 thank you very much for getting back to me. It's sort of a shame I didn't notice it, maybe I need to check if I'm blue color - blind:) but just in case if this feedback helps, you may want to make the progress bar to stand out more, e.g. by making it thicker :) just saying :) Regarding the API call time: can't you rely on `Content-Length`? or it's not guaranteed to present? (you could then update the status every time you receive a new buffer).

kerem commented

2026-03-14 12:24:01 +03:00

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@aome510 commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2021):

but just in case if this feedback helps, you may want to make the progress bar to stand out more, e.g. by making it thicker :) just saying :)

Regarding the API call time: can't you rely on Content-Length? or it's not guaranteed to present? (you could then update the status every time you receive a new buffer).

Great! Thanks for the feedback. I'll look into those and see what I could do.

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Nov 11, 2021): > but just in case if this feedback helps, you may want to make the progress bar to stand out more, e.g. by making it thicker :) just saying :) > Regarding the API call time: can't you rely on Content-Length? or it's not guaranteed to present? (you could then update the status every time you receive a new buffer). Great! Thanks for the feedback. I'll look into those and see what I could do.

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2026-03-14 12:29:03 +03:00

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