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30 changes: 8 additions & 22 deletions topics/ui/controls/progress_indicators.md
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Expand Up @@ -16,51 +16,37 @@ Progress indicators inform users about an ongoing operation. There are three typ
* [Progress text](progress_text.md)
* [Progress bar](progress_bar.md)

## Which indicator to use

If an operation lasts for less than a second in most cases, do not show any progress indicator. Progress indicators for a short operation are distracting.

If the user has to wait until a process completes to continue working with the app, show a progress bar in a modal dialog.

![](progress_dialog.png){width=440}

If the progress is non-modal, select progress indicator based on where it appears.

* [Input field, combo box, drop-down](#input-field-combo-box-drop-down)

* [Search field](#search-field)

* [Tree, list, tool window](#tree-list-tool-window)

* [Breadcrumb and dialog label](#breadcrumb-and-dialog-label)
## Which indicator to use

* [Settings dialog](#settings-dialog)
### Blocking process

* [Empty state](#empty-state)
If the user has to wait until a process completes to continue working with the app, show a progress bar in a modal dialog.

* [Main window](#main-window)
![](blocking_progress.png){width=706}

### Input field, combo box, drop-down

Place the loader inside an input field on the right to show that the field content is being loaded or checked.

![](combo_box_loader.png){width=201}
![](input.png){width=706}

### Search field

Place the loader on the right to show that search is being performed.

![](search_field_loader.png){width=262}
![](search.png){width=706}

### Tree, list, tool window

If each tree node loads independently, and it’s important to know the current state of each node, show the loader instead of the node icon:

![](tree_loader_icon.png){width=372}
![](tree_loader.png){width=706}

If nodes do not have icons, or icons can’t be replaced for some reason, show progress text after the node’s label:

![](tree_text.png){width=400}
![](tree_loader_text.png){width=706}

If the loader applies to the whole content, place it in the top right corner:

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