Don't show loader on devices with fast connection (desktop)

[jhogervorst]

I'm currently developing a large application with jQuery Mobile that'll be used on iPads and desktop computers. We've notices that, on desktop computer with a fast internet connection, the loader is only shown for a very short time. This is kind of annoying/distracting instead of useful.

Therefore, I'd like to request a feature which makes it possible to delay the showing of the loader. You could enable this (using a property/option), for example if you detect a desktop browser (server side).

It'd be cool if during the page load jQuery Mobile would use onprogress events to determine whether it's a small page or a larger page (or a large upload, for example). In case of the latter, the loader should still be shown.

If this is too much, you could decide to simply apply a delay of 100ms. If the next page is not loaded within that time, the loader will be shown.

[jaspermdegroot]

@jhogervorst

Thanks. I am closing this as feature request for now. One note about detecting desktop browsers. That would be bad practise for this, because it says nothing about the connection.