We have all experienced that moment when running some process such as copying files between directories or launching a new instance of an application causes a program to lag for just a moment and, in some cases, to freeze completely. We are then forced to either wait for the current task to complete or Ctrl+Alt+Delete our way to freedom. When you are creating GUIs, you should be aware of how to handle, or more preferably have foresight about avoiding, these situations.
The motivation behind this chapter is twofold – to help you design more robust GUI applications and to inform you of how you ...
