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The background was created for pending dialogs:
It takes up a small area as in bounded by a border. It shows that the dialog is in a semi-disabled state, waiting on an asynchronous process.
However it should not be used as a generic placeholder for loading content, as it is currently being used on the notifications page, and RC filters:
Here the texture is used as a foreground, not a background, has no border leading to sharp edges, and is of a fairly arbitrary size.
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | None | T75972 Loading indicators / Progress indicators are inconsistent. | |||
| Open | None | T168760 Clarify appropriate use of 'pending' background texture | |||
| Resolved | Mooeypoo | T165286 Explore more subtle way to indicate filter loading status |
Maybe related/duplicate: T166011: Diagonal moving lines used for loading are disturbing for some users?
From the duplicate task: this is an Accessibility problem for people with equilibrium disorders, who are particularly sensitive to moving images
How about @Pginer-WMF 's three-dots suggestion from T165286: Explore more subtle way to indicate filter loading status?
I think it is the best option. But is it canonical? If it is accepted or tolerated, can we deploy it?
Since T75972: Loading indicators / Progress indicators are inconsistent. is still open, I guess there is no canonical solution yet. The three dots has been proposed in the ticket (and in previous Trello cards) without raising concerns and it has been in use for Content Translation working quite well (from the feedback we got, it does the job of communicating the wait without signs of it being distracting).
I think that the three dots work well as a generic placeholder for loading content. So I think they can replace the stripes in that use, which seems to be the main focus of the ticket.
For the more general question on whether the three dots can support all the other uses of the stripes, I'd need to be more familiar with those uses and get more examples of "semi-disabled" panels in order to answer.