[RefreshIndicator/CircularProgress] - Make CircularProgress be configurable to start out on full stroke

[Serfenia]

Hey there,

As an enhancement I would like to see the CircularProgress to start on a large stroke instead of a small one, through a boolean configuration. What I mean with this is the following:

Small:

Large:

As an additional request I would like it to be configurable through the RefreshIndicator props as well. Maybe for a loading status add a startPercentage property?

Regards, Serfenia

[alitaheri]

I don't quite follow what you wish to achieve.

As an enhancement I would like to see the CircularProgress to start on a large stroke instead of a small

What is the use case? I mean is it even noticeable?

you can use the value prop to set it to any percentage you like. can't you? O.o

[Serfenia]

A refresh indicator that is only there for like 200 ms barely grows to a spinning one (So UI technical it is not even visible, only if you pay good attention). The animation of the line as you can see starts out small, and not large. The percentage unfortunately does not work, tried it.

[alitaheri]

Interesting... I didn't think of it that way! Well we are very busy at the moment with the docs and code quality. Feel free to submit a PR 😁

[yched]

Not sure why it was 'won't fix'ed, this is very much a valid feature IMO.

Some server actions are unpredictably short or long, so the spinner can be visible for a couple seconds or just a couple frames.

In the latter case, the visual feedback is puzzling for end users : they just see an isolated dot (the spinner in "short stroke" state, that doesn't look like a spinner at all) appear and then disappear almost instantly.

It's not just cosmetics, it's about consistent reliability and clarity of the visual feedback provided by the CircularProgress component, regardless of how long it's visible. The issue with the current "indeterminate" mode is that you can only recognize the spinner as being a spinner if it stays displayed for more than 1/2 second or so. Shorter, it just looks like a glitch with no cognitive meaning.

This could simply be fixed if the spinner started out as an identifiable "section of a circle".

[mbrookes]

@yched Please refer to the spec for tips on how to use the refresh indicator.