From 67c81c5b148d6501b1dac31f04c02f3b7043ae23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stefan Haller <stefan@haller-berlin.de>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:12:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Change default spinner frames and rate

I find that this looks a little nicer, and it reduces CPU load by not
spinning so fast.
---
 docs-master/Config.md                 | 10 +++++-----
 pkg/config/user_config.go             |  4 ++--
 pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go | 10 +++++-----
 schema-master/config.json             | 10 +++++-----
 4 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs-master/Config.md b/docs-master/Config.md
index 1d101be18..b5bf09088 100644
--- a/docs-master/Config.md
+++ b/docs-master/Config.md
@@ -336,13 +336,13 @@ gui:
   spinner:
     # The frames of the spinner animation.
     frames:
-      - '|'
-      - /
-      - '-'
-      - \
+      - ●∙∙
+      - ∙●∙
+      - ∙∙●
+      - ∙●∙
 
     # The "speed" of the spinner in milliseconds.
-    rate: 50
+    rate: 180
 
   # Status panel view.
   # One of 'dashboard' (default) | 'allBranchesLog'
diff --git a/pkg/config/user_config.go b/pkg/config/user_config.go
index 30ce0377d..11c7bcf5f 100644
--- a/pkg/config/user_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/user_config.go
@@ -922,8 +922,8 @@ func GetDefaultConfigForPlatform(platform string) *UserConfig {
 			PortraitModeAutoMinHeight:           46,
 			FilterMode:                          "substring",
 			Spinner: SpinnerConfig{
-				Frames: []string{"|", "/", "-", "\\"},
-				Rate:   50,
+				Frames: []string{"●∙∙", "∙●∙", "∙∙●", "∙●∙"},
+				Rate:   180,
 			},
 			StatusPanelView:              "dashboard",
 			SwitchToFilesAfterStashPop:   true,
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go
index b2c19a9ea..339f57cc3 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches_test.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func Test_getBranchDisplayStrings(t *testing.T) {
 			useIcons:             false,
 			checkedOutByWorktree: false,
 			showDivergenceCfg:    "none",
-			expected:             []string{"1m", "", "branch_name Pushing |"},
+			expected:             []string{"1m", "", "branch_name Pushing ●∙∙"},
 		},
 		{
 			branch: &models.Branch{
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ func Test_getBranchDisplayStrings(t *testing.T) {
 			useIcons:             false,
 			checkedOutByWorktree: false,
 			showDivergenceCfg:    "none",
-			expected:             []string{"1m", "", "branc… Pushing |"},
+			expected:             []string{"1m", "", "bra… Pushing ●∙∙"},
 		},
 		{
 			branch:               &models.Branch{Name: "abc", Recency: "1m"},
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func Test_getBranchDisplayStrings(t *testing.T) {
 			useIcons:             false,
 			checkedOutByWorktree: false,
 			showDivergenceCfg:    "none",
-			expected:             []string{"1m", "", "abc Pushing |"},
+			expected:             []string{"1m", "", "abc Pushing ●∙∙"},
 		},
 		{
 			branch:               &models.Branch{Name: "ab", Recency: "1m"},
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func Test_getBranchDisplayStrings(t *testing.T) {
 			useIcons:             false,
 			checkedOutByWorktree: false,
 			showDivergenceCfg:    "none",
-			expected:             []string{"1m", "", "ab Pushing |"},
+			expected:             []string{"1m", "", "ab Pushing ●∙∙"},
 		},
 		{
 			branch:               &models.Branch{Name: "a", Recency: "1m"},
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func Test_getBranchDisplayStrings(t *testing.T) {
 			useIcons:             false,
 			checkedOutByWorktree: false,
 			showDivergenceCfg:    "none",
-			expected:             []string{"1m", "", "a Pushing |"},
+			expected:             []string{"1m", "", "a Pushing ●∙∙"},
 		},
 		{
 			branch: &models.Branch{
diff --git a/schema-master/config.json b/schema-master/config.json
index 82dbebb0b..6ff13b5d0 100644
--- a/schema-master/config.json
+++ b/schema-master/config.json
@@ -3631,17 +3631,17 @@
           "type": "array",
           "description": "The frames of the spinner animation.",
           "default": [
-            "|",
-            "/",
-            "-",
-            "\\"
+            "●∙∙",
+            "∙●∙",
+            "∙∙●",
+            "∙●∙"
           ]
         },
         "rate": {
           "type": "integer",
           "minimum": 1,
           "description": "The \"speed\" of the spinner in milliseconds.",
-          "default": 50
+          "default": 180
         }
       },
       "additionalProperties": false,