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+'@backstage/plugin-techdocs': minor
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+Add a message if techdocs takes long time to load
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+Fixes #2416.
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+The UI after the change should look like this:
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+![techdocs-progress-bar](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/33940798/94189286-296ac980-fec8-11ea-9051-1b3db938d12f.gif)
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