gEDA-bug: [ geda-Bugs-1767721 ] PCB should have a progress bar when doing long tasks

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Bugs item #1767721, was opened at 2007-08-04 19:05
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Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: doublehp (demaine)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: PCB should have a progress bar when doing long tasks

Initial Comment:
PCB does by nature very hard computing tasks. But, any application can also crash since code is (still) writen by human.

When computing, it happens that the window looks locked up, and lead me to thinking the process crashed. In Enlightenment DR17, this is materialised by some red binking window decoration after 6 seconds.

I think pcb should implement a progress bar for two reasons:
- at least a stupid turning clock to reasure the user the process did not crash
- in ideal case an estimation of expected computing time

I do understand that in some cases, the computing time can go over 6s, but, I still would like to know if it will be 10mn, 1h, or 1 week ...

This would be a large improovement in the GUI.

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