Re: Graphics--ProgressBar in GUIKit
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- Subject: [mg66628] Re: Graphics--ProgressBar in GUIKit
- From: "Ray Koopman" <koopman at sfu.ca>
- Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 04:03:43 -0400 (EDT)
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photonub at prodigy.net wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have created a GUI which runs a rather time-consuming algorithm. I have added a ProgressBar to my GUI, which should update at various points in the algorithm. I am calling the ProgressBar from within the Script that runs the algorithm.
>
> While the algorithm is running, I am trying to update the ProgressBar 4 times (i.e. widgetName@SetPropertyValue[{"bar","value"}, 25];).
>
> The problem I am having is that the ProgressBar only displays the final "SetPropertyValue[]" in the script. I have read that Script's are "HoldAllComplete". Could this be what is causing the problem?
>
> If so (or if not), does anyone have any idea how I may solve this problem?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob
>
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Why not use the system status line instead?
ShowStatus[s_String] := LinkWrite[$ParentLink, SetNotebookStatusLine[
FrontEnd`EvaluationNotebook[], s ]]
will display a long enough string to pass useful progress information.