system busy icon/pop-up

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. post processing large cnc files
2. zig-zag in particular can be slow if if the step over is small.
3.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
some form of notification/alert that the system is busy writing code

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
The latest Ubuntu 8.04 packages from yamamoto (sp?)

Please provide any additional information below.
Currently python using lots of CPU is a dead give away that the post is
being written. 

Original issue reported on code.google.com by jbra...@mts.net on 10 Jan 2010 at 9:31

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I added the wxProgressDialog code to the RS274X import routines because they 
take so
long.  It almost doubled the time taken to process the data.  I ended up 
removing it.
 While looking for the class name to describe this, I came across the wxBusyInfo
class.  Perhaps we should try that one too.

I just wanted to add that, if someone does add this sort of functionality, can 
they
compare how long it adds to the overall process.  My experience was that it 
wasn't
worth the extra time.  If it's insignificant with respect to the original 
function's
processing then I agree that it's a good idea.

Original comment by David.Ni...@gmail.com on 10 Jan 2010 at 11:46

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The wxBusyInfo class seems to be quick for Windows at least.  I will probably 
checkin
the use of this class in the RS274X code.  I will check to see if it's also 
fast on
Linux when I get home.  If it is, this might still be a good option for the 
execution
of both the generation of GCode (python scripts) and the re-reading of the 
generated
GCode.  This would not offer any better granularity than telling the operator 
which
python script is being run but it would be better than nothing.

Original comment by David.Ni...@gmail.com on 11 Jan 2010 at 2:51

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Unless someone else has better luck, the wxBusyInfo class doesn't work very 
well on
Linux.  It displays a square but I can't see the text within it.  It works 
alright on
Windows.  Perhaps there is another option.

Original comment by David.Ni...@gmail.com on 11 Jan 2010 at 11:34

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For operations on a surface, look at the "Print" window, there will be some 
indication of progress there.

Original comment by danhe...@gmail.com on 24 Mar 2014 at 4:53

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