Re: total progress reports
The only way to provide a proportional view of the current progress is to know exactly what represents the action being complete. If your progress represents the number of files or bytes operated on then the only way to be able to provide a current progress is to know what proportion of the total that represents. That means that you must count the total number of files or bytes or whatever before you start. Have you noticed how when you copy a large number of files in Windows Explorer the progress dialogue doesn't get displayed right away? Ever wondered what Windows is doing in that time?
Re: total progress reports
yes yes and yes :) Thanks for that, I knew it would be something like that but was not sure if I was thinking clearly, thanks!