RE: How can I get a progress bar

[Mike]

 

From: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Chethan S
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 5:22 AM
To: Octave Help
Subject: How can I get a progress bar

 

Hi all,

I am using 'nlfilter' to carry out an image processing operation. As the image is very large the operation takes about half an hour to complete and show the output. But to ascertain the progress of the operation I find no way except to look at the blinking cursor at the terminal. For such operations MATLAB displays a small dialog box which shows the progress. Can I enable such a functionality in Octave? At least a progress line (a line from 0 moving towards 100 %) instead of blinking cursor would be OK.

Thanks and regards,

Chethan S. 

 

Hi Chethan,

You might want to reconsider having a progress bar running. It looks nice, but the overhead will add to the time it takes for the reported function to complete. There is significant overhead in setting up the bar, calculating the position, and displaying it. However, if a function does take 30 minutes to complete, then the overhead required for the progress bar may very well get lost in the noise.

Regards,

Mike G.