Progress Indication?

[megamorphg]

There seems to be no way to tell where the sort is in terms of Progress % or even if the sort is currently running.

This is crucial in order to not interrupt or break the process (by adding bookmarks, modifying settings, or even re-running the sort) and also to analyze performance.

The only way seems to have the Library window open and watch some folders potentially moving around at the top or bottom of the tree.

[eric-bixby]

Yes, I was thinking of changing the toolbar icon during a sort.

[Gitoffthelawn]

Yes, I was thinking of changing the toolbar icon during a sort.

Just thinking aloud... I wonder if that's sufficient. What if the user has the toolbar icon in the overflow menu (or not displayed at all, since it can be a sort of "set it and forget it" extension)?

[megamorphg]

Honestly the "set and forget it" seems really risky at this point due to #75. If users actually use that mode though, they probably don't care about whether the process is running or not since its likely very fast or infrequent for them.

Definitely have to start with having a simple badge indicator and then an actual message inside of the badge pop-up and then maybe optional notifications for starting, success and failures (or a log).

[russell1215]

YES! Please add some type of progress badge indicator, so we can tell when it's actually finished it's work, so we don't interrupt it incorrectly. Also, as I browse through random folders, they seem not yet sorted... but is it still working or did it skip or fail on that folder? Can't tell.