Smart Progress Indicator

摘要

Methods, program products, and systems for a smart progress indicator are described. A smart progress indicator can be user-configurable and user-programmable. A smart progress indicator can represent a ratio between a completed portion of a task and the whole task. In addition, the smart progress indicator can include triggers such that the smart progress indicator can have different colors or patterns depending on whether or not one or more conditions are satisfied. In some implementations, the smart progress indicator can dynamically change data sources for the completed portion of the task or for the whole task based on the conditions.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
associating a progress indicator with a trigger that includes a configurable condition on a data source of the progress indicator, the progress indicator indicating a progress on processing data of the data source; before the progress on processing the data of the data source satisfies the configurable condition, representing a completed portion of the progress in a first display color or first display pattern; and upon determining that the progress satisfies the configurable condition, trigging a change of the progress indicator, the change being different from increasing a portion of the progress indicator that represents the completed portion of the progress, the change including switching a representation of the completed portion of the progress from the first display color to a second display color or from the first display pattern to a second display pattern.