WORKBAR

Efficient and stylish alternative to WAITBAR.

Description

WORKBAR Graphically monitors progress of calculations
    WORKBAR(X) creates and displays the workbar with the fractional length
    "X". It is an alternative to the built-in matlab function WAITBAR,
    Featuring:
        - Doesn't slow down calculations
        - Stylish progress look
        - Requires only a single line of code
        - Displays time remaining
        - Display time complete
        - Capable of title and description
        - Only one workbar can exist (avoids clutter)
 
    WORKBAR(X, MESSAGE) sets the fractional length of the workbar as well as
    setting a message in the workbar window.
 
    WORKBAR(X, MESSAGE, TITLE) sets the fractional length of the workbar,
    message and title of the workbar window.
 
    WORKBAR is typically used inside a FOR loop that performs a lengthy
    computation. A sample usage is shown below:
  
    for i = 1:10000
        % Calculation
        workbar(i/10000,'Performing Calclations...','Progress')
    end
 
    Another example:
 
    for i = 1:10000
          % Calculation
          if i < 2000,
               workbar(i/10000,'Performing Calclations (Step 1)...','Step 1')
          elseif i < 4000
               workbar(i/10000,'Performing Calclations (Step 2)...','Step 2')
   elseif i < 6000
               workbar(i/10000,'Performing Calclations (Step 3)...','Step 3')
          elseif i < 8000
               workbar(i/10000,'Performing Calclations (Step 4)...','Step 4')
          else
               workbar(i/10000,'Performing Calclations (Step 5)...','Step 5')
          end
      end
 
  See also: WAITBAR, TIMEBAR, PROGRESSBAR

Acknowledgements

The author wishes to acknowledge the following in the creation of this submission:
timebar, progressbar
This submission has inspired the following:
embededprogressbar

• MATLAB release: MATLAB 6.5 (R13)

[Igor Moiseev]

Thank you for useful tool.

[Jay Cee]

This is very cool - thanks!

[ben mitch]

much better than my old thing (progbar). couple of issues...

1) in v7 i have my default window style set to docked, so the progress bar gets docked, which looks wrong and is less functional. add line 122

'WindowStyle','normal',...

and 2) you have not turned off handle vis. so i can plot to this figure, which is a shame. i find if i add this at figure creation things get a bit messed up so my quick hack was to add line 191...

set(progfig,'HandleVisibility','off');

which seems to work. you might want to check that though.

nice job. love the XP styling. bet those UNIXers hate hate hate it. :)

[Matthias Althoff]

 

[Rafy Azman]

Very cool!!

[Chanin Kawaokaw]

It's Works

[Jan Huisken]

Great! I think this is the best of all! Gives you: time remaining, percentage, and title!

[Mike Russell]

With R2006a I do not have 'imshow' available. I am trying to determine why so I can use your progress bar.

Also a fantastic option would be the addition or ability to have a cancel button similar to waitbar.

[ebrahim sepidbar]

workbar

[Simon Robinson]

colour match XP scheme. It would be nice to have an Ubuntu theme too.

[Namshik Han]

 

[andrey]

preventing waitbar from slowing down your calculation:
for i =1:50000
        if ((i/100) == floor(i/100))
            waitbar(i/all.data.num_of_mol);
        end
end

[Arturo Moncada Torres]