[dkersten]

> the actual number is not important...what is important is real feedback that things are still happening

Absolutely agree, but then, don't make it a percentage progress bar. Make it one of those "amount unknown" bars, or better yet, a spinner or game-like loading screen. Something with movement that tells me things are happening. Don't pretend to know "how done" it is if you don't know.

[laumars]

The web has ruined those feedback widgets for me. Now every time I see one of those spinners I think “oh look, a gif that will keep spinning even if the process I’m waiting on has failed”.

[dkersten]

That is a good point and rather unfortunate...