Progress Meter?

#1 I developed something that is not so elegant, but it works for me. Maybe someone will find it useful:

function ProgressBar::GrowBar(%this,%increment)
{
   %xSize=%this.BackBar.getSizeX();
   if (%this.getSizeX()<(%xSize-%this.increment)){
      %this.setSizeX(%this.getSizeX() + %increment);
      %xPos=%this.BackBar.getPositionX();
      %this.setPosition((%xPos-%xSize/2)+(%this.getSizeX()/2), %this.getPositionY());
      %this.BarId = %this.schedule(200,"GrowBar",%this.increment);
   }
   else{
      if (isObject(%this.done)){
         %this.Done.ProgressComplete();      
      }
   }
}

This progress bar consists of 3 elements: 1. Frame, 2. BackBar, and 3. Progress bar itself.

The BackBar is a black box behind the progress bar for contrast. The BackBar is mounted inside the frame. The progress bar is a green box off camera to start. Here is the basic setup:

function InfoBoxDisplay::StartResearch(%this)
{
   ResearchBarFrame.Visible=true;
   ResearchBar.setPosition(ResearchBarFrame.getPosition());
  
   ResearchBar.BackBar = ResearchBarBack;
   ResearchBar.setSizeX(0);
   ResearchBar.increment = 50/$ship.curResearch.Energy;
   
   ResearchBar.BarId = ResearchBar.schedule(500,"GrowBar",1);
   ResearchBar.Done=%this;
}

ProgressComplete is the event you need to code completion logic:

function InfoBoxDisplay::ProgressComplete(%this)
{
   ResearchBarFrame.Visible=false;
   ResearchBar.setSizeX(0);

//other specific code
   
}

I would have rather used someone else's tried and true method, but sometimes you just have to reinvent the wheel...

#2

else{
      if (isObject(%this.done)){
         %this.Done.ProgressComplete();      
      }

Never would have thought of that... Kinda clever.