Pete wrote:
> It takes about 2.5 times longer to process my test data with a
> progress bar than without one.
...
> I calculate the update interval by dividing the number of records to
> be processed by 100 with a minimum of 10 to deal with small data
> sets. I guess maybe I can play around with the divisor of 100 to
> see what yields the best blend of performance while still showing
> progress.
Yes, the longer interval between updates will help a lot.
This is true for all OSes, but even more so on the Mac with the rich
rendering required for the Aqua progress indicator.
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